March 2025 Retirement Board Meeting

PLYMOUTH RETIREMENT BOARD Friday, March 28, 2025 8:35 a.m.

212 South Meadow Road, Unit #3 Plymouth MA 02360

This meeting of the Town of Plymouth Retirement Board will be held in person.

Section I: Regular Business:

Minutes:

Minutes of February 28, 2025                         Regular Session

Minutes of February 28, 2025                        Executive Session               

Warrants:

Warrant # 1 Dated  January 31, 2025                         $ 3,148,822.57            Final

Warrant # 2 Dated  February 28, 2025                       $ 3,498,533.39            Partial

Warrant # 3 Dated  March 31, 2025                           $    798,701.62            Partial

Warrant # 4 Dated April 1, 2025                                $        7,164.26            Partial 

Trial Balance as of January 2025:                              $275,581,691.24                    

January 2025 Accounting & Banking Reports Presented to Board for Review:

Rockland Trust Checking & Money Market Acct Statements

Rockland Trust Checking & Money Market Acct Treasurer’s Reconciliations

Trial Balance

Cash Receipts

Cash Disbursements

Adjustments

Public Comment:

New/Old Business:

PERAC Memos:

Memo #8/2025:           Investment Manager Statements via PROSPER

Memo #9/2025:           Actuarial Data

Memo #10/2025:        Tobacco Company List

Memo :11/2025:          Updated Form SSA-1945: Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security

PERAC 2024 Annual Statement:

Board to review and vote the draft 2024 PERAC Annual Statement.

2024 Budget v. Actual at 12/31/24

Board to review and vote 2024 Budget v. Actual at December 31, 2024

Investments:

  • Performance Update and Review

Section II: Membership:

New Hires:

Town:

9%       Balboni, Tyler, Group 1, Motor Equipment Operator – Highway

            Perm. Full-time: $1,026.46 weekly

            Start Date: March 24, 2025

 

9%       Gibbons, Richard, Group 1 Administrative Secretary-CAL

            Perm. Full-time: $986.18 weekly

            Start Date: March 10, 2025

 

9%       Holmes, Sherry, Group 1, Transportation Engineer

            Perm. Full-time: $2126.10 weekly

            Start Date: March 31, 2025

 

9%       Leite, Manuel, Group 1, Library Director

            Perm. Full-time: $1,806.86 weekly

            Start Date: April 7, 2025

 

9%       Shurtleff, Chad, Group 1, Building Custodian-Police

            Perm. Full-time: $990.94 weekly

            Start Date: March 17, 2025

 

School:

 

9%       Joyce, Whitney, Group 1, Van Driver

            Minimum 20 hours per week: Pay Varies

            Start Date: January 21, 2025 

 

9%       MacLean, Daniel, Group 1, Custodian

            Perm. Full-time: $1,780.39 bi-weekly

            Start Date: February 24, 2025

 

9%       Ollerhead, Diana, Group 1, Administrative Assistant (Rehire)

            Perm. Full-time: $1583.35 bi-weekly

            Start Date: February 24, 2025

 

Refunds:

Town:

 

Burchill, Annikka, Group 1, Benefits Administrator

Nine (9) Years, Four (4) Months Creditable Service (2/17/2015-6/30/2024)

Total Refund Including FWT: $65,354.41

 

Malone, Ashley, Group 1, Procurement Assistant

Four (4) Years, Two (2) Months Creditable Service (6/6/2016-9/4/2020)

Total Refund Including FWT: $23,999.68

 

McLauglin, Michael, Group 1, Maintenance Worker

Refund of deductions paid to the Retirement System for supplemental pay while receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits.

Total Refund Including FWT: $373.27

 

Triffletti, Frank, Town Moderator

Four (4) Years, Seven (7) Months Creditable Service (9/20/2007-1/1/2011)

Total Refund: $144.50

School:

 

May, Glenn, Group 1, Custodian

Three (3) Years, Five (5) Months Creditable Service (6/7/2021-2/27/2025)

Total Refund Including FWT: 16,879.68

Transfers:

School:

Custodio, Mark, Group 1, Custodian

Ten (10) Months Creditable Service (1/30/2022-12/15/2022)

Total Transfer to Plymouth County Retirement Service: $34,122.56

 

Dunay, Amalia, Group 1, Secretary

Three (3) Months Creditable Service (3/17/2008-6/20/2008)

Total Transfer to State Retirement Board: $661.57

 

Buybacks:

Town:

Goldberg, Joseph, Group 1, Memorial Hall Event Manager, has requested to purchase a prior refund of one (1) year, two (2) months service with the State Retirement Board. The State Retirement Board will take liability for this service.

Total Buyback Amount: $29,121.27

 

3(8)(c ) Liability:

 

School:

Carrie (Reardon) Hunt, former Special Needs Aide for the School Department, is currently a member of the State Retirement Board. Ms. Hunt worked from April 5, 1988, through April 7, 1992, and took a refund of her deductions on July 25, 1994, in the amount of $5,250.64. Ms. Hunt is requesting repurchase of her prior refund. If proper repayment of deductions and interest is made to the State Board of Retirement, will the Board take 3(8)(c) Liability for three (3) years and six (6) months of creditable service?

 

Carrie (Reardon) Hunt, former Special Needs Aide for the School Department, is currently a member of the State Retirement Board.  Ms. Hunt worked from November 10, 1997, through April 23, 1999, and took a refund of her deductions on March 31, 2001, in the amount of $892.80. Ms. Hunt is requesting repurchase her prior refund. If proper repayment of deductions and interest is made to the State Board of Retirement, will the Board take 3(8)(c) Liability for one (1) year and five (5) months of creditable service?

 

Retirements:

 

School:

Parsons, Karel, Group 1, Paraprofessional

Twenty (20) Years, One (1) Month Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: Opt. B

Retirement Date: February 28, 2025

 

Armfield, Jodi, Group 1, School Health Aide

Eighteen (18) Years, Five (5) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: Opt. B

Retirement Date: March 28, 2025

Section III: Executive Session:

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(1), The Board will enter into Executive Session to hold an Evidentiary Hearing on the Accidental Disability Retirement Application of Jason Higgins, Group 4, Police Captain.

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(1), The Board will enter into Executive Session to review the Regional Medical Panel results and vote the Accidental Disability Retirement Application of former School Department Custodian, Timothy Oliver.