06-29-2006 Joint Meeting• •
Minutes
City of Clermont, Florida
Police Officers/Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees Joint Meeting
June 29, 2006
Meeting started at 9:00 a. m. in the Clermont City Hall conference Room No.
332. Police Officers' trustees present were Keith Mullins, Mike Scheller, Mike
Blackmon, Les Booker and David Lofgren. Firefighters' trustees present were
Keith Mullins, Kevin Rausch and Russ Stromberg. Administrative Services
Director Joe Van Zile was also present.
Minutes of the February 14, 2006 Police Officers Pension meeting minutes were
approved. Motion by David Lofgren and seconded by Mike Blackmon.
Minutes of the February 14, 2006 Firefighters Pension meeting minutes were
approved. Motion by Keith Mullins and seconded by Kevin Rausch.
Minutes of the February 27, 2006 Police Officers Pension meeting minutes were
approved. Motion by Mike Blackmon and seconded by Keith Mullins.
Trustees discussed selection of a chairman. Mike Blackmon was nominated and
voted chairman of the Police Officers Pension Board. Firefighter trustees agreed
to select a chairman at the next meeting when all trustees would be present.
Trustees discussed selection of a secretary. Keith Mullins was nominated and
voted secretary of the Police Officers Pension Board. Firefighter trustees agreed
to select a secretary at the next meeting when all trustees would be present
Trustees discussed the schedule of future meetings. Trustees agreed to
continue meeting on a joint basis for the required quarter meetings, but indicated
there may be a need to meet separately as well. Trustees agreed that the
regular quarterly meetings should be at 9:00 A.M. on the last Thursday of the last
month of each quarter, starting in September 2006.
Trustees discussed how the boards could address benefit enhancements since
most pension members are now represented by unions and the benefit
enhancements are subject to the collective bargaining process. Trustees
indicated that the member elected trustees needed to work closely with the union
representatives to resolve this issue.
Firefighter trustees requested a special meeting be scheduled as soon as
possible to discuss other items.
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Meeting adjourned 10:00 A.M.
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Chairman, Michael Blackmon Secretary, Keith Mullins