Welcome to the City of Springfield’s Retirement System Website

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Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Welcome to our website. We have included many interesting items and numerous links for you to utilize. If you have questions and or comments, please feel free to email the Retirement Staff. You can find the listing of the Staff under the "Retirement System" tab. 

The Springfield Retirement System is a mandatory retirement plan for nearly all full-time and part-time employees of the City of Springfield, the Springfield Housing Authority and the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.

70 Tapley Street, Springfield, MA 01104 

Phone: 413-787-6090   Fax: 413-787-6046


The Springfield Retirement System, through our software with Pension Technology Group (PTG), offers you access to your information through the Employee Self Service (ESS) Web Portal.

The ESS Web Portal module can be securely accessed  going to one of the following:


 

If you are an active member of the Springfield Retirement System, meet the Chapter 32, Section 1 definition of a veteran and, for any reason, have not entered into an agreement with the Springfield Retirement Board to purchase your military service time, or you have entered an agreement, but have not completed the purchase, please read this NOTICE closely as there have been significant changes to veterans' buybacks signed into law.

Read Full Article | 07-28-2025

The Springfield Retirement Board is seeking proposals from qualified Legal Services firms and/or Attorneys specializing in providing legal services/advice to Massachusetts Public Employee Defined Benefit Plans governed under the provisions of MGL Chapter 32 and Regulations of the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission 840 CMR.
The RFP will be available on July 14, 2025 and may be obtained by emailing sbaltazar@springfieldcityhall.com

Read Full Article | 07-14-2025