HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2017.01.19 - 32416OAKLAND COUNTY RETIREMENT
AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION BOARD MINUTES
The Oakland County Retirement and Deferred Compensation Board meeting was held January
19, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the 4th Floor Conf erence Room of the Executive Office Building.
Members Present: James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Joseph Rozell
Curtis Childs Lauri Siskind
Andy Meisner Laurie Van Pelt (designee of County Executive)
Thomas Middleton Chris Ward (designee of Chairperson, BOC)
Jeffrey Phelps
Others Present: Joellen Shortley, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Rhonda Van Tiflin, Human Resources
Jordie Kramer, Human Resources
Jennifer Hain, Human Resources
Paige Ritchie, Human Resources
Christopher Kuhn, AndCo Consulting
Peter Brown, AndCo Consulting
Kevin Smith, PRISA II – PGIM Real Estate
Ken Wedemeyer, ICMA-RC
Kathryn Berkenpas, ICMA-RC
Jason Ashline, ICMA-RC
Sandra Rouse-Thames, ICMA-RC
Lisa Burks-Wilson, ICMA-RC
John W. Byrne, Prudential Retirement
John Scott Boyd, Prudential Retirement
Assistant Secretary Van Tiflin chaired the meeting.
1. Moved by Rozell, seconded by VanLeuven to approve the minutes of December 15, 2016.
Motion carried.
2. Meeting was opened for public comment; no one spoke.
3. Election of Officers:
a. Call for nominations from the floor for Chairperson. Rozell nominated James H.
VanLeuven, Jr., seconded by Phelps. Moved by Middleton, seconded by Rozell, that
nominations be closed and a unanimous ballot be cast. Motion carried.
Chairperson James H. VanLeuven, Jr. assumed the chair.
b. Call for nominations from the floor for Vice Chairperson. Childs nominated Joseph
Rozell, seconded by Phelps. Moved by Middleton, seconded by Siskind, that
nominations be closed and a unanimous ballot be cast. Motion carried.
4. Discussion regarding order of the events at December 15, 2016 meeting; vote on disability
matter may have taken place before exiting closed session. To assure open session
action, Motion by Van Pelt, seconded by Meisner, to approve the Defined Contribution
Non-Duty Disability discussed in closed session at the prior meeting, as of December 15,
2016. Motion carried.
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5. Moved by Childs, seconded by Siskind to approve the following Defined Benefit retirement
applications. Motion carried.
DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT EFFECTIVE
Curtis, David W. Sheriff 01/14/2017
Hoffman, David J. FOC 02/15/2017
McDonald, Marilyn Deferred 01/16/2017
Pollina, Gregory J. FM&O 01/28/2017
Scott, K. Matthew Water Resources 01/14/2017
Whiting, Rita FOC 01/21/2017
6. Moved by Rozell, seconded by Childs to approve the following Defined Contribution
retirement applications. Motion carried.
DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT EFFECTIVE
Beltz, Wesley Sheriff 02/11/2017
Burns, Susan Health 02/04/2017
Coulter, Wendy Sheriff 01/21/2017
Draper, Barbara Health 01/21/2017
Feneley, Dirk Sheriff 01/21/2017
Garza, George Treasurer 01/04/2017
Lowenthal, Betty FOC 01/07/2017
Poisson, Edwin IT 01/07/2017
Raymond, Elizabeth Treasurer 02/18/2017
Studebaker, Robert FM&O 01/12/2017
Surma, Kenneth Prosecuting Attorney 01/20/2017
Taylor, Christine Register of Deeds 01/18/2017
Terrell, Arnold Sheriff 02/04/2017
Zamora, Connie Children’s Village 01/05/2017
7. Moved by Meisner, seconded by Phelps to receive and file the Investment Subcommittee
minutes of December 20, 2016. Motion carried.
8. Moved by Van Pelt, seconded by Siskind to receive and file the Investment Subcommittee
minutes of January 17, 2017. Motion carried.
9. Moved by Van Pelt, seconded by Childs, to receive and file the 4th Quarter 2016 Defined
Benefit and Defined Contribution reports. Motion carried.
10. Moved by Childs, seconded by Meisner to receive and file the January 2017 report of
Deferred Compensation 457(b) hardships. Motion carried.
11. Ken Wedemeyer and Kathryn Berkenpas of ICMA-RC made a presentation to the Board;
reviewed on-line tools and financial planning services available to Participants.
12. Moved by Van Pelt, seconded by Meisner, to receive and file the fiscal year 2016 GASB
Statement No. 67 Plan Reporting and Accounting Schedules from Gabriel Roeder Smith &
Company. Motion carried.
13. Kevin Smith of PRISA II – PGIM Real Estate made a presentation to the Board.
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14. Christopher Kuhn and Peter Brown of AndCo Consulting made a presentation to the
Board.
a. Discussed rebranding and name change from The Bogdahn Group to AndCo.
b. Reviewed data provided in two handouts, ‘Oakland County Employees’ Retirement
System Asset/Manager Summary – January 2017’ and ‘Market Update December
31, 2016’.
c. Reviewed topics covered in the Investment Subcommittee of the same morning:
I. Motion by Van Pelt, support by Rozell to approve the “Proposed” asset
allocation mix as detailed on page 9 of the Asset Allocation Study – Part III:
Core FI 20.0%
High Yield 5.0%
Intl Developed FI 2.5%
EM Debt 2.5%
Large Cap 20.0%
Small/Mid Cap 12.5%
Intl Developed EQ 10.0%
EM Equity 2.5%
RE/Infrastructure 10.0%
Hedge Funds 5.0%
Private Equity 5.0%
Private Debt 5.0%
Discussion on increased risk tolerances that would be required to achieve
7.25% return. Assistant Secretary Van Tiflin agrees to distribute this report to
all Board members following today’s meeting. Motion carried.
II. Agreement to interview three real estate fund managers at the next Investment
Subcommittee meeting of February 13, 2017; all are invited to attend.
III. Motion by Rozell, support by Meisner to move half (approximately 5%) of the
portfolio’s current (approximately 10%) investment with State Street Global
Advisors (SSgA) S&P 500 fund to SSgA’s S&P 500 Equal Weight fund, subject
to fee negotiations. Motion carried.
15. Jordie Kramer, Trustees Siskind and Rozell, drew four names for the 4th quarter 2016
REAP drawing. Winners of $100 gift cards are Signa Metivier and Candace Rosado of
Health who attended a pre-retirement class on Wills, Trusts, and other Probate
Documents, Michael Bussard of IT for attending a one-on-one consultation with Fidelity,
and Carol Lenchek who attended a one-on-one consultation with ICMA-RC.
16. Moved by Meisner, seconded by Childs, to enter into contract with Graystone for
investment consulting and Participant education services for the Defined Contribution and
Deferred Compensation plans, subject to successful negotiations. Discussion on
Investment Subcommittee deliberations leading to the unanimous recommendation of
Graystone. Motion carried.
17. Moved by Siskind, seconded by Phelps to receive and file the January 2017 securities
litigation report by The Miller Law Firm. Motion carried.
18. Other business:
a. Trustee Siskind advises MAPERS will be offering a one-day seminar on Friday,
March 10, 2017 at the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Marriott; Mr. Kuhn of AndCo will be
presenting.
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19. Moved by Middleton, seconded by Rozell to adjourn the meeting at 2:40 p.m. Motion
carried.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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James H. VanLeuven, Jr., Chairperson Rhonda Van Tiflin, Assistant Secretary