AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
TO BE HELD ON, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 AT 5:00 P.M.

Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meetings held on, January 6, 2016

Agenda Item #2-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuations:
1. Bette Goulet, SHA Purchasing clerk with 10 years as of 2/17/16
2. Thomas Kennedy, Police Lieutenant with 35 years and 6 months as of 2/27/16
3. William Sepulveda, Firefighter with 28 years and 4 months as of 1/20/16
4. Raymond Ziemba, Water & Sewer Commission with 41 years as of 2/1/16

Agenda Item #3-Warrants
Vote to consider the approval of:
Warrant #2 Expenses in the amount of $809,753.11
Warrant #3 Refunds in the amount of $166,523.49
Warrant #4 January Retiree allowances in the amount of $5,870,566.72

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

Agenda Item #5-Redeposit of Refunds and Makeup of Contributions
Vote to consider the redeposit of refunds to:
5. Timothy Ferriter, Parks Department refund from Springfield Retirement System in 1995
6. Michele Moore, School Paraprofessional refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2014
7. Adelai Mertilien-Cornet, Fire Dispatcher refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2015

Agenda Item #6-91A Overearnings
At the request of Retiree, Frank Arduino, to discuss overearnings information from P.E.R.A.C.

Agenda Item #7-Calendar for Board Election
Vote to adopt the election process

Agenda Item #8-Creditable Service
Vote to consider the request from Vincent Penna to accept 4 months of creditable service.

Agenda Item #9-Accidental Death Benefits
Vote to consider section 9 benefits for the surviving spouse of retired Firefighter, James McGuire,
Mrs. Sharon McGuire.

Agenda Item #10-Accidental Disability-William Sepulveda/Fire Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel, the Members application and Treating Physician Statement for accidental disability benefits for Firefighter Sepulveda.

Agenda Item #11-Accidental Disability-Matthew Cincotta/Fire Department
Vote to consider the application for accidental disability benefits submitted by Matthew Cincotta. Mr. Cincotta is represented by Attorney Joseph Donnellan.

Agenda Item #12-Accidental Disability-Jose Alves/Facilities
Vote to consider the application for accidental disability benefits submitted by Jose Alves.
Mr. Alves is represented by Attorney Paul Lalonde.

Agenda Item #13-Accidental Disability-Christopher Mullen/D.P.W.
Vote to consider the application for accidental disability benefits submitted by Christopher Mullen.
Mr. Mullen is represented by Attorney Charles Casartello.

Agenda Item #14- Accidental Disability-Alejandro Colon/D.P.W.
Vote to consider the application for accidental disability benefits submitted by Alejandro Colon.
Mr. Colon is represented by Attorney Peter J. Moran.

Agenda Item #15-Director’s Report

Agenda Item #16-Attorney’s Report

Agenda Item #17-Old Business

Agenda Item #18-New Business

F. Y. I.
• Treasurer’s Reconciliation for December 2016
• P.E.R.A.C. memo’s:
#1-Schedule 7 Reports
#2-2016 Federal Limitations on Compensation
#3-2016 Limits under section 23, c.131 of the Acts of 2010
#4-COLA notice
#5-Mandatory Board Member Training
#6-Mandatory Ethics Training
#7-2016 Interest Rate set at 0.1%

• Recent Retiree Deaths
• PRIT fund update, December 2015