Amended Meeting Agenda Of The Boston Retirement Board
The Boston Retirement Board will meet on December 19 at 9 a.m.
Meeting location:
- Board Room, Room 816, Boston City Hall
- Date / Time: December 19, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Discussion Topics
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AGENDA
- Administrative Session
- Meeting Convenes - Introduction of Members and Guests
- Review and Acceptance of Past Administrative Session Minutes
- Outstanding/Ongoing Administrative Issues: Timothy J Smyth, Executive Officer
- Administrative Update
- Sale of Vitech - discussion only
- Proposed Supplementary Regulation relative to the ability of former
- EDIC employees to purchase past service rendered at EDIC - discussion and vote
- PERAC Memos, Reports and/or Forms for Board education:
- PERAC Memo 33-2025 re Violent Act Injury Disability – Recent
- Legislative Changes
- PERAC Memo 34-2025 re Proposed Amendment to Electronic
- Signature Regulations
- PERAC Memo 35-2025 re 2025 Disability Data Changes
- Outstanding/Ongoing Investment Issues: John F Kelly, Investment Analyst
- Investment Update
- Real Estate Search - discussion and vote
- Artemis
- Intercontinental
- Starwood
- November 2025 Flash Report – discussion only
- International Equity Search – discussion only
- Work Plan – discussion only
- Outstanding/Ongoing Financial Issues: Ellen M McCarthy, Comptroller
- Financial Update
- November 2025 Financial Snapshot – discussion only
- Financial documents for Board to be provided by Comptroller:
- Cash Projections
- MMDT Reconciliation
- Cash Receipts Summary
- Cash Disbursements Summary
- Adjusting Entries Summary
- MMDT Statement
- General Ledger
- Warrants
- Trial Balance
- Operating
- Retirement Payments
- Direct Deposit
- BRS Cash Projections
- Outstanding/Ongoing Operations Issues: Christine M Weir, Deputy Director
- Operations Update
- November 2025 Pension Payroll update – discussion only
- Backlog Processes update – discussion only
- Outstanding/Ongoing Legal Issues: Timothy J. Smyth, Executive Officer
- Legal Update
- Old Business
- New Business
- Executive Session
The Board shall enter into Executive Session in order to discuss the physical condition or mental health of an individual(s) pursuant to GL c. 30A, §21(a)(1)&(2). Specifically, the Board shall consider applications for accidental disability retirement benefits, ordinary disability retirement benefits and/or petitions for accidental death benefits. Also, the Board shall conduct strategy sessions in preparation for contract negotiations. Finally, the Board may also consider litigation strategy, pension forfeiture, personnel matters and/or the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto. The Board shall re-convene in Administrative Session in order to consider any remaining agenda items and then adjourn.