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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-02-23 Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FIRE PENSION BOARD A meeting of the Fayetteville Firemen's Pension and Relief Board was held on Thursday, February 23, 1995, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. PRESENT: Marion Doss (arrived late), Pete Reagan, Ron Wood, Retirees Darrell Judy and Howard Boudrey, Mayor Fred Hanna, City Clerk/Treasurer Traci Paul, and Personnel Director Don Bailey. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hanna called MINUTES Reagan, January the meeting to order. seconded by Judy, made a motion to approve the minutes of 26, 1995. The motion was approved unanimously. PENSION LIST Paul stated there were no changes in the pension list. Reagan, seconded by Boudrey, made a motion to approve the pension list for March, 1995. The motion was approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS DROP PLAN Reagan stated Greg Jones is reviewing the Plan. The results may be presented at the next meeting. Marion Doss arrived. NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENT REPORT Chuck Dulmer, New Mexico Capitol, distributed a year end report and explained that New Mexico started managing this account in January of 1990. The return in the total portfolio for 1994 is 1.3%. The three components of the account are cash and equivalents, equities, and government/corp bonds. The make up of the account is 71% in stock, 25% in bonds, and 3.3% in cash and equivalents. The returns from last year were 3.2% in the stocks, 4.1% in cash, and -3.1 % in bonds. In comparison, the balanced index last year did eight tenths of 1%. The stock market, including dividends, • • • February 23, 1995 last year returned 1.3%. The account did the same as the market, but only with 71% in stocks. The total return since January of 1990 is just under 66%. Stocks are up 79.8% since January of 1990 and in that same period the stock market is up 58.2%. You are doing better than the market has done in the same period of time. The net increase in the value of the account has been $1,396,874.11. Last year was the worst year in bond market history. Even conservative stocks were down last year. So far this year, the account is up almost 3%. In reviewing the portfolio, Dulmer stated the bonds have a short maturity and are the equivalent of a AAA rating. This is a very short term bond portfolio. On the stocks, some are up and some are down. Dynatech and Precision Castparts have doubled from what they were purchased at. They will be sold. Rockwell will also be sold. Dulmer briefly reviewed the status of some of the other stocks listed in the portfolio. In answer to a question will probably be better optimistic. from Reagan, Dulmer stated the market in 1995. There are many reasons to be Dulmer stated he would be available to anytime. PENSION AFFIDAVITS report to the Board In answer to a question from Reagan, Paul stated affidavits had been mailed out to the retirees. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. the pension