Meeting of the Middlesex County Retirement Board
Date : March 20, 2024
Time : 10:00 A.M.
Location : 25 Linnell Circle, Billerica, MA 01865
Pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, §20(b) notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Middlesex County Retirement Board will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 10:00 A.M.
1. Meeting Convenes – Pledge of Allegiance
2. Announcement of Members and Guests
3. Election to Grant Cost of Living Adjustment – Vote
4. Consent Agenda
a. Approve Expenses of the Middlesex County Retirement System
b. Review and Accept Cash Balance Sheet and Operating Budget
c. Approve Minutes of the Retirement Board Meeting of February 21, 2024
d. Accept and Process Applications for Superannuation Retirement Allowances
e. Record Approval by PERAC of Superannuation Retirement Allowances and Option C Pop-Ups
f. Record Approval by PERAC of Member Survivor Retirement Allowances
g. Record Calculations Waived by PERAC of Superannuation Retirement Allowances
h. Record Approval by PERAC of Disability Retirement Allowances
i. Approve New Members and Group Classification Changes
j. Record the Return of Accumulated Total Deductions of Deceased Members
k. Accept and Process Applications for Withdrawal of Accumulated Deductions
l. Approve Refunds for the Month of February
m. Approve Transfers for the Month of February
n. Approve Service Credit Purchases
o. Acknowledge Deaths of Members and Beneficiaries
p. Approve Petitioning for and or Recording of PERAC Medical Panels
q. Approve Payment of Section 3(8)(c) Invoices
5. Executive Session – Purpose 7 of the Open Meeting Law: “To comply with, or act under the authority of, any general … law”, that law being Exemption (c) of the Public Records Law (G.L.c. 4, s. 7 (26) (c) )
a. Review of Involuntary Ordinary/Accidental Disability Retirement Application – Robert Connor
b. Disability Report
6. Chief Administrative Officer’s Report
7. FY 2025 Operating Budget Review
8. Chairman’s Report
a. PERAC Update
b. PRIM Update
c. Legislative Update
d. Litigation Update:
i. DALA Decision Perry v. MCRB
ii. DALA Decision Bertonassi v. MCRB
Any and all other business that may lawfully come before the Board.
The Board reserves the right to consider items on the agenda out of order. The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Items identified for discussion in Executive Session may be conducted in open session, in addition to or in lieu of discussion in Executive Session.