October 7, 2015, Agenda

AGENDA FOR THE SPRINGFIELD RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
TO BE HELD ON, OCTOBER 7, 2015 AT 5:00 P.M.

Agenda Item #1-Minutes
Vote to consider approving the minutes of the meetings held on, September 2, 2015

Agenda Item #2-Superannuations
Vote to consider the acceptance of the following Superannuations:
1. Roxanna Alvarez, Paraprofessional at Milton Bradley School with 24 years and 6 months as of 9/12/15
2. Susan Becker, School Paraprofessional with 28 years as of 9/29/15
3. Lois Butler, School Crossing Guard with 23 years and 9 months as of 9/13/15
4. Cynthia Caporaso, School Program Manager with 18 years and 1 month as of 10/29/15
5. Michael Carney, Police Detective with 35 years and 9 months as of 1/3/16
6. Gloria Chechile, School Paraprofessional with 17 years as of 9/23/15
7. Sandra Harnum, School Paraprofessional with 24 years as of 12/8/15
8. Barbara Kiczko, Springfield Housing Authority, Acct. Clerk with 28 years and 3 months as of 1/2/16
9. Mary Little, School Cafeteria Worker with 14 years and 2 months as of 9/28/15
10. Michael Mascaro, School Facilities Manager with 39 years as of 10/3/15
11. Maureen Smith, School Cafeteria Worker with 15 years and 6 months as of 9/22/15
12. Jeanne M. Wroblewski, School Specialist with 18 years as of 10/27/15
13. Cynthia Staples, School Clerk Secretary with 15 years and 8 months as of 11/20/15

Agenda Item #3-Warrants
Vote to consider the approval of the following warrants:
• Warrant #37-Expenses in the amount of $1,620.00
• Warrant #38-Refunds in the amount of $79,582.24
• Warrant #39-August Retiree Benefits in the amount of $5,951,288.87
• Warrant #40-Expenses in the amount of $ 81,383.13

Agenda Item #4-Refunds
Vote to consider the nineteen (19) 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
1. Vote to consider the redeposit of refunds to:
Janette Cartagena, School Para for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2007
Larena Clark, School Para for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2015
Raymond Estrada, Laborer with W&S from Springfield Retirement System 2002
Steven Fowler, School Para for the refund from Hampden County Ret System in 2015
Michael Puza, Laborer with W&S from Westfield Retirement System in 2014
Shantea Lopez, School Para for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2015
Doris Lane, School Para for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2010
Pamela Sergienko, School Nurse for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2013
Wisinley Leon, School Para for the refund from Springfield Retirement System in 2015

2. Vote to consider the makeup of contributions to:
Kevin Duquette, Building Inspector for 25 weeks of prior Springfield temporary employment
William Talty, Parks Department for the first 6 months of employment in that department
Kevin McCaffrey, Police Officer for Cadet time of 2 years and 6 months
Vincent Valletti, Firefighter for 1 year and 7 months of employment in the W & S Comm.
John F. Russell, Firefighter for 4 months and 1 week of employment at the Park & W/S Comm.
John Murphy, Fire Captain for 1 year and 2 months of employment at the Park Department

Agenda Item #6-Involuntary Accidental Disability-Firefighter, Brian Tredo
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel and the evidence of the involuntary application
submitted by Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant for accidental disability benefits for Brian Tredo.

Agenda Item#7-Accidental Disability-Martin Bono, School Department
Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel and the evidence of the application submitted by
Martin Bono for accidental disability benefits.

Agenda Item #8-Violation of Chapter 91 (c) – Jose Santiago, School Department
Vote to consider the suspension of pension benefits.

Agenda Item #9-Director’s Report
2016 Administrative Budget

Agenda Item #10Attorney’s Report

Agenda Item #11 Old Business

Agenda Item #12 New Business

F. Y. I.
• Recent Retiree Deaths
• Treasurer’s reconciliations for August 2015
• Trial Balance, General Ledger, Receipts, Disbursement and Adjusting entries for August 2015
• PRIT fund report for August 2015
• Budget balances
• Monthly transfers