AMENDED MEETING AGENDA

TOWN OF WEST WARWICK PENSION BOARD MEETING

EXECUTIVE SESSION

DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022

6:00pm

PLACE: WEST WARWICK

TOWN HALL CHAMBERS

1170 MAIN STREET

WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND 02893

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Topic: Pension Board Meeting

Time: Jan 12, 2022 18:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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A. ROLL CALL

ALBERT HEROUX

MICHELE LOMBARDI

JAMES ATCHISON

NATE HANNON

MARK KNOTT

SHERRI FOURNIER

EDMUND HATHAWAY

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: 1/4/2022

Reposted:1/7/2022

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