CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
ACACIA CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A scheduled meeting of the Public Safety Retirement Board, representing Fire employees 
of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened at 8401 W. Monroe Street in open and public 
session at 8:16 a.m. 

Members Present:  	Mayor Bob Barrett, Chairman (via telecon)
			Mark Barbee, Board Member
			Anthony Neely, Board Member 
			Alexander Obis, Board Member

Members Absent:	David Block, Board Member (Excused Absence, Work)

Staff Present:  	Bobbie Kimelton, Human Resources Manager
			Nancy Fantasia, Human Resources Benefits Administrator
			Dee Campbell, Human Resources Specialist

Others Present:  	Cynthia Odom, Assistant City Attorney
			Dawn Prince, Sr Human Resources Consultant
 		
Call to the Public:	There being no public present, Chair Bob Barrett called for 
the first agenda item.

Note:  The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in 
which they were discussed at the meeting.
       
CONSENT AGENDA:  All items listed with a “C” are considered to be routine or have been 
previously reviewed by the Board members and may be enacted by one motion.  There is 
no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member so requests; in which event 
the item will be removed from the General Order of Business and is considered in its 
normal sequence on the Agenda.


CONSENT – New Business:  Chair Barrett called for approval of Consent Agenda.  Motion 
was made by Board Member Al Obis, seconded by Anthony Neely, to approve the Consent 
Agenda.  Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously.

1C	DISPOSITION OF ABSENCE:

Approved the absence of Board Member Mark Barbee from the Public Safety Retirement Board 
– Fire meeting held on June 21, 2011, 8:30 a.m.  

2C	MINUTES:

Approved the minutes of March 9, 2011, as presented.   


REGULAR AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS:  

3R	Independent Counsel

The City Attorney submitted two potential independent counsels for consideration by the 
Board Members.  The biographies submitted were for Ellen Van Riper of Berke Law Firm PLLC, 
and Fredda Bisman of Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friendlander, P.A.  After discussion, 
Board Member Mark Barbee nominated Fredda Bisman.  Chair Barrett called for approval of 
Fredda Bisman to become the Board’s independent counsel.  

Motion was made by Board Member Mark Barbee and seconded by Board Member Anthony Neely 
and carried unanimously.

4R  Eligibility to Participate in Public Safety Personnel Retirement System:	

Bobbie Kimelton, Human Resources Manager, briefed the Board Members on Public Safety 
Personnel Retirement System’s (PSPRS) requirement for the Board to determine the 
eligibility for participation in the PSPRS.  


Authorization to Hold Executive Session:

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02: Chair Bob Barrett moved to authorize holding an executive 
session for the purpose of discussing medical records pertaining to the eligibility for 
participation in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).  The 
recommendations by the Board will be forwarded to the PSPRS with appropriate documentation.  

Board Member Mark Barbee moved the session be closed, with Board Member Al Obis seconding 
the motion, which, by vote was carried unanimously.

At 8:38 a.m., the Board reconvened and voted in Open Session to authorize the following 
individuals be recommended as eligible to participate in PSPRS:
	
	A.  Darren Fox
	B.  Jeremy  Gibbons
	C.  Donald Porter
	D.  Beau Taylor
	E.  Robert Matock

Chair Barrett called for a motion to approve recommending the above listed individuals be 
eligible to participate in PSPRS.  

Motion was made by Board Member Al Obis, seconded by Board Member Anthony Neely, and 
carried unanimously. 


Adjournment:

Being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was duly adjourned at 
8:40 a.m.



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								Bob Barrett, Mayor



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	Secretary