October 2023 Retirement Board Meeting

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

Section I: Regular Business:

Minutes:

Minutes of September 29, 2023                                  Regular Session

Minutes of September 29, 2023                                  Executive Session                                      

Warrants:

Warrant #7 Dated July 31, 2023                                 $ 4,391,911.44 Final

Warrant #8 Dated August 31, 2023                            $ 4,945,049.49 Final

Warrant #9 Dated September 30, 2023                      $ 4,443,470.94 Partial

Warrant #10 Dated October 31, 2023                         $    369,838.09 Partial

Warrant #11 Dated November 30, 2023                     $        6,753.00 Partial  

Trial Balance as of August 31, 2023:                         $ 247,473,211.93                                                       

Accounting & Banking Reports Presented to Board for Review:

August 2023

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 #20/2023:         Mandatory Retirement Board Member Training – 4th Quarter 2023

Memo #21/2023:         Upcoming Public Hearings on PERAC Regulations

Memo #22/2023:         Appropriation Data Due October 31, 2023

Investments:

Portfolio Update and Review as of September 2023

Annual Manager Reviews:

Wellington     

Ameriprise/Columbia Threadneedle

Westfield

Black Rock

PRIT Vintage Year 2024 Commitment Vote

2024 Budget:

Draft 2024 Budget for review and vote

 

Section II: Membership:

Military Service Purchase:

Board to discuss Military Purchases for those members with less than 10 years of creditable service.

Section 91A Excess Earnings:

Kenneth Rood has excess earnings in the amount of $43,722.24.  These funds will be deducted from his monthly retirement allowance for the period of December 2023 through December 2024.

Member Policy:

Board to discuss possible changes to the current new member policy.

New Hires:

Town:

9%       Dwyer, Tracey, Group 1, Custodian

            Perm. Full-time: $950.36 weekly

            Start Date: October 16, 2023

9%       Farina, Kellie, Group 1, Kitchen Supervisor

            Perm. Full-time: $853.44 weekly

            Start Date: September 18, 2023

School:         

9%       Drew, Kenneth, Group 1, In-House Suspension Supervisor

            Perm. Full-time: $2,284.91 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 10, 2023

9%       Dutch, Stephen, Group 1, Custodian

            Perm. Full-time: $1,921.60 bi-weekly

            Start Date: September 25, 2023

9%       Fabry, Julie, Group 1, Paraprofessional

            Perm. Full-time: $1,320.08 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 23, 2023

9%       Gangemi, Luciana, Group 1, Paraprofessional

            Perm. Full-time: $1,000.28 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 23, 2023

9%       Holmes, William, Group 1, Custodian

            Perm. Full-time: $1,921.60 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 2, 2023

9%       Makarski, Elizabeth, Group 1, Cafeteria Worker

            Perm. Full-time: $1,111.08 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 16, 2023

9%       Silva, Krystin, Group 1, Team Leader-Food Services

            Perm. Full-time: $1,010.29 bi-weekly

            Start Date: October 16, 2023

Transfers:

Town:

Beder, Jonathan, Group 1, DPW Director

Total Creditable Service of Twenty-Five (25) Years, Four (4) Months:

Plymouth Creditable Service Only is Eleven (11) Years, Eleven (11) Months: 3/21/2011-3/10/2023

Total Transfer to Norfolk Country Retirement: $251,450.08

School:

Caruso-Stracco, Antonietta, Group 1, Paraprofessional

Seven (7) Years, Nine (9) Months Creditable Service (9/1/2023-6/16/2023)

Total Transfer to State Retirement Board: $18,279.46

Shay, Thomas, Group 1, Custodian

Five (5) Years, Seven (7) Months Creditable Service (1/4/2016-8/27/2021)

Total Transfer to Barnstable County Retirement: $21,229.40

Buybacks:

School:

Lowman, Dawn, Group 1, Student Service Secretary, has requested to purchase one (1) year, four (4) months of creditable service for the period of August 30, 2018, through August 23, 2020, for prior service with the School Department.

Total Buyback Amount is: $2,125.02.

Retirements:

Town:

Ferguson, Carol, Group 1, Highway Department Administrative Assistant

Twenty-Six (26) Years, Nine (9) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt: B

Retirement Date: November 24, 2023

Vecchi, Scott, Group 4, Police Sergeant

Thirty-Three (33) Years Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt B

Retirement Date December 20, 2023

School:

Crane, Jennifer, Group 1, Special needs Aide

Ten (10) Years, Nine (9) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt B

Retirement Date: November 8, 2023

Executive Session:

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(3), the Board will enter into Executive Session to discuss ongoing litigation.

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(1), The Board will enter into Executive Session to vote the Accidental Disability Retirement Application of former Police Officer, Adam Larsen.