Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 5/25/2025

Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room 211) on Tuesday, May 27 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:

• New Agenda Items:
  • PRIM Portfolio Review
  • Board to review regular session minutes of April 22, and executive session meeting of April 22.
• Administrative Agenda Items:
  • Monthly financial reporting for month ending March 2025
  • Discussion relating to the handling of the City’s appropriation due to the Board on 8/1/2025
  • Board to designate an Election Officer for Kelly Byrne’s board member position, term ending 9/9/2025
  • Board to approve election timeline for Kelly Byrne’s board member position, term ending 9/9/2025, Notice of Election and instructional memo to candidates
  • Board to approve new members as indicated on list provided in Board Member’s monthly packet
  • Discussion relating to Involuntary Retirement Application process
  • New application(s) for superannuation & termination retirement
  • Board to approve expense warrants
• Pending Agenda items:
  • Scott Perella –5 year repayment plan; oral agreement with member to mail payment on the 25th of each month- repayment to be completed by May 2029
  • Dori Zaleznik’s Needham Bill waiver request and refund of elected official service credit purchase tabled pending resolution of all litigation
  • Employee Handbook – Time Off Policy
  • Payroll Detail History Report – 2024 Retiree post-retirement earnings
  • April 24, 2025 Request to PERAC for PERAC’s tax advisor’s opinion re: recoupment of excess earnings and avenues to provide tax relief to affected retirees-response received on May 20, 2025
  • Current status of pending appeal cases – The Board may enter Executive Session.
• Director’s Report
• Correspondence:
  • MACRS Spring 2025 Preliminary Agenda
  • Independent Auditors’ Report On Schedules Of Employer Allocations And Schedules Of Pension Amounts By Employer For The Year Ended December 31, 2023
  • May 20, 2025 email from PERAC’s Sr. Associate General Counsel, Felicia McGinniss, Esq., for PERAC’s tax advisor’s opinion re: recoupment of excess earnings and avenues to provide tax relief to affected retirees

Newton Housing Partnership will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 27 at 5PM. The agenda includes the following (NOTE: Video link in agenda must be copied, not clicked):

• Approval of April 29, 2025 Meeting Summary
• Welcome to New Members
• Project Update Chart
• Partnership Discussion on Inclusionary Zoning Update
• Special Meetings
  • Fair Housing / Housing Partnership Integration
• Future In-Person Meetings
• Adjournment

Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre) on Tuesday, May 27 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Approval of minutes for meeting April 28 and May 5, 2025
• Brief report on grantee events attended by council members
• Modification request for Pro-Arte
• Grantee Reception
• Community Survey
• NCA meeting

Youth Commission Advisory Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Open meeting
• Quick Intros
  • Name, pronouns, school/work
• Work on event proposal
  • Clean up wording and incorporate full sentences
  • Discuss any questions
• Brief planning for next steps
  • Sending off to Youth Commission
• Close meeting

Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Agenda Items:
  • Update of Maintenance Building Project by Jeff Yost of RDA Design.
  • Approval of April 2025 Meeting Minutes.
  • Treasurer’s Report.
  • Sterling Golf Report.
• New Business:
  • Greens Subcommittee Report – meeting with architect Robert McNeil for future renovations.
  • Bunker Renovation Project – updated status of completion of project for payment.
• Old Business:
  • RFP 25 – 28 Golf Course Management Contract: contract has been officially signed after discussion by
    Sam Figler of Foundation and Kevin Osgood of Sterling.

UMass Mt. Ida Neighborhood Council will meet in person (Board Room of Shaw Hall, 100 Carlson Ave.) on Wednesday, May 28 at 10AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Welcome
• UMass Mt. Ida updates
• Neighborhood updates
• City updates
• Future agenda items
• Next meeting date
  * An optional walking tour of the campus will follow this meeting.

Newton Free Library Board of Trustees will meet in person (Trustees Room, Library) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 28 at 4:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Call Meeting to Order
• Minutes of April 30, 2025 (Vote)
• Reports:
  • President
    • Officer Nominations
  • Director
    • Unattended Child Policy Update (Vote)
    • Closing Procedures Briefing
    • Building and Library Updates
  • Treasurer/ Finance Committee
    • Budget draft for FY26
  • Development Committee
    • Spring Fling Recap
  • Friends of Newton Free Library
• Public Comment

Newton Citizens Commission on Energy will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• NCCE presentation to the joint Public Facilities and Zoning and Planning Committees meeting

Youth Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Open meeting
• Approve outstanding minutes from past meetings
• Finalize agenda for YCAB meeting on June 4, 2025
• Review Youth Commission application questions and Youth Commission Advisory Board application questions
• Review Youth Commission logo submission
• Discuss future meeting dates
• Close meeting