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PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Notice of this meeting has been provided through the annual notice of the schedule of regular meetings of the Board filed with and prominently posted in the offices of the Secretary of State. The 2008 annual meeting schedule was mailed to the Secretary of State, Star Ledger and the Trenton Times on November 28, 2007.
DISCLOSURE OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
(A) When necessary, the Board shall adopt Resolution A to go into closed session to consider individuals’ disability applications, which states:
In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13, be it resolved that the Board of Trustees go into closed session for purposes of discussing matters pertaining to disability retirement which involves material involving personal medical and health records, data, reports and recommendations relating to specific individuals, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(3). Those matters are confidential unless expressly waived by the individual involved.
The actions taken during closed session relating to a disability retirement are anticipated to become available to the public immediately at the conclusion of the meeting and will be posted on the Division of Pensions and Benefits’ website within a reasonable time; however, personal information pertaining to an individual shall be redacted from the minutes of such meeting and shall remain confidential until after such time as the Board determines that the need of confidentiality no longer exists and the matters discussed can be disclosed.
(B) When necessary, the Board shall adopt Resolution B to go into executive session to request/receive attorney-client advice from the Deputy Attorney General, which states:
In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13, be it resolved that the Board of Trustees go into closed session to discuss matters falling within the attorney-client privilege, and/or matters in which litigation is pending or anticipated, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(7).
The minutes of such meeting shall remain confidential until after such time as the Board determines that the need of confidentiality no longer exists and the matters discussed can be disclosed and the Board waives the attorney-client privilege.
RETIREMENT
LISTS
| Option Changes - none |
Special - none |
Totals |
| Called
to Order: |
10:03 a.m. |
| Roll Call: |
Lee Flanagan, John Lowden, Suzanna Buriani-DeSantis, Thomas Bruno, Ronald Winthers, Christine Veliz, Fred Beaver, Jonathan Berg |
| Also
Present: |
DAG Kellie Pushko; Kathleen Coates; Jackie Bussanich; Virginia Martucci; Marylou Mayoros; Jean Monahan; Susanne Culliton; Kathryn Warfle; Jim Warfle; John Krayniak; Harry Thompson; Gary Goodman, attorney; Mary Joseph; Soliman Youssef; Elizabeth Zuckerman; Robin Spalding-Smith, attorney; Keven Jennings; Marc Chiappini; Bob Bobik, NJEA; Amy Mazzeo; Hank Schwedes; Jean Monahan; Christopher Myles for the firm Szaferman Lakind
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OPEN SESSION
Minutes
Minutes from the meeting of August 20, 2008 - Approved (Trustee Buriani-DeSantis abstained)
Finance
A-1 |
Common Pension Fund A as of July 31, 2008 - Approved |
A-2 |
Common Pension Fund B as of July 31, 2008 - Approved |
A-3 |
Common Pension Fund E as of March 31, 2008 - Approved |
A-4 |
Common Pension Fund D as of June 30, 2008 - Approved |
Miscellaneous
Issues
Retirement and Death Lists
C-1 |
Active and Retired Death Lists - Approved |
| C-2 |
Return to Employment - Approved |
| C-3= |
Retirement List - Approved (Norflett approved; request resolution of investigation from employer) |
| C-4= |
Chapter 221 - Approved |
CLOSED SESSION
Ordinary Disability
. |
MEMBER'S NAME
AND NO. |
EMPLOYER |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
OPT |
DECISION |
D-1 |
Jackson-Pearyer, Dorothy |
Judiciary/Middlesex |
7/05 |
1 |
Reconsidered and Approved Ordinary |
D-2 |
Bailey, Barbara
|
South Woods State Prison |
4/08 |
B |
Denied Ordinary; Offer Deferred |
D-3 |
Armand, Janet
|
City of Newark |
1/08 |
D |
Denied Ordinary; Offer Deferred |
D-4+ |
Warfle, Kathryn
|
Salem County |
8/07 |
C |
Reconsidered; Reaffirmed Denial; Continue Collecting Service; Approved OAL Hearing |
D-5 |
Hewitt, Virginia
|
Washington Twp BOE |
7/08 |
A |
Denied Ordinary; Offer Service |
D-6 |
Christian, Cherylin
|
Rutgers |
10/06 |
5 |
Denied Ordinary; Offer Deferred |
D-7 |
Burnat, Theresa
|
Division of Revenue |
5/08 |
5 |
Approved |
D-8 |
Tomesko, Carolyn
|
Pompton Lakes BOE |
9/08 |
5 |
Denied Ordinary; Offer Service |
D-9 |
Monthly Grid with Supplement |
. |
. |
. |
Approved (see list below) |
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Member's Name |
Effective Date |
Opt |
Employer |
Anderson, Howard |
09/08 |
A |
East Brunswick Twp BOE |
Augustyn, Sharon |
09/08 |
5 |
Hamilton Township |
Barcalow, Dean C |
06/08 |
5 |
Mercer County |
Basso, Joan |
08/08 |
5 |
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital |
Bell, Ruth |
07/08 |
1 |
Vineland Developmental Center |
Boenning, Albert Jr. |
07/08 |
1 |
Haddon Township |
Brennan, Philip J |
08/08 |
5 |
Middlesex County |
Breslauer, Kathryn |
05/07 |
A |
Andover Township |
Broomhead, Loretta |
09/08 |
1 |
Washington Twp BOE |
Bross, Grace |
03/08 |
5 |
Bergen County |
Brown, Kellie |
07/08 |
D |
Freehold Reg HS District |
Cochran, Jerry J |
08/08 |
D |
Morris County |
Dasilva, Denise |
11/08 |
5 |
Kearny Town BOE |
Davis, Donald F |
06/08 |
5 |
Newark Housing Authority |
Declet, Jose |
08/08 |
4 |
Judiciary / Hudson Vicinage |
Diamond, Sarah R |
12/08 |
A |
Edison Twp BOE |
Dinelli, Anna |
08/08 |
5 |
Bogota Boro BOE |
Essl, Gretchen A |
03/08 |
5 |
Absecon BOE |
Everhart, Bryan |
07/08 |
5 |
East Windsor Reg School Dist |
Franchville, Henry T |
08/08 |
5 |
Cape May County |
Freeman, Toni C |
03/07 |
5 |
Spring Lake Borough |
Goldzweig, Phyllis B |
11/08 |
C |
Middlesex County College |
Gomez, Pearl O |
03/08 |
5 |
Woodbridge Developmental Center |
Gregory, Gwendolyn |
07/08 |
5 |
Hillside Township |
Griffith, William J |
07/08 |
5 |
Juvenile Justice Commission |
Harris, Betty J |
11/07 |
B |
Division of Law |
Hart, Terry |
03/08 |
5 |
Woodbine Developmental Center |
Hennig, Leonard J |
08/08 |
5 |
Bergen County |
Hodes, Margaret E |
05/08 |
A |
Rutgers University |
James, Josephine |
09/08 |
5 |
Judiciary/Morris County |
Johnston, Dolores E |
11/08 |
5 |
Dept. of Health |
Jones, Barbara J |
05/08 |
5 |
Newark City |
Jones, Teresita |
01/09 |
5 |
Camden City |
Jordan-Hannah, Cynthia |
10/08 |
D |
Camden City |
Koblentz, Beverly |
09/08 |
5 |
Judiciary / Middlesex County |
Kopetz, Steven |
07/08 |
5 |
Clifton City BOE |
Kozak, Wayne John |
08/08 |
5 |
Woodbridge Developmental Center |
Loeb, Edward B Jr |
11/07 |
C |
Elizabeth City Housing Auth |
Maguire, Robert W |
09/08 |
5 |
Springfield Township |
Majur, Michael L |
04/08 |
5 |
Carteret Borough |
Member's Name |
Effective Date |
Opt |
Employer |
Mansure, Alice A |
08/08 |
5 |
Dept. of Agriculture |
Martinez, Susan Alafair |
06/08 |
D |
North Jersey Development Center |
Mason, Joyce A |
12/08 |
D |
Burlington County/Payroll Dept |
McCarthy, Mary R |
10/08 |
D |
South Amboy City |
Moffit, Thomas S |
01/09 |
5 |
Dept of Community Affairs |
Monico, Ronald N |
06/08 |
A |
North Bergen MUA |
Nieves, Confessor Jr |
06/08 |
5 |
Camden City BOE |
O’Bryant, Bonnie D |
08/08 |
5 |
Camden Co Bd of Social Services |
Onuska, Grace |
08/08 |
5 |
Woodbridge Developmental Center |
Onyszczuk, Anna |
08/08 |
5 |
MVC-Shared Services |
Pasqua, Louise A |
12/08 |
5 |
Office of Information Technology |
Ramirez, Kimberly P |
07/08 |
D |
Southern State Correctional Facility |
Riley, Dawn M |
06/08 |
5 |
Judiciary/Salem County |
Rivera, Gilberto S |
08/08 |
5 |
West New York BOE |
Sanborn, Gail |
04/08 |
1 |
S Monmouth Reg Sewerage Auth |
Santos, Ildefonso V |
08/08 |
1 |
Rutgers University |
Scocozza, Alfred |
12/08 |
D |
Linden City BOE |
Scretchen, Tomasine |
07/08 |
5 |
Union Twp BOE |
Smyre, James E Jr |
06/08 |
A |
Passaic City Housing Authority |
Stanley, Marion V |
06/08 |
1 |
State Parole Board |
Street, Phyllis C |
12/08 |
5 |
State Parole Board |
Taylor, Deborah |
04/08 |
1 |
Somerset County Finance Office |
Warciski, Helene T |
06/08 |
5 |
Juvenile Justice Commission |
Zak, Roxie A |
02/08 |
5 |
Sussex County |
Ziemba, Joseph F |
09/08 |
1 |
Middlesex County |
Total = 65
CLOSED SESSION
Accidental Disability
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MEMBER'S NAME AND NO. |
EMPLOYER |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
OPT |
ACCIDENT
DATE |
Decision |
E-1 |
Hickes, Marianne
|
Trenton Psych |
3/08 |
5 |
2/4/07 |
Approved |
E-2 |
Massie, Diane
|
Hunterdon Developmental Center |
9/08 |
5 |
1/10/07 |
Tabled Accidental for clarification of incident; Grant Interim Ordinary |
E-3 |
Sosa, Miguel
|
Rutgers |
3/08 |
5 |
8/26/03 |
Approved |
E-4 |
Lowe-Philip, Tami
|
Judiciary |
7/08 |
1 |
10/13/04 |
Approved |
E-5 |
Nyema, Josephus
|
Mercer County |
11/06 |
B |
5/28/99
1/7/02
4/4/03 |
Denied Accidental; Only eligible for withdrawal (less than 10 years) |
E-6 |
Kenny, Peter
|
Dept of Transportation |
2/08 |
A |
10/23/00 |
Approved |
E-7 |
Koning, Raymond
|
Bergen Comm College |
1/08 |
A |
6/4/02 |
Involuntary; Denied Accidental; Offer Service (less than 10 years) |
E-8 |
Egan, David
|
Long Branch Sewer Auth |
3/08 |
1 |
12/20/03 |
Approved |
E-9 |
Stockton, Terry
|
Burlington County |
7/08 |
5 |
11/29/06 |
Denied Accidental; Grant Ordinary |
E-10 |
Warren, William
|
Borough of Dunellen |
5/08 |
A |
4/12/07 |
Tabled Accidental for new IME; Continue Ordinary |
E-11 |
Scates, Michael
|
South Woods Prison |
5/08 |
5 |
5/19/06 |
Tabled Accidental for clarification from IME |
E-12 |
Brown, Carmella
|
Manchester BOE |
5/08 |
5 |
10/11/06 |
Approved |
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OPEN SESSION
Retirement
Issues
|
F-1+ |
Krayniak, John - Div. of Criminal Justice - Eligibility for ERI - Denied |
F-2 |
Gatsch, Judith - Hunterdon County (Retirement Bureau, External Audit)
a) Issue of a bona fide retirement - Not bona fide
b) Repayment schedule - Approved 10 year repayment schedule |
F-3+ |
Thompson, Harry - Roselle Borough - Issue of a bona fide retirement - Not bona fide (Retirement Bureau, External Audit) |
F-4 |
Richardson, Artella - NJ Turnpike Authority - Honorable Service - Partial Forfeiture; Forfeit service and salary from 10/1/02 through until 9/30/03 (Trustee Lowden recused) (Retirement Bureau, Audit) |
F-5+ |
Joseph, Mary - VA- Paramus - Request for change of beneficiary on option selection - Denied |
F-6+ |
Youssef, Soliman - NJ State Dept. of Health - Pending of Retirement Application - Approved ERI Retirement effective 8/1/08 (Retirement Bureau) |
F-7+ |
Chiappini, Marc - Juvenile Justice Commission/Community Program - Issue of bona fide retirement - Resubmission - Denied (Trustee Berg recused) |
OPEN SESSION
Hearing
Decisions
| G-1 |
Sowinski, Josephine - Bergen County Special Services - Initial Decision - Request to Postpone until October (extension of time was granted) - Tabled for exceptions |
| G-2 |
Onyemerlukwe, Adaku - Greystone Park Psych. Hospital - Initial Decision - ALJ determined that petitioner failed to meet the burden of proof in order for the case to proceed on the issue of direct result - ALJ dismissed with prejudice - Adopted ALJ Decision |
| G-3 |
Robinson, Carletha - UMDNJ - Hearing Withdrawal - Noted |
| G-4 |
Menard, Faith - Failure to Appear - Noted |
| G-5 |
Burns, Ann - Emerson Borough BOE - Hearing Withdrawal - Noted |
OPEN SESSION
Hearing
Requests
H-1 |
Johnson, Kim - UMDNJ - Appeals Board's denial of Ordinary Disability - Approved |
H-2 |
Reed, Thomas - Sussex County - Request Final Administration Determination regarding
purchase for Prosecutors Part - Approved |
H-3 |
Zack, Eileen - Department of Labor - Appeals Board's denial of Ordinary Disability - Approved |
H-4 |
Rashid, Marie - Trenton Psychiatric Hospital - Appeals Board's denial of Accidental Disability - Approved |
Active
Membership Issues
Death Claim Issues
Informational
Issues
L-1 |
Appellate Division Decision - Howard Reed, Jr. vs. TPAF - FYI - Noted |
L-2 |
Wire Transfers - Contributory group insurance policy #13900 - Noted |
L-3 |
Wire Transfers - Non-Contributory group insurance policy #14800 - Noted |
"+" Indicates personal
appearance
"=" Indicates
items not mailed
The next meeting
of the Board will be held on October 15, 2008.
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