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Regular Meeting of the Pension Board
February 29, 2016
County Building, First Floor—Council Room, Hilo, Hawai`i
CALL TO ORDER: The quarterly meeting of the Pension Board was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by
Chair Guillerma"Irma" G. Sumera.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Guillerma"Irma" G. Sumera, Chair
Arlene Waugh, Vice-Chair
Nyala Neill, Member
Stewart Maeda, Ex-Officio Member
Absent& Excused: Deanna Sako, Director, Finance Department
Also Present: Lisa Miura, Deputy Director, Finance Department
Renee Schoen, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Kay Oshiro, Controller
Dee Torres, Secretary, Office of the County Clerk-Council
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 30, 2015
Ms. Waugh moved to approve the minutes of November 30, 2015. Seconded by Ms. Neill.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Neill, Waugh, and Chair Sumera—3.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Chair Sumera proceeded with the Election of Officers and asked for nominations for Chair and
Vice-Chair for the new term.
Ms. Neill made a motion to nominate Ms. Sumera as Chair of the Pension Board again for the
new term. Seconded by Ms. Waugh.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Neill, Waugh, and Chair Sumera—3.
Chair Sumera asked for a nomination of Vice-Chair and noted that Ms. Waugh's 90-day
extension will end on March 30, 2016.
Ms. Waugh made a motion to nominate Ms. Neill as Vice-Chair. Seconded by Chair Sumera.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Neill, Waugh, and Chair Sumera—3.
Chair Sumera moved to close the nominations. Seconded by Ms. Waugh.
The proposed slate of officers for the Pension Board is as follows: Irma Sumera, Chair, and
Nyala Neill, Vice-Chair.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Neill, Waugh, and Chair Sumera—3.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chair Sumera stated that the next quarterly Pension Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 31,
2016, at 1:30 p.m. should there be any new pension applications or other pertinent matters relating to the
Pension Board. Ms. Torres will notify all Board Members and staff of the forthcoming agenda or
cancellation notice. (Note, that Monday, May 30, 2016 is a holiday)
ADJOURNMENT:
Ms. Waugh made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Ms. Neill.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Board Members Neill, Waugh, and Chair Sumera—3.
The meeting adjourned at 1:35 p.m.
Respe fully submitted,
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i oreen "Dee" M. Torres, Secretary
Approved:
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Guillerma"Irma" G. Sumera
Chair
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