At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Fire and Police Pension Fund Board of Directors held on the 3rd day of September 2015, President Craig Joel presided. The meeting was held at the Pension Office, 6009 John Douglass Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
The meeting convened at 0920 hours with board members Craig Joel, Tommy Meeks, Charlie Thomason, and Brent Goldberg. Attorney Bill Robinson was also present. There was no quorum, and actions of attending Board members must be ratified by a quorum of the Board at next meeting.
Motion by Brent Goldberg and seconded by Tommy Meeks to approve the minutes from the August 20, 2015 and September 1, 2015 meetings. Motion carried unanimously.
Attorney Bill Robinson updated the Board on the progress of the Frazier and Dodd lawsuits.
Motion by Brent Goldberg and seconded by Jerome Halbert to approve the following membership changes:
APPROVED DISABILITIES:
FFS Abdul Swafford approved for Non-job Related Disability, effective 09/01/2015; No J&S elected. (2-410)
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Brent Goldberg and seconded by Charlie Thomason to approve the following committees:
Real Estate Holdings Board
Craig Joel, Kelly Simmons, Less Lee, and Doug Kelley
Personnel Committee
Craig Joel, Tommy Meeks, Kelly Simmons, and Less Lee
Policy Committee
Brent Goldberg, Mark Coffman, Phillip McClain, Katrina Abbott; and Frank Hamilton
Motion carried unanimously.
President Joel advised the Board that he had received an email from Fire Lt. Chad Rogers. Lt. Rogers expressed that he had concerns in regards to the pension election held on September 1, 2015 including that he feels members may not have been able to vote at the Training Center due to the new security measures that requires Training personnel to grant visitors access to the building. The Fund Office received one complaint of difficulty entering the Training Center, but that member was able to vote at the Training Center. Lt. Rogers’s other concerns were addressed in the Fund’s Election Policy or fall outside Board control. The Board determined that the election was held in compliance with the Fund’s Election Policy. Mr. Joel stated that he will respond to Lt. Rogers via email.
Total votes per location:
Police Service Center—73
Fire Training Center—104
Pension Office—168
44 Police
124 Fire
Motion by Charlie Thomason and seconded by Tommy Meeks to adjourn at 0950 hours. Motion carried unanimously.
Notes:
New Member Orientation to be held on September 14, 2015
Annual Directors Meeting to be held September 23-25, 2015
