04-03-2012 Joint Meeting1
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
POLICE PENSION BOARD MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Police Officers' Retirement Pension Board and General Employee Pension Board
jointly met on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the C. Lawton McCaII Community Center. The meeting was called
to order at 8:15 AM. The following individuals were present for the meeting:
POLICE PENSION BOARD
Lt. David McLeod
Officer Cliff Vickers
Steve Loffredo
Al Davis
Absent from the Police Retirement Pension Board meeting was JC Rodriguez.
Also present were Elizabeth Keeley, Plan Administrator, Steve Cypen, special counsel to the Pension
Boards, and Steve Palmquist, Actuary.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Mr. Davis moved to approve the June 12, 2008, November 5, 2010 and the May 5, 2011 minutes as
submitted. Lt. McLeod seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT WARRANT: 2012-003
Mr. Davis moved to approve payment of warrant #2012-003. Officer Vickers seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND FUND CHOICES.
General Employee Pension Board Member, Mark Hunter, asked to have a discussion regarding the
possibility of transferring pension monies to passive index funds versus the current investment options.
Mr. Hunter briefly explained passive index funds and how they operate. Attorney Cypen indicated that
passive funds are a form of diversification of the plan monies and that there are a number of municipalities
and states that invest in passive funds. Mr. Palmquist also provided information regarding the operation of
passive index funds. A number of Board Members offered their opinions regarding the feasibility of
transferring monies. At the conclusion of the discussions, it was the consensus of the Board to ask the
Bogdahn Group to provide the Board with historical data on the performance of passive index funds versus
active funds at the meeting scheduled for May, 2012.
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATE PREMIUM TAX MONEY / PRESENTATION OF 2010 ANNUAL VALUATION
Mr. Steve Palmquist, the Board's Actuary, provided a status report on the Police Pension Fund as well as
the available Chapter 185 Revenue monies. Mr. Palmquist reviewed the remaining "extra" benefits, per
the State Statutes, that have not been implemented by the Village. He further indicated that costs
associated with these benefits would be contained in his report in response to the Village's request to
provide data regarding the Police Plan. Mr. Palmquist presented information related to the 2010 Annual
Valuation and he clarified various issues raised by Board Members regarding the Chapter 185 monies.
. Mr. Davis left the meeting at this point in time.
APPROVAL OF THE 2011 ANNUAL STATE REPORT
Lt. McLeod moved to execute and file the 2011 Annual State Report. Officer Vickers seconded the motion
and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting of the Police Retirement Pension Board is scheduled for May 3, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT
The Police Retirement Pension Board Meeting was adjourned at 9:45 AM.
Barbara A. Estep, MM
Village Clerk
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Police Warrant - No. 2012 - 003
For payment from the Village Pension Fund for Police Officer's in the Village of Miami Shores, Florida.
To Chair and Administrator, or such other officers, who from time to time are duly designated and authorized by the Board of
Trustees of said Fund, to sign checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money; You are hereby authorized by the Board of
Trustees of the Miami Shores Village Pension Fund for Police Officer's in Miami Shores Village to pay the amounts listed below
for services rendered to the said Board of Trustees, and to pay the persons named below, hereby certified by the Board of
Trustees as being on the Pension list of said Board by circulation of this warrant, pensions from 02/01/12 to 03/31/12 inclusive,
or for the period of time opposite the name of said persons.
Name (Pensions, Benefits, Services Provided or Obligations) Amount
To be paid by Trustee:
Authorize payment to Cypen & Cypen
Legal Counsel Services through 2/03/12 Invoice #6180
Legal Counsel Services through 3/02/12 Invoice #6214
Authorize payment to Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company
Actuarial Services through 01/31/12 Invoice #117675
$ 300.00
$ 550.00
$ 4,982.00
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Dated this 3h day of April, 2012 Approved by: ,%rl.il� :.'k_4
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As Chair o the Board of Trustees i I .e Pension Fund for
Police Officer's in the Village of Miami Shores, Florida