UAPD Police Pension Board

NOTICE OF MEETING(S) AND POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION(S) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38—431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board and to the general public, that The University of Arizona Police Pension Board will hold meetings open to the public if there is business to conduct, on a quarterly basis. Meetings will be held on the dates below at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of The University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 E First Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, for the purpose of considering regular business and/or deciding whether to go into Executive Sessions. If authorized by a majority vote of the members of The University of Arizona Police Pension Board, an Executive Session will be held immediately after the vote and will not be open to the public.

The agenda for all meetings and any Board member meeting packets may be obtained from the Board Secretary, no later than twenty-four (24) hours before each meeting.

The quarterly meeting dates are as follows:

January 10th, 2024
April 10th, 2024
July 10th, 2024
October 9th, 2024

Special meeting(s) may be called at other times and will be announced by separate notice. Executive Session(s) if approved, are authorized under A.R.S. 38-431.03 Subsection (A), Paragraph 3.

DATED this 11th day of October, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD
By Lori Flores, Board Secretary

Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Ms. Flores, 621-7539. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation.

NOTICE OF MEETING, AND POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, and to the general public, that the University of Arizona Police Pension Board will hold a special meeting open to the public on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in the Conference Room of the University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 E First Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, for the purpose of deciding whether to go into Executive Session. If authorized by a majority vote of the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, the Executive Session will be held immediately after the vote and will not be open to the public.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I.  Call to Order: Chairperson Mary Barleycorn
II.  Legal advice, if needed.
III.  Old Business:
       A.  Approval of January 10th, 2024 meeting minutes
IV.  New Business:
       A.  Application of Accidental Disability Retirement by Paul Valdez

This Executive Session, if held, is authorized under A.S.R. 38-431.03 Subsection (A)(3).

DATED this 14th Day of March 2024
University of Arizona Police Pension Board
By Lori Flores, Board Secretary

Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Ms. Flores, 520-621-7539. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange accommodation.

NOTICE OF MEETING, AND POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD

            Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, and to the general public, that the University of Arizona Police Pension Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 East First Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, for the purpose of deciding whether to go into Executive Session. If authorized by a majority vote of the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, the Executive Session will be held immediately after the vote and will not be open to the public.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I.  Call to Order: Chairman Mary Barleycorn
II.  Legal advice, if needed
III.  Old Business:
      A.  Approval of October 11th, 2023 meeting minutes
IV.  New Business:
     A.  It is noted that Sergeant Lindsey Kunz retired October 27, 2023.
     B.  Oath of Office by recently appointed board member Carmen Elias.
     C.  Election for a two-year board member term.
     D.  Application for PSPRS membership for new hire police officer recruit Orlando Moreno Davila with a hire date of 1/08/24, and an effective date of 4/07/24.
     E.  Application for PSPRS membership for new hire police officer recruit Emanuel Acedo with a hire date of 1/08/24, and an effective date of 4/07/24.

This Executive Session, if held, is authorized under A.R.S. 38-431.03 Subsection (A)(3).

DATED this 5th day of January, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD
by Lori Flores, Board Secretary

Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Ms. Flores, 621-7539. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation.

NOTICE OF MEETING, AND POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, and to the general public, that the University of Arizona Police Pension Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 East First Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, for the purpose of deciding whether to go into Executive Session. If authorized by a majority vote of the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, the Executive Session will be held immediately after the vote and will not be open to the public.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I.    Call to Order: Chairman Mary Barleycorn
II.   Legal advice, if needed
III.  Old Business:
       A.  Approval of July 19th, 2023 meeting minutes

IV.  New Business:

      A.  Application for PSPRS membership for new hire Police Officer Recruit Christopher Nathan Loya with a hire date of 9/05/2023, and an effective date of 12/04/2023.

      B.  Application for PSPRS membership for new lateral officer Sarai Ramirez with a hire date of 9/05/2023. She has already met the 90-day requirement as a Tier 3, DB member.

      C.  Application for PSPRS membership for lateral officer Jeffrey Wadleigh with a hire date of 10/09/23.

      D.  It was noted that Assistant Chief Jason Brei’s retirement date was revised to 8/19/23.

      E.  Board member Lt. Colin Keating sent an email to PSPRS members requesting that they notify the local board when submitting retirement and DROP applications to PSPRS. This is to ensure that necessary payroll actions are taken.

      F.  Approval of 2024 meeting dates.

      G.  Carmen Elias has agreed to serve on the board effective 7/21/23.

This Executive Session, if held, is authorized under A.R.S. 38-431.03 Subsection (A)(3).

DATED this 5th day of October, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD
By Lori Flores, Board Secretary

Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Ms. Flores, 621-7539. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation.

 

UAPD PSPRS Local Board Open Meeting Minutes
October 11th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Location: The University of Arizona Police Dept. (1852 E First St., Tucson, AZ)

 

Board Members Present:
Mary Barleycorn, Chair
Colin Keating
Michele Kahn (via phone)

Non-Voting Staff in Attendance:
Lori Flores, Local Board Secretary
 

I.          Call to Order
Board Chairwoman Mary Barleycorn, called the Meeting to order at 10:11 a.m.

II.         Legal Advice, not needed

III.        Old Business
A.  Approval of General Meeting Minutes from July 19th, 2023
A motion was made to approve, by Member Colin Keating, seconded by member Michele Kahn and passed unanimously. 

IV.       New Business
A.  Approval of Applications for Membership

  1. The Board approved the membership application of Officer Recruit Christopher Nathan Loya with a hire date of 9/05/23 and an effective Tier 3 date of December 4th, 2023. The Board was reminded of the statutes applicable to a membership determination: A.R.S. 38-842 (24, 27, 28, 31, and 42); and A.R.S. 38-844 (D) and 38-859 (A) (1), (B). A motion was made to approve the membership of Christopher Nathan Loya by member Colin Keating and seconded by member Michele Kahn and passed unanimously.
  2. The application of membership was approved for Lateral Officer Sarai Ramirez with a hire date of 09/05/2023. Officer Ramirez is re-entering the system and has met the 90-day requirement as a Tier 3, DB member. A motion was made to approve the membership of Sarai Ramirez by member Michele Kahn, seconded by member Colin Keating and passed unanimously.
  3. The Board approved the membership application for lateral officer Jeffrey Wadleigh with a hire date of 10/09/23. A motion was made by member Michele Kahn and seconded by member Colin Keating and passed unanimously.

B.  It was noted that Assistant Chief Jason Brei’s termination date was revised to 8/19/23.

C.  It was noted that Board Member Lt. Colin Keating sent an email to PSPRS members requesting that they notify the local board when submitting retirement or DROP applications to PSPRS. This is to ensure that necessary payroll actions are taken.

D.  The meeting dates for 2024 were approved as 01/10/24, 04/10/24, 07/10/24, and 10/09/2024. A motion was made by member Colin Keating and seconded by member Michele Kahn.

E.  It was noted that Carmen Elias has agreed to serve a 4-year term on the board effective 7/21/23. This brings our board back up to full status.

V.        Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by Chairwoman Barleycorn at 10:19 a.m.

 

 

 

NOTICE OF MEETING, AND POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, and to the general public, that the University of Arizona Police Pension Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the University of Arizona Police Department, 1852 East First Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, for the purpose of deciding whether to go into Executive Session. If authorized by a majority vote of the members of the University of Arizona Police Pension Board, the Executive Session will be held immediately after the vote and will not be open to the public.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I.    Call to Order: Chairwoman Mary Barleycorn
II.   Legal advice, if needed
III.  Old Business:
      A.  Approval of April 12th, 2023 meeting minutes
IV.  New Business:
      A.  It is noted that Assistant Chief Jason Brei has submitted a normal retirement application with a termination date of August 21st, 2023.
      B.  It is noted that Cpl. Danny Pickrom has entered the DROP effective January 1st, 2023.

This Executive Session, if held, is authorized under A.R.S. 38-431.03 Subsection (A)(3).

DATED this 12th day of July, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA POLICE PENSION BOARD
By Lori Flores, Board Secretary

Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Ms. Flores, 621-7536. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation.

 

UAPD PSPRS Local Board Open Meeting Minutes
July 19th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Location: The University of Arizona Police Dept. (1852 E First St., Tucson, AZ)

 

Board Members Present:
Mary Barleycorn, Chair – Via phone
Colin Keating – Via phone
Michele Kahn – Via phone

Non-Voting Staff in Attendance:
Lori Flores, Local Board Secretary
Veronica Varela – UAPD Representative

I.          Call to Order
Board Chairwoman Mary Barleycorn, called the Meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.

II.         Legal Advice, not needed

III.        Old Business
A.  Approval of General Meeting Minutes from April 12th, 2023
A motion was made to approve, by Member Colin Keating­­­­, seconded by member Michele Kahn, and passed unanimously. 

IV.       New Business
A.  It was noted that Assistant Chief Jason Brei has submitted normal retirement paperwork effective August 21st, 2023.
B.  It was noted that Sgt. Danny Pickrom entered the DROP effective January 1st, 2023.
C.  It was noted that Board member Suzy Mason retired from the university and has submitted her resignation from the board effective 7/13/23.

V.        Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by Chairwoman Barleycorn at 10:08 a.m.