BMRC Minutes- Sept. 14, 2011 v MINUTES
Board Member Review Committee Meeting
September 14, 2011
Call to order
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem John Fletcher at 5:03 pm. Those in attendance
were Mayor Pro Tem John Fletcher (Chairman), City Manager Jim Hanson, Member Mitchell Reeves,
Member Jim Smith, City Clerk Donna Bartle, Police Officers' Pension Board of Trustees Chairman
Vic Gualillo, and General Employees' Pension Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Harry McNally.
1. Approval of the minutes of the BMRC meeting of July 14, 2011.
Motion: Approve minutes of the Board Member Review Committee meeting of July 14, 2011.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Reeves
Motion carried unanimously
2. Discuss current members on the Pension Board of Trustees whose terms are expiring and
are interested in reappointment (4 upcoming vacancies).
A. John Wolfel (term on PBOT Police expires on 10 /11 /11)
B. Alan Gleit (term on PBOT General expires on 10 /11 /11)
C. Bob Sternfeld (terms on PBOT Police & Gen. expire on 12/31/11)
Mayor Pro Tem Fletcher confirmed there are four vacancies to address on the Pension Board of
Trustees- two on Police and two on General. Ms. Bartle confirmed that the current members listed on
the agenda are interested and are to be considered for reappointment; however, no member should be
appointed to serve both boards. She explained there is one vacancy that will require replacement by a
new member.
The Committee discussed the attendance record of the three members as well as their contributions to
the Pension Board of Trustees.
Motion: Recommend reappointing Bob Sternfeld to serve an additional term on the General
Employees' Pension Board of Trustees beginning January 1, 2012.
Moved by Reeves, seconded by Hanson
Motion carried unanimously
Motion: Recommend reappointing Alan Gleit to serve an additional term on the General
Employees' Pension Board of Trustees beginning October 12, 2011.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Reeves
Motion carried unanimously
Motion: Recommend reappointing John Wolfel to serve an additional term on the Police
Officers' Pension Board of Trustees beginning October 12, 2011.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Reeves
Motion carried unanimously
3. Interview new candidates (listed below)
New candidates:
A. Michael Witherspoon
B. William Mayhew
The Committee interviewed Mr. Witherspoon and Mr. Mayhew separately. The purpose of the
interview and an overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Pension Board of Trustees were
explained to each, including the requirement to file Financial Disclosure forms. Each applicant
explained his personal accomplishments, goals and interests in the community. The Committee
offered the applicants the opportunity to ask questions and the Committee responded to those
questions.
4. Make recommendations on (re)appointments to fdl the upcoming vacancies (2 General
and 2 Police) on the Pension Board of Trustees.
After the interviews were completed, the Committee discussed each candidate interviewed.
Motion: Recommend appointing Michael Witherspoon to serve as a new member on the Police
Officers' Pension Board of Trustees beginning January 1, 2012.
Moved by Reeves, seconded by Smith
Motion carried unanimously
6. Set agenda for next meeting
Mrs. Bartle reported that the Committee will need to address membership on the Community
Development Board at the next meeting for the terms expiring on December 31, 2011. She reported
that Mr. Stratton's name was inadvertently left off the vacancy list that was in the packet since he was
just appointed for an unexpired term so there are three members' terms expiring, not two. The
Committee agreed to set the next meeting for October 4, 2011 at 5:00 pm.
Adjournment
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 6:08 pm.
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John Fletcher
Chairman
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