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Cambridge Retirement Board Meeting

Location

Sheila Tobin Conference Room
125 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 104
Cambridge, MA 02140

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Description

Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the Cambridge Retirement System is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Board. This will be a hybrid meeting, held in-person at 125 CambridgePark Drive and also via videoconference. The link to join the videoconference is: https://zoom.us/j/3881768511?pwd=RWkrVmRJMnhEM0pKS0xwckFFdnlNdz09
Cambridge Retirement Board Meeting
Sheila Tobin Conference Room 125 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 104 Cambridge, MA 02140
Monday, 2/5/2024 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
  1. Minutes
    Vote to consider the regular minutes of the meeting held on January 2, 2024. Vote to consider the executive session minutes of the meeting held on January 2, 2024.
  2. Warrants
    Vote to consider payment of warrant #2 in the amount of $9,189,961.12 and warrant #3 in the amount of $454,249.39.
  3. Superannuations
    Vote to consider the Superannuation retirement applications submitted by: Nancy Glowa, City Solicitor with thirty years, one month; Yolanda Hernandez, Employee Benefits Representative, Human Resources Dept. with thirty-nine years, nine months; Kevin Lawson, Firefighter with twenty-eight years, one month; Susan M. Pahigian, Staff Librarian with twenty-four years, ten months; Catherine Scrive, Leasing Officer II, Housing Authority with twenty-five years, eight months; Diane Zaferiou, Library Assistant with sixteen years, four months.
  4. Redeposits / Make-up / Liability
    Vote to consider the make-up of prior service for: 1. James J. Carvello, 6 months (pro-rated) 2. Kristen J. Emack, 1 year (pro-rated) 3. Jason H. Fehrnstrom, 11 months (pro-rated), request acceptance of liability 4. Jenna K. Peterson, 6 months (pro-rated) 5. Ann-Codinne C. Savain, 5 months (pro-rated)
  5. Refund Applications
    Vote to consider five refund applications submitted in January.
  6. Accidental Disability Benefit - Howard Smith
    Vote to consider the reports of the medical panel in the Accidental Disability application filed by Howard Smith, a Firefighter. Mr. Smith is represented by Attorney Timothy Smyth.
  7. Accidental Disability Benefit - Maureen Van Stry
    Vote to consider the responses of the medical panel in the Accidental Disability application filed by Maureen Van Stry, a Paraprofessional in the School Dept. Ms. Van Stry is not represented by an attorney.
  8. Accidental Disability Application - Raymond Pina
    Vote to consider the Accidental Disability application filed by Raymond Pina, a Detective in the Police Dept. Mr. Pina is represented by Attorney Thomas Gibson.
  9. Survivor Benefit - Maureen Morris
    Vote to consider survivor benefits pursuant to Section 12 (2) (d) for the surviving spouse of Maureen Morris, Administrative Assistant in the Dept. of Public Works. Ms. Morris died on
    January 21, 2024.
  10. Review of Executive Session Minutes
    In response to an Open Meeting Law request, consider the release of Executive Session minutes from 2020-2023.
  11. Executive Director Search Process
    Vote to consider acceptance of a job description and any further action in the hiring process for the Executive Director of the Cambridge Retirement System.
  12. PERAC Memos
    PERAC Memo #1 re: 840 CMR 10:10(3) & 10:15(1)(c) - Annual Review of Medical Testing Fee PERAC Memo #2 re: 2024 Interest Rate Set at 0.1% PERAC Memo #3 re: Required Minimum Distribution: Now Age 73 for this Year's Notifications PERAC Memo #4 re: 2024 Limits under Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2002 PERAC Memo #5 re: 2024 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010 PERAC Memo #6 re: COLA Notice PERAC Memo #7 re: Buyback and Make-up Repayment Worksheets PERAC Memo #8 re: PROSPER COLA Submission is Almost Here!
  13. Old Business
  14. New Business
    The Board may discuss items which were unanticipated at the time that the agenda was created.
  15. Executive Session
  16. Chairman's Report
  17. Executive Director's Report
  18. FYI
    List of Retirees who died in January 2024 Segal Marco - Preliminary Analysis of Investment Performance - December 31, 2023 Correspondence from Attorney Quirk re: Anti-Spiking Matters Correspondence from Attorney Quirk re: The Hero Act UBS Flash Report, 4Q23 Manager/Vendor Disclosures: Mellon Emerging Markets Index Fund, Mellon Small Cap Index Fund November Financials: General Ledger, Summary of Accounts, Trial Balance, Adjustments, Cash Disbursements, Cash Receipts, Wire Transfers, Bank Reconciliation.
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