The purpose of the Board is to administer the Tempe Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. In this regard, the Board decides questions of eligibility and service credits, and determines the amount, manner and time of payment of any benefits due under the system; prescribes procedures to be followed by claimants filing applications for benefits; determines the right of any claimant to a benefit, and affords any claimant or the fund manager (or both) a right to a rehearing on the Board's original determination; distributes information (including annual reports) explaining and/or reporting on the retirement system to interested members/parties; and appoints a medical board to ascertain employee physical fitness. (A.R.S. §38.847)
The Tempe Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board has five (5) members. The Board consists of the Mayor (as chairman), two members elected by secret ballot from the Tempe Police Department, and two citizens of Tempe. One of the citizen members is the Chairman of the Merit System Board. The two appointed citizens also serve on the Tempe Firefighters Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board.
The public members of the Tempe Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board are appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council for a term of four years.
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To access agendas and minutes for meetings prior to 2012, visit the Archives.