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- The Approved Minutes of the Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Annual Advisory Council Meeting have been uploaded.
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December 21, 2010 Board meeting agenda uploaded.
Click here to see the agenda for the Franklin Regional Retirement Board meeting on December 21, 2010.
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Handouts from Dec. 14, 2010 info session available.
We are always careful about over-doing it with copying, and as a result didn’t have enough handouts at the December 14, 2010 retirement information session in Deerfield. For those of you who would like a PDF version (print it if … Continue reading
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Same sex marriages get same benefits.
The question came up at the retirement information session on December 14, 2010 in the Deerfield Town Offices and the answer is yes – any member of the retirement system who is married to a person of the same sex is … Continue reading
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2010 Actuarial Valuation Report has been posted.
Every 2 years we are required to have a recalculation of our actuarial assets and liabilities. It is a good measure of our financial vitality which, considering the recent downturn in the economy, looks pretty good. As evidence – the … Continue reading
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Schedule for 2011 Board Meetings posted.
In 2011 the Board will be changing the day and time of its regular monthly meetings to Wednesday’s at 8:00 am. Generally they are the last Wednesday of each month, with some adjustments around holidays. Click here to see the … Continue reading
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Meeting Minutes for Sept. and Oct. 2010 uploaded.
The minutes of the September and October 2010 Board meetings have been uploaded to the 2010 meeting page. Click here.
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Election Results – December 2010
The election subcommittee of the Advisory Council met this morning to count ballots and the results are in. Click here to see the official results.
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2010 Election Ballot Counting Date Set
The official date for the counting of ballots of the 2010 election of the “fourth member” of the retirement board has been set. See the ballot counting notice.
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November 30, 2010 Agenda
The agenda for the November 30, 2010 Board meeting has been uploaded. Click here to view: Agenda
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Salary Survey of West.Mass. Retirement Systems uploaded.
This time of year, retirement systems are setting their budgets – and staff salaries are always a topic of discussion. It strikes me as odd that someone (state entity or association?) doesn’t do an annual salary survey – it would be … Continue reading →