AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
SPRINGFIELD DPW CONFERENCE ROOM
70 TAPLEY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6, 2023 AT 5:00 P.M.
Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meeting held on November 1, 2023.
Agenda Item #2-MGL Chapter 32 Section 91A Hearing-Excess Earnings-Frank Arduino-Police Department
Hearing to discuss excess earnings under MGL Chapter 32, Section 91A.
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Agenda Item #3-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application-Daniel Gramarossa-Fire Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel for Involuntary Accidental Disability benefits submitted by Commissioner Bernard Calvi.
Agenda Item #4-Involuntary Ordinary/Accidental and Voluntary Accidental Disability Applications-Anthony Amato-Fire Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the Involuntary Ordinary/Accidental Disability application submitted by Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi, and the Voluntary Accidental Disability application submitted by Anthony Amato, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #5-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application-Mark A Correa-Fire Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the application for Involuntary Accidental Disability benefits
submitted by Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #6-Involuntary Accidental Disability Application-Robert Bellucci Jr.-Police Department
Vote to consider the acceptance of the application for Involuntary Accidental Disability benefits submitted by Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #7-Accidental Disability Application-Daniel Dirienzo-Water and Sewer Commission
Vote to consider the acceptance of the Accidental Disability application submitted by Daniel Dirienzo, and request that PERAC convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #8-Superannuation Applications
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuation Applications:
1. Mark Bacon, Police Officer, Police Department with 32 years and 11 months as of January 3, 2024.
2. Kathleen Breck, Deputy City Solicitor, Law Department with 36 years and 5 months as of February 2, 2024.
3. Edward Cass, Police Officer, Police Department with 34 years and 11 months as of January 3, 2024.
4. James Crogan, Police Officer, Police Department with 32 years as of January 2, 2024.
5. William Deuso, Auto Refuse Col Driver Semi, Department of Public Works with 36 years and 6 months as of January 19, 2024.
6. Sandra Federico, Director of Elder Affairs, Elder Affairs with 30 years and 3 months as of January 30, 2024.
7. Michael Hutter, Photo Id Technician, Police Department with 18 years and 7 months as of January 17, 2024.
8. Gifford Jenkins, Police Officer, Police Department with 37 years and 6 months as of January 2, 2024.
9. Janet LaVallee, Community Training Officer I, Fire Department with 15 years and 3 months as of February 17, 2024.
10. Kevin McCaffrey, Police Officer, Police Department, with 33 years and 5 months as of January 3, 2024.
11. Louis Rosario Jr., Police Lieutenant, Police Department, with 34 years and 2 months as of January 3, 2024.
12. Alvin Skinner, Senior Custodian, School Department with 37 years and 7 months as of January 3, 2024.
Agenda Item #9-Superannuation Calculations
Vote to approve the six (6) retirement allowance calculations as presented to the Board according to statute.
Agenda Item #10-Redeposit of Refunds and Makeup of Contributions
Vote to consider the redeposit of refunds to:
1. Christopher Baymon, Sped Para Educator, School Department, for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2021.
2. Nathaniel Pace, Classroom Para Educator, School Department, for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2022.
3. Shaquille Pace, Para in Training, School Department, for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2022.
4. Robert Wilson, Control Technician, School Department, for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2023.
Agenda Item #11-Warrants
Vote to reaffirm the approval of the following warrants:
Warrant #63 Expenses in the amount of $5,937.71
Warrant #64 Refunds in the amount of $124,213.94
Warrant #65 Transfers in the amount of $215,694.22
Warrant #66 Expenses in the amount of $63,121.28
Warrant #67 Refunds in the amount of $5,246.74
Warrant #68 Expenses in the amount of $12,502.27
Warrant #69 Retirement payroll in the amount of $7,760,848.12
and redemption from the PRIT fund in the amount of $5,850,000.00
Agenda Item #12-Refunds/Transfers to Other Systems
Vote to consider the forty-two (42) requests for refunds and transfers to other systems as presented to the Board. The names have been submitted to their particular Department, the Law Department and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Agenda Item #13-New Members
Vote to consider the sixty-five (65) New Members for membership due to their employment within the member units of the Springfield Retirement System as presented to the Board.
Agenda Item #14-Benefits under Section 101
Vote to consider survivor benefits to the beneficiary of Giles Daigneau of the Police Department-Deceased
Agenda Item #15-Monthly Financial Reports
Vote to accept the monthly trial balance, cash receipts, cash disbursements, journal entries and general ledger reports for the month of October as presented to the Board.
Agenda Item #16-Director’s Report
• 840 CMR 28.00 Electronic Signatures
Agenda Item #17-Attorney’s Report
Agenda Item #18-Old Business
Agenda Item #19-New Business
Reports and Notices
PERAC Memos
#23-Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) & Supplemental
#24-Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) Policy
#24a-Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) Policy
#25-Cybersecurity Training
#26-Pension Fraud Prevention Campaign
October PRIT Fund Update
Boston Millennia Quarterly Reports
Treasurer’s Reconciliations
Budget Balances as of November
Monthly Transfers as of November
Recent Retiree Deaths
List of Injury Reports
Monthly Cash Flow
Next Monthly Board Meeting: January 10, 2024 @ 5:00 P.M.
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. Items listed for discussion in Executive Session may be conducted in open session in addition to or in lieu of discussion in Executive Session.