AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
TO BE HELD ON, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 AT 5:00 P.M.
Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meetings held on, October 7, 2015
Agenda Item #2-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuations:
1. Allen Butler-Inspector Assessors Dept with 12 years and 11 months as of, 1/18/16
2. Mary Fleury-Sr. Clerk Typist Police Dept with 22 years and 5 months as of, 1/19/16
3. Bettye Frederic-Deputy Health Commissioner with 38 years and 4 months as of 10/30/15
4. Deborah Landry-Para Boland Elementary School with 16 years and 11 months as of, 11/14/15
5. James McCoubrey-Facilities Maint’ce Coordinator with 35 years and 7 months as of, 1/5/16
6. Angel Rivera-Water & Sewer Foreman II with 35 years as of, 2/6/16
7. Lisa Placanica-Principal Clerk Police Dept with 18 years as of, 1/2/16
8. Edward Burnham-Police Officer with 32 years as of, 1/5/16
Agenda Item #3-Warrants
Vote to consider the approval of the following warrants:
• Warrant #41-Expenses in the amount of $15,092.41
• Warrant #42-Refunds in the amount of $162,364.82
• Warrant #43-August Retiree Benefits in the amount of $5,846,194.45
• Warrant #44-Expenses in the amount of $ 45,292.58
Agenda Item #4-Refunds
Vote to consider the ten (10) 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:
1. Rebecca Herrera-School LPN Para for the refund from the State Board of Retirement in 2013
2. Luz Negron-Clerk at SHA for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2010
3. Nathalie Wayland-School Para for the refund from the Springfield Retirement System in 2013
Agenda Item #6-Termination of Retirement Benefits
Notice of hearing was sent to Retiree, Peter Doherty for failure to comply with MGL c. 32 s. 8 (a)
Agenda Item #7-Involuntary Ordinary or Accidental Disability-Enrique Rosario/Fire Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel including the evidence of the involuntary application submitted by Fire Commissioner, Joseph Conant for Firefighter Enrique Rosario for an ordinary or an accidental disability benefit.
Agenda Item #8-Involuntary Accidental Disability-Dwayne Fields/Fire Department
Vote to consider the application submitted by Commissioner Joseph Conant for Firefighter, Dwayne Fields and to consider a request to P.E.R.A.C. to convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #9-Involuntary Accidental Disability-Michael Guyer/Fire Department
Vote to consider the application submitted by Commissioner Joseph Conant for Firefighter, Michael Guyer and to consider a request to P.E.R.A.C. to convene a medical panel.
Agenda Item #10-Involuntary Accidental Disability-David Franco/Police Department
Vote to consider the application submitted by Commissioner John Barbieri for Police Officer, David Franco and to consider a request to P.E.R.A.C. to convene a medical panel. David Franco has also filed an application for an accidental disability.
Agenda Item #11-Accidental Disability-Luis Astacio/DPW Traffic Department
Vote to consider the completed disability application submitted by Mr. Astacio and to consider a request to P.E.R.A.C. to convene a medical panel. Mr. Astacio is represented by Attorney Robert Santaniello.
Agenda Item #12-Director’s Report
2016 Administrative Budget
Draft of Independent Auditor’s Report
Agenda Item #13 Attorney’s Report
Agenda Item #14 Old Business
Agenda Item #15 New Business
F. Y. I.
• Treasurer’s reconciliations for September 2015
• Trial Balance, General Ledger, Receipts, Disbursement and Adjusting entries for August 2015
• PRIT fund report for September 2015
• Monthly transfers for September 2015
• Budget balances as of, September 30, 2015
• Recent Retiree Deaths