A.        ROLL CALL

ALBERT HEROUX           

MICHELE LOMBARDI

JAMES ATCHISON

ADAM SATCHELL

NATE HANNON

B.        EXECUTIVE SESSION

(Make motion enter into executive session) 

In accordance with RIGL §42-46-4, §42-46-5 (a)(1) and §42-46-5 (a)(2) the Pension Board will convene into Executive Session to discuss Personnel Issues and Litigation.

a.       RIGL §42-46-5 (a)(2) Collective Bargaining or Litigation

1. DISCUSSION/ ACTION ON JOSHUA PAULEY’S REQUEST ON RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS

    a. State of Rhode Island v. Joshua Pauley: Case No. 31-2020-06739

1) Pension Plan of Town of West Warwick ( Excluding Police and Fire)

  (a.) Article 6 Conditions for Receiving Benefits: Section 6.03 Dishonesty

            2) RIGL 11-43-31 Pension Revocation

            3) RIGL 36-10.1-4 RI Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act

                        Return of Contributions

b. Town's Request to WW Pension Board to hold Employee Joshua Pauley's request for return of contributions in abeyance until the completion of the criminal trial currently pending in the Third Division District Court and any potential appeals to the Superior Court.

c. Town’s objection to any distribution of a return of contributions to Joshua Pauley by the Pension Board and notice to the Pension Board of their intent to seek a Preliminary Injunction/ Temporary Restraining Order preventing and prohibiting the WW Pension Board from acting on Employee Joshua Pauley's request for return of contributions.

2. DISCUSSION /ACTION ON DIANE CALCI v. TOWN OF WEST WARWICK KC      2016-0776 

3.  DISCUSSION/ACTION ON THE TOWN COUNCIL’S ABILITY TO APPOINT AGENTS FOR ADMINSTRATIVE PURPOSES

     DURING AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE TRANSITION INTO THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (M.E.R.S)

(Make motion to close executive session and seal the minutes)

ADJOURN

Posted: 12-5-2021

Reposted:12-8-2021