AUGUST 13, 2014 AGENDA

AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
TO BE HELD ON, AUGUST 13, 2014 AT 5:00P.M.

Agenda Item #1--Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meetings held on, July 9, 2014

Agenda Item #2-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuation applications submitted by:
1.Awilda Alvarez/School with 21 years and 8 months as of, 7/19/14
2.Alla Crespo/School with 20 years as of, 9/3/14
3.Angelina Florian/Community Development with 28 years as of, 8/20/14
4.Maria Graveline/School with 13 years and 7 months as of, 9/5/14
5.Mary Hurley/Former City Mayor with 15 years and 1 month as of, 7/4/14
6.Cynthia Kidder/School with 26 years and 2 months as of, 10/17/14
7.Mary Kuczarski/School with 29 years and 9 months as of, 9/13/14
8.Karen Levesque/School with 26 years and 10 months as of, 8/13/14
9.Maria Ross/School with 29 years as of, 8/9/14
10.District Fire Chief, Richard Stevens with 34 years and 9 months as of,8/1/14
FYI-final accidental disability approval, from P.E.R.A.C., for Firefighter, Thomas Denault and
Police Officer, David Barton

Agenda Item #3-Warrants
Vote to consider the payment of the following warrants
# 28 Expenses in the amount of $2,541.74
# 29 Refunds in the amount of $163,285.82
# 30 July Retiree Payments in the amount of $5,617,396.26 including redemption of $500,000.00
from the PRIT Fund
# 31 Expenses in the amount of $ PENDING

Agenda Item #4-Refunds
Vote to consider the fourteen (14) requests for refunds. The names have been submitted to their particular Department, to the Law Department and to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Agenda Item #5-Makeup of contributions
Vote to consider the makeup of contributions for Nydia Rodriguez-Allen, the State Retirement System will accept liability for 5 months and 8 days.

Agenda Item #6-Accidental Disability-William Smith/School Department
TABLED FROM JULY MEETING
Vote to consider the accidental disability application submitted by William Smith.
Represented by Attorney Katherine Lamondia-Wrinkle

Agenda Item #7-Accidental Disability-Christos Joanides/Public Works
Vote to consider the evidence of the application and responses of the medical panel pertaining to his application for accidental disability benefits. Represented by Attorney Katherine Lamondia-Wrinkle

Agenda Item #8-Accidental Disability-Henry Thomas/D.P.W.
Vote to consider the evidence of the application and responses of the medical panel pertaining to his application for accidental disability benefits. Represented by Attorney Thomas Downey.

Agenda Item #9-Involuntary Accidental Disability-Juan Ocasio/Police
TABLED FROM JUNE MEETING
Vote to consider the application submitted by the Police Commissioner.

Agenda Item #10-Check Printing and Direct Deposit Printing
Vote to consider implementing direct deposit for all retirees and mailing notices of direct deposits when
there is, only, a change in the net check.

Agenda Item #11-91A Non Compliance
Vote to consider the termination of retirement allowance for those retirees who have not complied with 91A regulations.

Agenda Item #12-Director’s Report

Agenda Item #13-Attorney’s Report

Agenda Item #14-New Business

Agenda Item #15-Old Business

F. Y. I
Monthly transfers for July 2014 June trial balance, general ledger, receipts, disbursements and adjusting journals.
PRIM Board update for June 2014
Treasurer’s reconciliation for June 2014
P.E.R.A.C. memo #26 Electronic Document submission training P.E.R.A.C. memo #27 Applicability of IRS PLR Regarding Taxation
P.E.R.A.C. memo #28 COLA for section 7 & 9 dependent allowance
Notice of Deaths