Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Pension Benefits Committee met June 20

Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Pension Benefits Committee met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

A meeting of the Pension Benefits Committee convened at the Fund office at 4225 Interwood North Parkway, Houston, Texas 77032 on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 9:36 A.M.

Committee members present were Brett R. Besselman (Chair), Pete Ng, Stephen R. Whitehead Gerard L. Daniels, David O. Lantrip and Albertino Mays. Committee member absent was David Riegor. Also, present were Trustee’s Lisa R. Slagle, Earnest Wotring, staff members Dalia De La Cruz (Director of Member Services), and Adam Smith (General Counsel).

The Chair of the Committee called the meeting to order and invited comments from the public. No comments were received.

The Director of Member Services reviewed the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) applications effective July 1, 2023.

There was a motion by Gerard L. Daniels, seconded by Pete Ng, to approve the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) applications effective July 1, 2023, as presented. The motion carried.

The Chair announced that the Committee was going into closed session under Government Code 551.078 to deliberate medical records regarding an application for disability benefits under Section 6(e) of the statute. The Committee went into closed session at 9:37 A.M.

The Committee came out of closed session and resumed open session, the Chair so announcing at 9:42 A.M.

There was a motion by Albertino Mays, seconded by Pete Ng, to approve the application for disability retirement in Member Services Report (1). The motion carried.

The Director of Member Services discussed applications for service retirement.

There was a motion by Gerard L. Daniels, seconded by David O. Lantrip, to approve the application for service retirement, as noted in Member Services Report (2). The motion carried.

The Committee noted survivor(s) receiving benefits, members(s) exiting the DROP and members(s) receiving a refund of contributions.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:44 A.M. on a motion by David O. Lantrip, seconded by Albertino Mays. The motion carried.

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