December 2020 Retirement Board Meeting

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Plymouth Retirement Board is being conducted via remote participation. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings as provided for in the Order.

Any member of the public that wishes to join the Plymouth Retirement Board Meeting remotely may call the Retirement Office at (508) 830-4170 or send an email to:

karry@plymouthretirement.com

Section I: Regular Business:

Minutes:

Minutes of October 30, 2020                                      Executive Session

Minutes of November 12, 2020                                  Executive Session

Warrants:                    

Warrant #10 Dated October 31, 2020                                                 $ 2,559,349.46 Final

Warrant #11 Dated November 30, 2020                                             $ 1,956,828.98 Partial            

Warrant #12 Dated December 31, 2020                                             $      44,429.16 Partial

Warrant #  1 Dated January 31, 2020                                                 $        6,180.00 Partial     

Trial Balance as of October 31, 2020                                     $ 198,824,313

October 2020 Accounting Reports Presented to Board for Review:

Trial Balance

Cash Receipts

Cash Disbursements

Adjustments

Rockland Trust Statements: Money Market & Checking Acct

Treasurer’s Reconciliation – Money Market & Checking Acct

Public Comment:

New/Old Business:

Discussion: Reschedule the cancelled December 4, 2020, Meeting

COLA VOTE FY/2022:

Board to schedule COLA vote for FY/2022

Investments:

DiMeo Schneider & Associates, L.L.C.:

Tony Tranghese, CFA, Managing Partner, Director of Institutional Consulting
Performance Update – Capital Markets Flash

Annual Manager Reviews

8:45 Barings Floating Rate Income

Mike Ziobrowski – Product Manager

Joel Ayee – Associate Director

9:00 Ameriprise/Columbia High Yield 

Chris Jorel – Client Portfolio Manager

Joseph Dougherty – Senior Relationship Manager

9:15 Rhumbline S&P 500 Pooled Index

Denise D’Entremont – President, General Partner

9:30 Aristotle

Keri Hepburn – Vice President of Institutional Sales

Aylon Ben-Shlomo - Client Portfolio Manager

9:45 PRIM

Francesco Daniele – Senior Client Services Officer

Section II: Membership:

New Hires:

Town:

Savage, Bruce, Group 1, Dispatcher

Perm. Full-time: $831.16 weekly

Start Date: December 7, 2020

Tobin, Jacquelyn, Group 1, Administrative Secretary

Perm. Full-time: $798.28 weekly

Start Date: December 14, 2020

School:

Galandzi, Ashley, Group 1, Paraeducator

Perm. Full-time: $1,075.68 bi-weekly

Start Date: November 4, 2020

Keane, Shaelen, Group 1, Paraeducator

Perm. Full-time: $661.57 bi-weekly

Start Date: November 23, 2020

Miller, Kevin, Group 1, Custodian

Perm. Full-time: $1,655.65 bi-weekly

Start Date: December 7, 2020

Transfers:

Town:

Centrella, Christina, Group 1, Program Coordinator/Fiscal Manager

Seven (7) Years, Ten (10) Months Creditable Service (9/24/2012-8/13/2020)

Total Transfer to Plymouth County Retirement Association: $23,620.60

Refunds:

Town:

Jacobs, Renee, Group 4, Police Officer

One (1) Year, Five (5) Months Creditable Service (2/27/2017-8/1/2018)

Total Refund Including FWT: $7,686.80

Jesse, Johnathan, Retired Group 4, Police Officer

Refund of One (1) Month of Intermittent Police Service per Gomes Decision

Refund Amount: $23.77

Refund Date: December 31, 2020

Audette, Michelle, Retired Group 4, Police Officer

Refund of Seven (7) Months of Intermittent Police Service per Gomes Decision

Refund Amount: $161.25

Refund Date: December 31, 2020

School:

DeMille, William, Group 1, Custodian

Four (4) Months Creditable Service (8/21/2017-1/11/2018)

Total Refund Including FWT: $1,467.10

Retirements:

Town:

Harris, Jennifer, Group 1, Library Director

Thirty-Three (33) years, Two (2) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt b

Retirement date: January 12, 2021

Danner, Thomas, Group 1, Survey Engineer GIS Technician

Thirty-One (31) Years, One (1) Month Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt c

Retirement Date: December 31, 2020

Fernandes, Arthur, Group 4, Police Sergeant

Thirty-Two (32) Years, Eight (8) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt c

Retirement Date: January 4, 2021

School:

Frizzell, Christine, Group 1, Part-Time Para-educator

Twenty (20) Years, Eleven (11) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt c

Retirement Date: 11/24/2020

Baker, Maureen, Group 1, Main Office Secretary

Twenty-One (21) Years, Four (4) Months Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement: opt b

Retirement Date: December 31, 2020

Executive Session:

Pursuant to MGL Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(1). The Board will enter into Executive Session to vote the Accidental Disability Application of Daniel Schlecht.