TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND June 03, 2021 ORDER OF ...

TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND June 03, 2021

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 2021 annual meeting schedule was mailed to the Secretary of State, Star Ledger and the Trenton Times on December 17, 2020.

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 under state and federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), _____a_n_d__t_h_e_m__a_t_te_r_s__d_is_c_u_s_s_e_d__c_a_n__b_e__d_is_c_l_o_s_e_d_.________________________________________________________

(B) When necessary, the Board shall adopt Resolution B to go into executive session to request/receive attorney-client advice from legal counsel, 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.

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OPEN SESSION ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Called to Order: 10:35 AM

Adjourned: 12:34 PM

Roll Call:

Howard Lipoff, Sarah Favinger, Irene Savicky, Edward Yarusinsky, Susanne Culliton (all of whom attended telephonically)

Absent:

None

Also Present: Jon Klinkenborg, AT&T Teleconference Operator; DAG Jeffrey Padgett; Angelina Scales; William Tedder; Sharon Palmer; Dawn Lewis; Nikki Munko; DAG Amy Chung; DAG Joseph Palumbo; DAG Jakai Jackson; Robert Murphy, NJPSA; Charles I. Auffant, Esq.; Robert M. Schwartz, Esq.; John Podesta; Raymond M. Baldino, Esq.; Carrie Grapstein (all of whom attended telephonically)

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OPEN SESSION

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Minutes

Minutes from the meeting of May 06, 2021 Approved

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OPEN SESSION

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Retirement and Death Lists

C-1

Chapter 221

Approved

C-2

Active and Retired Death Lists

Approved

C-3

Retirement List

Approved

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CLOSED SESSION

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Ordinary Disability

Member's Name:

Employer:

Effective Option: Date:

Decision:

D-1 Segarra-Cruz, Wanda

Perth Amboy BOE

10/1/2021 5

ADMINISTRATIVELY REMOVED

D-2 Monthly OD Grid

Approved with the exceptions of Toni S. Auerbach and Valerie A. Bey, which were tabled (See list below) (Vote 4-1; Trustee Yarusinsky nae.)

TPAF Ordinary Disability Grid June 3, 2021

Member's Name

*Auerbach, Toni S. *Bey, Valerie A. Diorio, Albert C. Fortune, Kimberly Fuccilli, Marie Gorodetzer, Stacy A. Morris, Dayna Lynette Murray, Marjorie Paternostro, Eileen Petticrew, Michael S. Press, Susan

* Tabled

Effective Date 01/21 03/21 01/21 07/21 06/21 04/20 07/21 04/20 12/20 05/21 07/20

Opt Employer

5 East Orange School District D Salem City BOE 5 Saddle Brook BOE 5 Newark Public Schools C Manalapan Englishtown Regional 5 Washington Twp BOE (Gloucester) 5 Cherry Hill Twp BOE 5 Alpha BOE 5 Cranford Twp BOE B Washington Twp BOE (Gloucester) 5 North Hunterdon-Voorhees

Approved = 9; Tabled = 2; Total = 11

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CLOSED SESSION

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Accidental Disability

Member's Name & No.: E-1 Casey, Ann Marie

Employer:

Union County Educational Services Commission

Effective

Accident

Date: Option: Date:

Decision:

2/1/2021 5 12/18/2017 Approved (Vote 4-1; Trustee Culliton nae.)

E-2 Rowe, Melissa

Union County

2/1/2020 5

Educational Services

Commission

11/7/2017 Approved

E-3 Engel, Janet

Woodbridge Twp BOE 7/1/2020 5

6/14/2019 Denied Accidental, Granted Ordinary

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OPEN SESSION

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Retirement Issues

F-1 F-2+ F-3 F-4+

Foxworth, Cynthia - Pennsauken Twp BOE - Honorable Service No Forfeiture of service or salary credit; Directed the Division to reinstate retirement benefits (Retirement Bureau)

Gonzalez, Alexander - Newark Public Schools - Honorable Service -Deferred retirement Request to Postpone Denied request for postponement; Approved Deferred retirement effective July 1, 2020 under the Maximum Option (Retirement Bureau)

Avella, Barbara - Educational Services Commission of New Jersey - Creditable Compensation ADMINISTRATIVELY REMOVED

Podesta, John - Dumont Borough BOE - Honorable Service -Request to process retirement application Denied as the Board determined it cannot perform an honorable service review until pending litigation is adjudicated

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OPEN SESSION

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Hearing Decision

G-1

Cooper, Sharon - Orange City BOE - Initial Decision -The ALJ affirmed the Board's denial

of Accidental Disability retirement benefits; Exceptions; Reply to Exceptions.

Adopted the ALJ's decision; Noted Exceptions; Noted Reply to Exceptions

G-2

Smith, Stacy - Newark Public Schools - Initial Decision -The ALJ affirmed the Board's

denial of Accidental Disability retirement benefits

Adopted the ALJ's decision

G-3

Eakins, Tamela - Monroe Twp BOE (Gloucester Co.) - Initial Decision -The ALJ affirmed

the Board's denial of Accidental Disability retirement benefits

Adopted the ALJ's decision

G-4

O'Reilly, Debra - Montgomery Twp BOE - Final Administrative Determination

Approved

G-5

Silverschotz, Tracey - Randolph Township BOE - Hearing Withdrawal

Noted

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OPEN SESSION

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Hearing Request

H-1

Barnes, Darlene - Paterson BOE - Appeals the Board's denial of Accidental Disability

retirement benefits

Approved OAL Hearing (Vote 4-1; Trustee Yarusinsky nae.)

H-2

Korin, Geralyn Ann - Prospect Park BOE - Appeals the Board's denial of Accidental

Disability retirement benefits

Approved OAL Hearing

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Active Membership Issues

J-1+

Grapstein, Carrie - Essex County Educational Services Commission - Request to transfer service credit from expired PERS membership account to active TPAF membership account

Denied

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