New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits

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. A change in the meeting start time from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. was mailed on April 24, 2008.

(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 Board of Trustees, on the basis of the medical examination and other documentation presented, approved the following Ordinary Disability retirements. Future examinations were waived with the exceptions of those noted with *. The Board waived the 30-day waiting period with an effective date of June 1, 2008 and earlier.

CLOSED SESSION

Accidental Disability


	Member Name, No.	Employer	Effective Date	Accident Date		Board's Decision

E-1	Bussey, Georgina	Department of Corrections	4/1/2007	10/25/1991 8/14/2006	.	Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-2	Caggiano, Karen	County of Essex	10/1/2003	ongoing since 9/1/1997	.	Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-3	Davis, Sharon	Newark Police Dept.	7/1/2007	ongoing since 2004	.	Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-4	Hager, Cody	Moutainview Youth Correctional Facility	10/1/2003	6/24/1997 9/11/2001 7/10/2003	.	Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-5	Vickery, Jason	Edison Township	7/1/2007	8/26/2000	.	Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-6	Bell, Stephen	Pleasantville City	1/1/2008	5/23/2006	.	Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-7	Cinque, Thomas	Newark Police Department	5/1/2008	11/19/2006	.	Denied Accidental Disability, offer Deferred Retirement.

E-8	McMillan, Genise	Dept. of Corrections	12/1/2007	6/23/2005	.	Approved Accidental Disability.

E-9	Hernandez, Rolando	Newark City	5/1/2008	8/28/2006	.	Denied Accidental Disability; Withdrawal only.

E-10	Walsh, William	Essex County	4/1/2008	10/7/2004	.	Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-11	Russell, Mark	South Woods Prison	2/1/2008	8/9/2006	.	Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-12	Ruggiano, Joseph	Chesterfield Township	9/1/2007	4/21/2006	.	Approved Accidental Disability.

E-13	Hicks, Tyrus	Township of West Milford	3/1/2008	4/21/2007	.	Approved Accidental Disability.

E-14+	Thompson, Jeffrey	Newark City	11/1/2007	9/16/2005		A.) Honorable Service - No Forfeiture B.) Approved Accidental Disability

E-15	Rosado, Nelson	City of Perth	1/1/2007	2/17/2004 3/16/2005		Approved Accidental Disability (Vote 6-1 Trustee Mikutsky; nae)

E-16	Sharper, Gail	Camden City	7/1/2007	3/7/2002 3/10/2003		Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-17	Perry, William	Paterson City	2/1/2008	6/29/2007		Approved Accidental Disability with one year reevaluation.

E-18	Commune, Edward	Twp. of East Hanover	7/1/2008	5/19/2004		Approved Accidental Disability.

E-19	Carmen, Kenneth	Pleasantville City	1/1/2008	7/24/2006		Approved Accidental Disability.

E-20	Narciso, Jeffrey	Neptune Township	7/1/2008	7/3/2006		Approved Accidental Disability.

E-21	Wilson, Kathleen	Board of Chosen Freeholders	12/1/2006	7/1/1988		Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-22	Becker, Shane	Mountainview Youth Corr. Fac.	3/1/2005	7/28/2003		Tabled for DAG to file information regarding OAL litigation, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-23	Boone, Valenskie	Willingboro Township	1/1/2007	3/11/2006		Tabled for additional information from Prosecutor.

E-24	Cervino, Michael	Jersey City	1/1/2006	8/12/1998 4/18/2000 8/10/2002		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability. (Vote: 6-1 Trustee Hall; nae)

E-25	Christopher,	North Haledon Borough	1/1/2006			Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability, continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-26	Hughes, Bryan	South Brunswick Township	2/1/2007	3/20/1996 2/8/2001 9/20/2004		Reconsidered and approved Accidental Disability.

E-27+	Iwanenko, Katheryn	Irvington Township	2/1/2005	ongoing since 11/28/2003		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-28	Jones, Rachel	Department of Corrections	10/1/2006	2/28/2006		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability. (DAG Pushko recused)

E-29	Montesano, Victor	Essex County	3/1/2006	12/12/2005		Reconsidered and approved Accidental Disability. (DAG Pushko recused)

E-30	Morrison, Michael	Essex County	7/1/2006	3/24/2006		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-31	O'Keefe, Peggy	Juv. Jus. Comm./NJ Train SC	7/1/2006	5/9/2005		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-32	Quiros, Gabriel	Paterson City	8/1/2003	ongoing since 1/1996		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-33	Ricketts, Michelle	Corrections-Adult Diag. & Treatment	1/1/2005	11/6/2003		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-34	Rivera, Richard	West New York Town	3/1/2003	1/30/1996 7/10/1996		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-35	Roberts, Francis	Union County	11/1/2004	3/31/2004		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability.

E-36	Russo, Gregory	Montclair Township	12/1/2005	11/29/2001		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability. (Vote :6-1; Trustee Mikutsky; nae)

E-37	Simon, Robert	Surf City Borough	9/1/2005	3/5/2004 11/17/2002 12/22/2003		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability. (DAG Pushko recused)

E-38	Ventura, Rocco	Lakewood Township	10/1/2005	ongoing since 6/2000		Reconsidered and denied Accidental Disability; continue collecting Ordinary Disability. (DAG Pushko recused)

E-39	Viggiano, Michael	Corrections-Adult Diag. & Treat	4/1/2004	6/5/1999		Tabled for OAL and Merit System reports. (DAG Pushko recused)

E-40	Washington, Briane	Essex County	3/1/2006	2/21/2005		Tabled pending OAL summary.

E-41	Marrero, Wilfredo	DOC	1/1/2008	10/19/2005		Denied Accidental Disability, granted Ordinary Disability.

E-42	Williams, Michael	South Woods State Prison	4/1/2008	12/20/2004		Approved Accidental Disability.

E-43	Ranton, Leroy	Boro of Paulsboro	7/1/2007	4/30/2006		Reconsidered and approved Accidental Disability.