City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 22, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: KENDEL TAYLOR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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Consideration of Appointment of a Police Officer Alternate Representative to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board.
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ISSUE: Appointment to the City of Alexandria’s Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council appoint Joseph Cavanaugh as Police Officer Alternate Representative to the City of Alexandria Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board for the period of February 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.
BACKGROUND: The Firefighter and Police Officer Pension Board (“Board”) consists of eight members and three alternates who serve as the trustees of the trust and fiduciaries of the Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Plan (“Plan”) and its assets. The Board acts for the City on matters concerning the assets of the Plan, including selecting and monitoring investment funds and appointing investment managers, custodians, and advisors. The Board is also charged with consulting with City management to recommend modifications to the Plan. The Plan requires Board meetings to be held each quarter of the calendar year, but meetings are generally held more often.
City Council has the authority to appoint Board members to the Firefighter and Police Officer Pension Board. The Board members are either nominated by the City Manager or elected by the Voting Participants, which include both active sworn Firefighters and Police Officers as well as retired and deferred vested Plan participants who were sworn Firefighters or Police Officers. The City Manager nominates four representatives and one alternate to represent City management. Firefighters nominate and elect through secret ballot two participant representatives and one alternate. Police Officers also nominate and elect through secret ballot two participant representatives and one alternate. If City Council does not appoint a representative nominated by the City Manager or the Voting Participants, the nomination and election process must be repeated until all Board member positions are filled. The chairman and secretary are elected by the Board members.
Participant representatives and participant alternates serve four-year terms, which are staggered so that members’ terms overlap but are not concurrent. Management Representatives and the Management Alternate serve until they resign, are removed from the Board by City Council or end their employment with the City.
Participant Representatives and Alternates for the Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Board are as follows:
Firefighters:
Name Term
Patrick Evans (Representative) 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2026
Rick Muse (Alternate) 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2026
Dylan Kempton (Representative) 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2028
Police Officers:
Name Term
Shirl Mammarella (Representative) 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2026
Ryan Klein (Representative) 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2028
Vacant - (Alternate)
Proposed - Joseph Cavanaugh Once appointed, term will end 12/31/2028
Management Representatives and Alternate for the Firefighter and Police Officers Pension Board are as follows:
Name
Julian Gonsalves, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office
Katherine Key, Performance Analyst II, Office of Performance Analytics
Alethea Predeoux, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office (Alternate)
Kendel Taylor, Director of Finance
Arthur Wicks, Capital Improvement Program Manager, Office of Management & Budget.
DISCUSSION: In accordance with Plan rules, the Firefighter and Police Officer’s call for nominations resulted an uncontested election. The Police Officer participants have voted Joseph Cavanaugh as Police Participant Alternate Representative. Joseph Cavanaugh is a Police Officer with the Alexandria Police Department where he has served for three years. The term will begin effective February 1, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
STAFF:
Kadira Coley, Retirement Administrator.