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Fire & Police Retirement

Mission

This system was created to provide retirement allowances and death benefits for the officers and most employees of the police and fire departments of Baltimore City.

Mr. Stephan G. Fugate
Chairman of the Board
Fire Captain Elected by active Fire Department members
Term expires June 30, 2010
Mr. Peter Keith, Esquire
Partner, Gallagher, Evelius & Jones, LLP
Appointed by the Mayor Term expires December 6, 2007
Mr. Edward C. Heckrotte, Sr.
Vice-Chairman & Investment Committee Member
Retired Pump Operator elected by retired Fire Department members
Term expires June 30, 2010
The Honorable Joan M. Pratt, CPA
Comptroller, City of Baltimore
Ex-officio Investment Committee Member
Gregory B. Ward
Deputy Chief, Fire Department
Ex-officio
Represents the Baltimore City Fire Chief
Mr. Theodore I. Weintraub
Retired Major, Police Department Elected by retired Police Department members
Term expires June 30, 2008

Deborah A. Owens
Deputy Commissioner, Police Department
Ex-officio
Represents the Baltimore Police Commissioner

Steven E. Histon
Police Sergeant
Elected by active Police Department members
Term expires June 30, 2008
 
Elected active and retired member Trustees serve four-year terms. Trustees appointed by the Mayor serve terms concurrent with the Mayor's term (normally a four-year term. Appointed trustees continue to serve until replaced by the Mayor, or until the expiration of two consecutive full terms. There is no term limits for elected trustees. The ex-officio members to the Board are the City Comptroller, the Police Commissioner, and the Fire Chief. The Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by the members of the Board of Trustees.

Administration

Mr. Thomas P. Taneyhill, CPA, Executive Director 443.984.2800
Ms. Deborah Lohrmann, Executive Assistant 443.984.2800
Mr. David A. Randall, Accounting Manager 443.984.2805
Mr. Milton J. Skopinski, Jr., Information & Technology Manager 443.984.2806
Ms. Veronica M. Stull, Benefits Analyst Supervisor 443.984.2800
Mr. Calvin Monroe, Personnel Generalist 443.984.2802
Ms. Michelle Hundt, Records Supervisor 443.984.2815
Ms. Felicia T. Knight, Public Information Officer 443.984.3461
Ms. Franscine M. Beads, Benefits Analyst Supervisor 443.984.2810

Mon. October 6, 2008

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