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8e Page 64 Ponty was the City's Assistant Finance Director. As Finance Director, Mr. Ponty leads a 30- member finance department consisting of three divisions, revenue services, information technology, and financial support operations for the City, with over $100 million in annual revenues. Mr. Ponty has taught finance and accounting classes at Golden Gate University. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting - from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Business Administration - Finance - from California State University, Hayward (now known as California State University, East Bay). Alison Freeman, Financial Services Manager. Ms. Freeman has served as Financial Services Manager for the City since 2000. From 1991 to 2000 she was the Assistant Finance Director for the City of South San Francisco. Prior to that, Ms. Freeman served in various positions with other governmental agencies in California. Ms. Freeman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, San Diego. Larry Barwacz, Public Works Services Director. Mr. Barwacz has been with the City since 1976, beginning his career in Fleet Services. As the Fleet Manager, Mr. Barwacz's focus was on "operating as a business and competitiveness in the government sector." Mr. Barwacz has spoken on these topics to many professional organizations and was the keynote speaker at the American Public Works National Convention. Mr. Barwacz is a member of the National Association of Fleet Administrators and the California Fleet Managers Association where he served on the board of directors for 8 years. Peter C. Ingram, Community Development Services Director. Mr. Ingram has been involved in the management of public works projects and services for 24 years, beginning with construction projects in the Middle East. His education in landscape architecture (BLA - Univ. of Oregon, 1979) and interest in natural resource management led him to California and the public sector in 1987, when he joined the Richmond Public Works Department. Since coming to Redwood City as Public Works Services Director in 1992, Mr. Ingram has focused much of his attention on the challenges of water supply, and has served as the City's project manager for the Recycled Water Project. He has been a board member and officer of the Bay Area Water Users Association, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee to the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency, and served as president of the Northern Cal. Chapter of the WateReuse Association in 2005-2006. Mr. Ingram began his ne'v'J job as Redwood City's Community Development Director / Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency in late July, 2006. Retirement System Substantially all City employees are eligible to participate in pension plans offered by California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). The City, through PERS, provides retirement and disability benefits, annual cost of living adjustments, and death benefits to plan members who must be public employees and beneficiaries. The City's employees participate in the separate safety (police and fire) and miscellaneous (all other) employee plans. Benefit provisions under both plans are established by state statute and by City resolution. Benefits are based on years of credited service, equal to one year of full time employment. Funding contributions for both plans are determined annually on an actuarial basis as of June 30 by PERS; the City must contribute these amounts. The plans' provisions and benefits in effect at June 30,2006 are summarized as follows: A-2