4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
Municipal Firefighters Pension Trust  
Fund Board of Trustees  
Monday, December 15, 2025  
9:00 AM  
City Hall Room 244  
Special Meeting  
1. Call to Order  
Chair McCloud called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  
2. Roll Call  
5 -  
Present  
Board Member Howard Bearse, Chair Terry McCloud, Board Member Scott Duff,  
Board Member Timothy M. Robinson, and Board Member David Hawes  
Also Present  
Staff Liaison Chrissy Stoker, Attorney Jim Brantley (via speaker phone), Board Specialist  
Tiffany Lindner, and Fire Chief Scott Titus.  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Board.  
There was no public comment.  
4. Public Comment  
5. New Business  
Line-of-Duty Disability Application for Victor Cleveland  
Chair McCloud announced and introduced the item.  
Ms. Stoker spoke to the sufficiency of medical documentation and ability to proceed with  
the application.  
Discussion took place regarding medical certification, documentation sufficiency, cancer  
presumption, disability determination, and waiver of additional examinations.  
Chair McCloud requested a motion.  
A motion was made by Board Member Robinson, seconded by Board Member Duff,  
to approve the Line-of-Duty Disability Application for Victor Cleveland as read. The  
motion carried on the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Board Member Bearse, Chair McCloud, Board Member Duff, Board Member  
Robinson and Board Member Hawes  
Discussion continued regarding benefit eligibility, survivor benefit options, cost -of-living  
adjustment (COLA) considerations, and administrative processing of benefits.  
6. Trustees' Reports, Discussion, and Action  
Ms. Stoker spoke to benefit processing timelines and administrative coordination with  
Foster & Foster and Salem Trust.  
Discussion took place regarding survivor benefits, tax considerations, distribution codes,  
certified public accountant (CPA) consultation, cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) review,  
and physician documentation follow-up.  
7. Next Meeting: Friday March 13, 2026 - 9:00 AM  
Chair McCloud announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding confirmation of the next meeting date.  
8. Public Comment  
9. Adjournment  
There was no public comment.  
Chair McCloud adjourned the meeting at 9:22 a.m.  
By: _____________________________  
Terry McCloud, Chair