Ipswich public meetings in 2023
10 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review October 30, 2023, minutes and discuss private equity vintage years. The agenda includes updates on new enrollments, retirements, liability requests, and the Executive Director's report.
- Discussion of Private Equity Vintage Year
- Review of new enrollments and retirements
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Review of Board Secretary position description
- WRRS request to reconsider liability for Reserve Police Service
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. Discussion items include a revised administrative budget, hiring outside consulting services, and updates to office protocols and meeting procedures.
- Hearing on overearnings issue regarding Thomas Colpitts
- Revised Administrative Budget to add a Board Secretary
- Proposal to remove the second signature requirement on checks over $10,000
- Hiring outside consulting services
- Disability hearings for Michael Arahovites, Kim DiOrio-McGonnell, and Brian Murphy
Essex Regional Retirement
The Advisory Council will meet to discuss retirement system updates and the 2024 budget. The agenda also includes an update on the 2023 salary survey and the first member election for the Retirement Board.
- Approval of April 26, 2023 meeting minutes
- 2023 Salary Survey update
- Review of ERRS 2024 Budget
- Update on Essex Regional Retirement Board first member election
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. The meeting includes annual fund manager presentations and a discussion of the draft 2024 Administrative Budget.
- Annual Fund Manager Meeting with Ascent Venture Partners
- Annual Fund Manager Meeting with BlackRock
- Draft 2024 Administrative Budget
- Web Hosting Agreement
- 91A Termination Hearing for David A. Ford
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review a 2022 audit presentation by Powers & Sullivan and discuss the preliminary 2024 administrative budget. The meeting also includes updates on member elections and a proposed sick leave policy amendment.
- 2022 Audit Presentation by Powers & Sullivan
- Preliminary 2024 Administrative Budget discussion
- Sick Leave Policy Amendment discussion
- First Member Election update
- Approval of warrants for payroll and cash disbursements
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. The meeting includes an annual fund manager meeting with Ascent Venture Partners and an executive session for a disability hearing.
- Annual Fund Manager Meeting with Ascent Venture Partners
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Executive Session: Disability Hearing for Kim DiOrio-McGonnell
- Executive Session: Discussion of security personnel, devices, or strategies
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. The meeting includes reports on 5% COLA vote results and firefighter service calculations.
- Review of 5% COLA vote results
- Call Firefighter Service Calculations discussion
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Executive Session: Disability Hearing for Harold White
- Executive Session: Litigation Strategy
Essex Regional Retirement
The Board will conduct business including approving minutes, processing new enrollments and retirements, and reviewing payroll warrants. The meeting includes a public hearing regarding service awards and executive sessions for a disability hearing and litigation strategy.
- Public Hearing: Regulation Awarding Service Pursuant to MGL C.32, §4(2)(b)
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Executive Session: Disability Hearing for Daniel Cena
- Executive Session: Litigation Strategy for Soffron v. ERRB
- Review of Spring 2022 Newsletter and 5% COLA vote notice
Essex Regional Retirement
The Advisory Council will meet to discuss retirement system updates and the annual retirement assessment. The council will also review the schedule and procedures for the first board member election.
- Approval of September 28, 2022, meeting minutes
- Discussion of first board member election procedures
- Annual retirement assessment discussion
- Retirement system updates
Essex Regional Retirement
The Essex Regional Retirement Board will hold a public hearing regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 cost-of-living adjustment. This meeting is scheduled for April 24, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. in Danvers.
- Public Hearing: FY2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment