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Surprise public safety retirement staff announces election timeline after board member Valdez’s pending retirement
Summary
Staff told the City of Surprise Public Safety Retirement Commission (Fire) they will begin the election process to replace Board member Rick Valdez, who plans to retire June 8, 2025; the board received a draft timeline and guidance on nominations.
City of Surprise retirement staff told the Public Safety Retirement Commission (Fire) on May 7 that it will begin the election process to select a new board member to replace Board member Rick Valdez, who plans to retire on June 8, 2025.
Staff said an outline and draft timeline for the election were included in the binders provided to commissioners and that the new member will be elected by Surprise Fire Department personnel. The information will be distributed to all fire members, who may nominate a coworker or nominate themselves.
Chair Mattson and other commissioners thanked Valdez for his service during the meeting. The staff speaker said the exact number of years Valdez has served on the board was not specified in the meeting record.
No formal motion or vote was taken on the retirement or on the election timeline at the meeting; the item was presented during staff reports for the commission’s information.
The staff presentation also referenced a recent PSPRS actuary actuarial evaluation report; commissioners had no additional questions about that report during the staff-report portion of the meeting.
