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MEETING MINUTES
TOWN OF WEST WARWICK PENSION BOARD MEETING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: ELECTRONICALLY VIA ZOOM MEETING
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When: May 12, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: West Warwick Pension Board Executive Session and Monthly Meeting
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A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE
C. PRAYER
D. ROLL CALL
ALBERT HEROUX
RALPH SOLMONESE
MICHELE LOMBARDI--absent
JAMES ATCHISON
ADAM SATCHELL
Motion made to open meeting and enter into executive session by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Solmonese All in favor
Motion made to close executive session and seal the minutes by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
Motion made to take item H out of order to before E by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
E. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
Minutes from February 8, 2021, March 10, 2021, April 7, 2021 & April 14, 2021
Motion made to approve by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
F. REVIEW OF ROCKLAND/ CLEARBROOK MONTHLY EXPENSES AND PORTFOLIO STATUS FOR PREVIOUS MONTH
G. DISCUSSION/ACTION REGARDING PAYMENT OF BILLS:
1. Olenn & Penza, LLP
Krista J. Schmitz, Esq.
530 Greenwich Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
(a) Monthly Legal Services for Pension Board Counsel
File # MBF 7372 General File
January 2021 -correction
Amount:$3,385.50
Hours: 19.90
February 2020
Amount:$2146.00
Hours: 12.00
Total: $5531.50
2. Howard E. Nyhart Company
Attn: Finance Dept
8415 Allison Pointe Blvd
Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46250
(a) Inv#0165346
Actuarial & Administrative Services from Jan 2021
Benefit Application
Clarke, Valle
Analyst: 1.7 hours
Amount: $570.00
Inv#0165892 A
Actuarial & Administrative Services Feb 2021
Experience study preparation
Amount:$2125.00
Inv#0166714
Actuarial & Administrative Services March 2021
Preparation of revised 7/1/2020 Actuarial funding
Amount:$5299.50
Inv#0165892
Actuarial & Administrative Services Feb 2021
Death Benefit Application
E. Sousa
Amount:$510.00
Inv#0166716
Actuarial & Administrative Services from March 2021
Return of Contribution – re calculation
Amount: $260.00
Total $8764.50
Motion made to approve by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
3. Town of West Warwick Finance Dept
1170 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893
Inv#1809
Board Clerk 1ST QUARTER WAGES-
Amount:$472.92
Motion made to approve by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
H. CLEARBROOK PRESENTATION ON PORTFOLIO
Jon Cheshire gave the portfolio presentation
I. DISCUSSION/ACTION/VOTE ON DARREN BURLEY PENSION CALCULATION REGARDING WHEN MR. BURLEY CAN COLLECT HIS PENSION A DEFERRED AT AGE 62 OR AN EARLY AT AGE 50 WITH REDUCED BENEFIT
Board clerk to send application to members
Motion made to table until next meeting by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Solmonese. All in favor
Motion made to move item L above J by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
Motion made to move item M above J by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
J. DISCUSSION/ACTION/VOTE ON DISABLED POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL NYE’S (RAISES) COLA IF DUE ONE
Motion made to adopt 2019-01 whole opinion as stated by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
K. DISCUSSION/ACTION/VOTE ON CAROL MESSIER’S MONTHLY PENSION AMOUNT
Motion made to authorize Legal to work with Mrs. Messier to come to a resolution on underpayment on cola by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
L. DISCUSSION/ACTION/VOTE ON BENEFIT CALCULATION FOR MARK LONGO
FOR SERVICE CREDIT TIME BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT UNIONS (DEPARTMENTS)
Motion to have Attorney Schmitz to get information together and when it is calculated send to Attorney Roy and table until June by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Solmonese. All in favor
M. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON DEATH BENEFIT
1. Norman Landroche ,date of death, 3/3/2021
One time to beneficiary: $ 2000.00
Monthly survivor: $2008.46
Motion made to approve by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
N. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON RECEIVING PENSION APPLICATION TO PROCESS
1. Antonio Duffy, DPW , normal 3/27/2021
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
2. Debra Graham, Town , non occupational disability term date:3/22/2021
Motion made to receive and clerk to schedule two IME’s by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
3. Louis Tracficante, Fire, normal 7/1/2021
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
4. John Gardiner, Police, normal 4/10/2021
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
5. Joseph Mc Conaghy, Police, normal, 5/1/2021
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
6. Anthony Bettencourt, Police, normal 6/25/2021
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
7. John Botello Jr., Fire, normal 7/9/2021
QDRO submitted before July 2014
Motion made to receive by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
O. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON APPROVAL OF PENSION CALCULATION
1. John Gardner, Police, normal
Amount:pending
Motion made to approve subject to Mr. Gardiner’s approval and final confirmation on next month’s meeting by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
2. David Studley Fire, Normal
Amount: $4441.13
Date of retirement:3/5/2021
Motion made to approve by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
3. Antonio Duffy, DPW, Normal
Amount: pending
Motion made to approve by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
P. DISCUSSION/ACTION ON APPROVAL OF RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Ronald Perry, DPW term date: 9/29/2016
Amount: pending
Motion made to approve subject to Mr. Perry’s approval and final confirmation on next month’s meeting by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
2. Robert Arial, Waste Water, term date: 12/9/2020
Amount: pending
Motion made to approve by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
3. Crystal Romano, Schools term date:9/11/2020
Amount: $3101.13
Motion made to approve by Mr. Atchison and seconded by Mr. Satchell. All in favor
4. Noah Ochs, DPW , term date:1/15/2021
Amount: $1537.72
Motion made to approve by Mr. Satchell and Mr. Atchison . All in favor
Q. DISCUSSION/ACTION FOR INTEREST TO BE CALCULATED ON PAMELA KOWALIK’S RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Motion made to go with Nyhart’s recommendation on Pamela Kowalik’s contributions by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
R. DISCUSSION/ACTION/VOTE ON BENEFIT PENSION STATEMENT
Motion made to table by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor.
S. PUBLIC COMMENT
NONE
T ADJOURN
Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Satchell and seconded by Mr. Atchison. All in favor
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Posted: 5-5-2021