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Votes at a glance: Police & Fire Retirement Board actions
Summary
Summary of formal votes reported at the meeting, including closed-session amicus authorization, OPEB valuation acceptance, procedural Brown Act exception and multiple city policy adoptions, retirements and survivorship notifications.
The Police and Fire Retirement Board recorded the following formal actions during the meeting:
- Closed session (item 1b): Authorized legal counsel to file an amicus brief in Lacero v. County of Los Angeles (motion by Chair Vato; second Trustee Flicker). Vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
- Vice chair nominations process: Procedural motion to invoke Government Code 54954.2(b) (exception to add an agenda item after posting) passed by the board. The board then passed a substantive motion to allow nominations outside the November cycle and directed staff to add a renomination item for the March meeting.
- Actuarial valuation (OPEB): Board accepted the final actuarial valuation for the Police & Fire OPEB plans. Motion made and seconded; vote recorded as unanimous; outcome: accepted.
- City policy updates: Trustees approved a set of updated city policies presented as agenda items (policy numbers and short descriptions listed below). Each motion to adopt the policy was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote. - Policy 4.2.0.2 – Military leave (revised 01/24/2025): clarified health coverage and deferred compensation options. - Policy 3.2.4 – Group health coverage and deferred compensation clarifications (revised date noted in agenda). - Policy 4.1.3 – Bilingual/pay and language assistance updates to align with city language equity policy. - Policy 4.2.6 – Leave entitlements for crime victims and family assistance (revised 01/22/2025).
- Retirements and reciprocity: Trustees approved multiple service retirements and a reciprocity vesting for a Police Officer; motions moved and seconded and approved by voice vote: - Service retirement: Anthony R. Alfonso, Police Sergeant, effective 03/01/2025, 28.49 years service. - Service retirement: Steve Biscopp, Police Officer, effective 01/22/2025, 27.75 years service. - Reciprocity/vest: Chase R. Hagg, Police Officer, effective 02/16/2025, 7 years of service.
- Death and survivorship notifications: The board acknowledged multiple retiree deaths and noted survivor benefit recipients where applicable; a moment of silence was observed.
Ending: Staff will carry out the directives tied to each action (e.g., counsel to file the amicus brief; staff to post and schedule renomination process; actuarial follow‑up; policy implementation where applicable).
