Minutes 09-15-05 vMiNi1TES
Board Member Review Committee Meeting
September 15, 2005 at 4:30 pm
CITY BALL, COMMISSION CHAMBERS, S00 SEMINOLF. ROAD
1. Call to order
The mceting was called to order at 4:30 pm. Those in attendance were Mayor John S. Meservc,
Commissioner Syh~a N. Simmons, Ciiy Manager Jim Hanson, City Clerk Donna L. Bussey, I~ inancc
Director Nelson Van Liere and Police Employee's Pension Board of Trustees Chairman I~tenry Bartle.
2. Discuss/review current member of the Pension Board of Trustees (Police )
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A. Richard Downes
City Manager Hanson explained that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss membership on the
Pension Board of Trustees. It was explained that the Police Employee's Pension Board has one ci~~lian
member expiring in October (Richard Downes) and one civilian member (T~ny Downing) expiring in
December and that both of"the members are interested in being reappointed.
Mr. Van Lien: gave his evaluation of both Richard Downes and Tony Downing. He reported that both
members have a good attendance record and that he considers them to be valuable assets to the Police
Employee's Pension Board of Trustees. Chairman Bartle also reported a positive evaluation of the two
members.
Uiscutision ensued. The consensus was to recommend reappointing Richard Downes and Tony
Downing t+o serve on the Police Employee's Pension Board of Trustees for another term.
Mr. Van Lierc reported that a member of the General Employee's Pension Board of Trustees, Anne
Minor, will be moving out of the City and will be resigning fmm the General Employee's Pension Board
causing a vacancy on the General Employee's Pension. Board. It was explained that Mr. Downing is on
both the Police t7f#icer's Pension Board of Trustees and the General Employee's Pension Board of
Trustees and that Mr. Downes could also serve on both Boards. Mr. Vanl.iere noted that the Police
Pension Board has terms of two (2) years and the General Pension Board has terms of four (4) years.
The committee discussed the idea of Mr. Downes serving on both boards. The consensus was to
recommend appointing Richard Downes to the General Employee's Pension Board of Trustees to
fiU the vscancy of the unexpired term of Anne Minor.
The committee discussed the procedure for handling future vacancies. It was agreed that the committee
w111 meet to discuss the possible reappointments first and at the same meeting have new applications
available to review before any recommendation is made.
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm.
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Dontla L. Hussey , ~
Ctty Clerk