Newton Retirement Board will meet in person (Room 205) on Tuesday, May 28 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:
- New Agenda Items:
- Evidentiary Hearing on an Accidental Disability Retirement application – Evidentiary Hearing (NOTE: The Board may enter into Executive Session)
- Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) Portfolio Review by Laura Strickland, Senior Client Services Officer
- Public hearing to discuss FY25 retiree cost-of-living increase
- Review regular session minutes of meeting held April 23, 2024
- Review executive session minutes of meeting held April 23, 2024
- Discussion of PERAC Memo #13/2024 – Revised PERAC regulation 840 CMR 15.01 regarding retiree affidavit compliance.
- Administrative Agenda Items:
- Monthly financial reporting for month ending March 2024
- Board to approve new members as indicated on list provided in Board Member’s monthly packet
- Receipt of request for member survivor allowance pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 32, s.12(2)(d)
- Board to acknowledge the following request to rescind application for superannuation retirement
- New application(s) for superannuation & termination retirement
- Board to approve the expense warrants
- Pending Agenda Items:
- Workers Compensation offset – received executed 5-year repayment agreement and 1st monthly payment
- Elected Officials – purchase of prior non-membership service – on hold pending receipt of PERAC opinion requested on 4/4/24
- Discussion relating to Pension Technology Group (PTG) modules (Employee Self Service and Document Imaging) and scanning project
- Discussion relating to updating the Newton Retirement Board’s Investment Policy/Cash reserves
- Vote to approve transfer from PRIT to MMDT effective June 1, 2024 to cover monthly expenses
- Retirement Office staff policy and procedures handbook update-Discrimination Prevention Policy tabled from April 23, 2024 meeting
- Pre-employment physicals – update
- January 1, 2024 Actuarial Valuation Report – pending
- 4/2/2024 Letter to Mayor Fuller in response to anonymous letter received on 3/28/2024 re: post retirement employment – response pending
- Current status of pending appeal cases – NOTE: The Board may enter Executive Session
- Director’s Report
Council on Aging and Advisory Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Welcome members and guests
- Approve minutes of last COA meeting
- Cooper Center Update
- Community Project Update June 4
- The Cooper Center for Active Living nominated for the People’s Choice Award for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge
- Needs Assessment Project Update
- Department of Senior Services Update
- FY 2025 Budget
- Open positions
- Ordinance Update
- City of Newton Committees, Boards or Commissions Reports
- Older adults representation on working groups
- Other issues
- Miscellaneous FYI
- Article by Julie Nordstrand: Late Adulthood: A New Stage of Life for You and Your Family (ecdol.org)
Design Review Committee – Countryside School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 29 at 6PM. The agenda includes building design updates.
A Countryside Elementary School Community Meeting will be held virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 29 at 7PM,after the DRC meeting. The agenda includes a community presentation and discussion of swing space.
Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, May 30 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Approval of April 2024 Minutes
- Treasurer’s Report
- Sterling Golf Operator’s Report
- New Business:
- Review bids submitted for maintenance building project.
- June 2024 Meeting: Election of officers