Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Pension Benefits Committee met July 18

Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund Pension Benefits Committee met July 18.

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, July 18, 2023, at 9:52 A.M.

Committee members present were Stephen R. Whitehead (Acting Chair), Pete Ng, David O. Lantrip and Albertino Mays. Committee members absent were Brett R. Besselman (Chair), Gerard L. Daniels and David Riegor. Also, present were Trustee’s Lisa R. Slagle, Earnest Wotring, staff members Timothy Schauer (Executive Director), 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 August 1, 2023.

There was a motion by Albertino Mays, seconded by David O. Lantrip, to approve the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) applications effective August 1, 2023, as presented. The motion carried.

The Director of Member Services discussed applications for service retirement.

There was a motion by David O. Lantrip, seconded by Pete Ng, to approve the application for service retirement, as noted in Member Services Report (1 and 2). The motion carried.

The Director of Member Services discussed an application for deferred retirement.

There was a motion by David O. Lantrip, seconded by Pete Ng, to approve the application for deferred retirement, as noted in Member Services Report (3). The motion carried.

The Director of Member Services presented, and the Committee noted new members were automatically admitted into the Fund as shown in the Member Services Report (4, 5 and 6).

Gerard L. Daniels entered the meeting at 9:54

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 9:55 A.M. on a motion by David O. Lantrip, seconded by Albertino Mays. The motion carried.

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