AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
70 TAPLEY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6, 2017 AT 5:00 P.M.

Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meeting held on November 1, 2017.

Agenda Item #2-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application and Ordinary Disability Application-Raymond Wyszynski/Police Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the applications for Involuntary Accidental Disability and Involuntary Ordinary Disability benefits, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel. Tabled from November 1, 2017 meeting.

Agenda Item #3-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application-Michael Mitchell/Police Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel regarding the Involuntary Application for Accidental Disability benefits submitted by Police Commissioner John Barbieri.

Agenda Item #4-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application and Ordinary Disability Application-Jose Diaz/Police Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel regarding the Involuntary Application for Accidental Disability and Involuntary Ordinary Disability benefits submitted by Police Commissioner John Barbieri.

Agenda Item #5-Ordinary Disability-Robin White/School Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the application for Ordinary Disability benefits submitted by Robin White, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.

Agenda Item #6-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application and Involuntary Ordinary Disability Application-James Griffin/Fire Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the applications for Involuntary Accidental Disability benefits and Involuntary Ordinary Disability benefits, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.

Agenda Item #7-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application-Jaquan Davis/Fire Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel regarding the Involuntary Application for Accidental Disability benefits submitted by Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant.

Agenda Item #8- MGL Chapter 32 Section 91A Hearing-Excess Earnings-Christian Bach/Police Department
Hearing to discuss excess earnings under MGL Chapter 32, Section 91A.

Agenda Item #9-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuations:
1. Michele Beaudoin, Nurse, Health Department with 17 years and 3 months as of 11/18/17
2. Joseph Bobianski, Firefighter, Fire Department with 32 years and 1 month as of 1/6/18
3. Karen Cliché, Principal Clerk Typist, School Department with 32 years and 1 month as of 12/30/17
4. Matthew Donnellan, HR Manager, Water & Sewer Commission, with 32 years as of 2/10/18
5. James Hundley, Building Custodian B, Facilities with 23 years and 5 months as of 2/3/18
6. John M. Keefe, Firefighter, Fire Department with 30 years and 1 month as of 1/8/18
7. Bonnie Laporte, Manager, School Department with 19 years and 1 month as of 12/30/17
8. Pia McGhee, Dental Hygienist, Health Department with 10 years and 5 months as of 2/1/18
9. David M. Murphy, Maint.Tech I, Water & Sewer Commission with 30 years as of 1/29/18
10. Timothy Rahilly, Firefighter, Fire Department with 30 years and 2 months as of 1/6/18
11. Jose J. Rodriguez, Firefighter, Fire Department with 32 years as of 1/2/18
12. Mark J. Rolland, Lieutenant, Police Department with 38 years and 9 months as of 1/4/18
13. Daniel Torres, Lieutenant, Fire Department with 32 years as of 1/6/18

Vote to consider the request to rescind a Superannuation Application:
1. Raymond Wyszynski, Police Officer, Police Department

Agenda Item #10-Warrants
Vote to reaffirm the approval of the following warrants:
Warrant # 54 Expenses in the amount of $1,316.71
Warrant # 55 Transfers in the amount of $49,147.42
Warrant # 56 Refunds in the amount of $140,864.42
Warrant # 57 Expenses in the amount of $61,621.05
Warrant # 58 November Retiree allowances in the amount of $ 6,265,708.44
and redemption from the PRIT fund in the amount of $ 4,890,000.00

Agenda Item #11-Refunds/Transfers to Other Systems
Vote to consider the seven (7) requests for refunds and transfers to other systems. The names have been submitted to their particular Department, the Law Department and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Agenda Item #12-Redeposit of Refunds and Makeup of Contributions
Vote to consider the redeposit of refunds to:
1. Stephanie Jenkins, LPN, School Department, purchasing 7 months at the School Department as a Paraprofessional in 2010.
2. Mickey Rodrigues, Security, School Department, purchasing 1 year and 9 months at the School Department as a Custodian in 2016.
3. Jamie Serrano Jr., Paraprofessional, School Department, purchasing 1 year at the School Department as a Paraprofessional in 2015.
4. Lisa Torres, Paraprofessional, School Department, purchasing 9 months at SHA as a Program Clerk in 2013.

Agenda Item #13 Benefits under Section 101
Vote to consider survivor benefits to the beneficiary of Paul Lucas, Jr. of the Fire Department-Deceased

Agenda Item #14 Benefits under Section 101
Vote to consider survivor benefits to the beneficiary of John J. Stevens of the Police Department-Deceased

Agenda Item #15-Meeting dates for Calendar Year 2018
Set the meetings dates for 2018

Agenda Item #16-Director’s Report
• PERAC final approval of Retirement Benefits
• PERAC Clarification of Chapter 32, Section 3(2)(g)

Agenda Item #17-Attorney’s Report

Agenda Item #18-Old Business

Agenda Item #19-New Business

F. Y. I.
• PERAC Memos
• #33 New Fraud Prevention Poster
• #34 Administrator’s Training (November 14, 2017)-Location Change
• 2016 Schedule 7 Fee Report from PERAC
• PERAC-Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2019
• October PRIT Fund Update
• Trial Balance, Adjusting Entries, Receipts, Disbursements and General Ledger for the month of October
• Treasurer’s Reconciliation for the month of September
• Budget Balances as of November
• Monthly Transfers for November
• Recent Retiree Deaths
• Revised Financial Statements for Year Ended December 31, 2016 from Powers & Sullivan
• Boston Millennia Partners 2nd Quarter Reports
• Correspondence from Crescendo Ventures
• Crescendo Ventures 3rd Quarter Report

Next meeting: January 3, 2018

The Board reserves the right to consider items on the agenda out of order. In addition, the Board may enter into Executive Session during the meeting if requested by the individual or as deemed necessary by the Board or its Legal Counsel.