Lynnfield public meetings in 2023
10 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and liability requests. Discussion items include private equity vintage years and a request to reconsider liability for Reserve Police Service. The meeting also includes approval of warrants for payroll and cash disbursements.
- Discussion of Private Equity Vintage Year
- Review of new enrollments and retirements
- WRRS request to reconsider liability for Reserve Police Service
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Executive Director's report on member election results and newsletter approval
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. Discussion items include administrative budget revisions, hiring outside consulting services, and updates to office protocols.
- Hearing on overearnings issue for Thomas Colpitts
- Revised Administrative Budget regarding adding a Board Secretary
- Proposal to remove the second signature requirement on checks over $10,000
- Disability hearings for Michael Arahovites, Kim DiOrio-McGonnell, and Brian Murphy
- Discussion on hiring outside consulting services
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Advisory Council will meet to discuss retirement system updates and the 2024 budget. The agenda also includes a salary survey update and a discussion regarding the first member election for the Essex Regional Retirement Board.
- Approval of April 26, 2023, meeting minutes
- 2023 Salary Survey update
- 2024 ERRS Budget discussion
- Update on Essex Regional Retirement Board first member election
- Retirement System Roundtable discussion
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. The meeting includes presentations from fund managers Ascent Venture Partners and BlackRock, and a review of the draft 2024 Administrative Budget.
- Annual Fund Manager Meeting — Ascent Venture Partners
- Annual Fund Manager Meeting — BlackRock
- Draft 2024 Administrative Budget
- Web Hosting Agreement
- 91A Termination Hearing: David A. Ford
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review the 2022 audit presentation by Powers & Sullivan and discuss the preliminary 2024 administrative budget. Members will also address new enrollments, retirements, and a proposed sick leave policy amendment.
- 2022 Audit Presentation by Powers & Sullivan
- Preliminary 2024 Administrative Budget discussion
- Sick Leave Policy Amendment discussion
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- First Member Election update
Essex Regional Retirement Board
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 Board
The Board will review minutes, approve payroll warrants, and hear reports from the Executive Director. Discussion items include 5% COLA vote results and cybersecurity insurance.
- Approval of May 22, 2023, minutes
- Review of 5% COLA vote results
- Discussion of cybersecurity insurance
- Appeal of denial for regular remote work schedule by Michael Dougherty
- Executive Session: Disability Hearing for Harold White
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will conduct a public hearing regarding a regulation awarding service. The agenda includes approvals for new enrollments, retirements, and various payroll warrants.
- Public Hearing: Regulation Awarding Service Pursuant to MGL C.32, §4(2)(b)
- Rescinding Membership: Anne R. Schwartz
- Approval of Warrants: Refunds, Rollovers, Transfers, and Payrolls
- Executive Session: Disability Hearing for Daniel Cena
- Executive Session: Litigation Strategy for Soffron v. ERRB
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review the 2022 Annual Statement and process new enrollments and retirements. The meeting includes discussions on supplemental regulations and benefit calculation options for part-time service.
- Approval of March 27, 2023, minutes
- Review of 2022 Annual Statement
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Discussion on benefit calculation for part-time service below 20 hours
- Executive session disability hearings for four individuals
Essex Regional Retirement Board
The Board will review new enrollments, retirements, and service awards. The Executive Director will report on budget transfers, hiring authorizations, and contract extensions.
- Approval of January 30, 2023, minutes
- Approval of warrants for refunds, rollovers, transfers, and payroll
- Discussion of 2022 budget transfers and surplus property disposal
- Cleaning contract extension
- Executive Session disability hearing for Deann Shaw