June 1, 2017
AGENDA

The Meeting of the Local CORP Board for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) will be held in the 3rd Floor room 3419 of the ADC office at, 1601 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, 85007, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on June 1, 2017. The Board may vote to hold an executive session, which will not be open to the public, to discuss certain matters. The Board reserves the right to consider agenda items out of their listed order.

I.

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OPENING REMARKS

II.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES –

1. Approval of Public and Executive Session Minutes from May 4, 2017 meeting.

III.

NORMAL RETIREMENTS –

The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration:
The Board has received all retirement documentation from all applicants.

1. Retirements
   1. Claudio Basilisco
   2. Paul Emore
   3. Sonia Garcia-Isla
   4. Michael Geddes
   5. Eric Hall
   6. Staci Ibarra
   7. Anthony Krohn
   8. Deborah Loomis
   9. Barry Petitt
   10. Mary Podraza
   11. Patrick Therio

   12. Darla Tillman

2. Deferred Annuity
   None

3. Change to Previously Approved

   1. Lisa Myrick – has rescinded her request to retire – Board approved her in its April 6, 2017 meeting

IV.

SURVIVOR BENEFITS – The Board may discussed/voted Items on. At any time, the Board may enter into Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3) to discuss details of a serious or confidential nature. The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration:

1. John Abeyta (Helen)
2. Glendon Hash (Mary)

3. Larry Peeler (Marilyn)

V.

DEATH BENEFITS – The Board may discussed/voted Items on. At any time, the Board may enter into Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3) to discuss details of a serious or confidential nature. The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration:

1. None

VI.

REQUEST TO REMAIN IN ASRS/CORP – The Board may discuss/vote items on. At any time, the Board may enter into Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3) to discuss details of a serious or confidential nature. The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration:

1. Michael Henager – Request to remain in ASRS.  Mr. Henager was recently hired and is currently working as a Correctional Education Program Teacher.  He has 9.888 years of service in the Arizona State Retirement System.

2. Karina Medina – Request to remain in ASRS.  Ms. Medina was promoted to a CO II position on April 22, 2017.  Ms. Medina was approved for an ASRS waiver on March 2, 2017, when she entered COTA as a CO I.  Ms. Medina has over 16.5 service credit years in ASRS.

VII.

DISABILITY RETIREMENTS – the Board may discussed/voted on Items. At any time, the Board may enter into Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3) to discuss details of a serious or confidential nature and to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) - discussion of records exempt by law from public inspection (e.g. medical records). The Executive Session may be required to discuss medical histories.

1. None

VIII.

GENERAL DISCUSSION – Items may be discuss/vote on by the Board. At any time, the Board may enter into Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3) to discuss details of a serious or confidential nature.

1. CORP Pre-Existing Conditions – Review and possible adoption of recently revised form as presented by Pamela Linnins.
2. Return to work – Michael Nese – Retired on September 27, 2002 from a CORP position. Mr. Nese was rehired as a Recreational Therapist III, which is a CORP designated position on September 30, 2002. This was presented to the Board at its meeting on April 6, 2017. A file review shows that Mr. Nese was informed that he could not work in a CORP designated position and continue to receive his CORP pension benefits. Beginning March 15, 2003, Mr. Nese began working 39 hours per week, thereby not being eligible to contribute to CORP.  Bonnie Brown, with Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, instructed me to present this information to the Board at its next meeting since the Board has never addressed his “time period in which he was overpaid and working full-time in a CORP position”.
3. Return to work – Carol Ortiz – Retired on April 28, 2017 from a CORP position. Ms. Ortiz was rehired as a Training Officer, which is an ASRS designated position on May 6, 2017.
4. Return to work – Arthur Maldonado – Retired on April 30, 2012 from a CORP position. Mr. Maldonado was rehired as an Industrial Program Specialist, which is an ASRS position on April 24, 2017.
5. Return to work – Darryl Troutt – Retired on April 21, 2017 from a CORP position. Mr. Troutt was rehired as an Industrial Program Specialist, which is an ASRS position on May 8, 2017.
6. Return to work – Anthony Coleman – Retired on July 15, 2013 from a CORP position. Mr. Coleman was rehired as a DC Correctional Administrator 2, which is a CORP designated position on May 15, 2017.
7. Letters from Michelle Pechan – PSPRS employee – Regarding DROs being required for distribution of CORP funds to ex-spouses with divorces and her instruction that the Local CORP Board Secretary is required to provide this information to ADC institutions.

IX.

CALL TO PUBLIC – This is the time for the public to comment. Members of the Local CORP Board may not discuss items that are not on the agenda, except to address criticism from the public. Therefore, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.01(H), the Local CORP Board’s reaction to any public comment is limited to addressing criticism or recommending that the Local CORP Board or Staff responds or study such comment or schedule the subject matter for further consideration at a later date after appropriate notice.