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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: August 13, 2012
Subject: General Employees' and Sanitation
Employees' Retirement Trust
References: Agenda for September 13, 2012
Enclosures: List of Members; Memo from AFSCME
Local 871
The General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust was created to provide
retirement benefits pursuant to the provisions of City Code Chapter 40, Division 3; to establish and
maintain functions as are necessary to administer, manage and operate the retirement plan.
One trustee shall be selected by the city manager, which trustee shall not be the mayor, a city
commissioner, the city manager, the city finance director, or an assistant finance director. Two
trustees shall be selected by the general employees and their names submitted to the city clerk. The
trustee may be a present or retired member of the bargaining unit represented by the General
Employees' Union (AFSCME Local 1907) and shall be selected and serve according to the
constitution and bylaws of the General Employees' Union. Two trustees shall be selected by the
sanitation employees and their names submitted to the city clerk. The trustees shall be present
members of the bargaining unit represented by Sanitation Employees' Union (AFSCME Local
871) and shall be selected and serve according to the constitution and bylaws of the Sanitation
Employees' Union. The remaining four trustees shall be selected by the city commission and may
not be employees of the city. Two of the trustees shall be selected from a list of six persons
submitted by the General Employees' Union according to its constitution and bylaws and the other
two trustees shall be selected from a list of six persons submitted by the Sanitation Employees'
Union according to its constitution and bylaws. The city commission may, at the request of the
General Employees' Union or the Sanitation Employees' Union, accept a list consisting of one
name for each position to be filled. The lists submitted to the city commission shall not contain
duplications. If duplication occurs, the city commission shall return both lists for resubmission.
Eight (8) appointments are required at this time.
• The Commission at large has seven (7) appointments to be made from the nominations
submitted by AFSCME Local 1907 and 871, representing general employees and sanitation
employees respectively, for seats currently held by:
1. Charlie Cox, Union Representative, AFSCME Local 1907, incumbent, whose term
expires on September 16, 2012.
2. Christopher Heywang, AFSCME Local 1907, incumbent, whose term expires on
September 16, 2012.
3. Oscar Valido, Union Representative, AFSCME Local 1907, incumbent, whose term
expires on September 16, 2012.
4. Cary Montero, AFSCME Local 1907, incumbent, whose term expires on September
16, 2012.
5. Joe Simmons, Union Representative, AFSCME Local 871, incumbent, whose term
expires on September 16, 2012.
6. Ron Thompkins, AFSCME Local 871, incumbent, whose term expires on September
16, 2012.
7. Vacant.*
Note: Per Section 40-243 (d), Miami City Code, the following name has been submitted
by AFSCME Local 871 for Commission consideration: John Hill.
• City Manager Johnny Martinez has one (1) appointment at this time.
1. Calvin Ellis, incumbent, whose term expires on September 16, 2012.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said trust. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the September 13,
2012, Commission agenda.
PAT:th
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Sandra Elenberg, Administrator, GESE Trust
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Anthony Hatton, President, AFSCME 1907
Joe Simmons, President, AFSCME 871
This item was continued from the June 14, 2012, and July 12, Commission meetings.