Retirement Services Division March 8, 2018 Minutes of the Retirement Commission Legal & Personnel Subcommittee

STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION
LEGAL AND PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING

March 7, 2018

PRESENT
Peter Adomeit, Chair Michael Carey, Trustee Charles Casella, Trustee Robert Coffey, Trustee Bruce Barth, Commission Counsel for IRS Matters Michael Rose, Commission Counsel

The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. and asked the members to consider Item II on the agenda, the approval of the agenda.

Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Carey to approve the agenda. All voted in favor.

Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Carey to amend the agenda to include under New Business, Executive Session, MEB Summary and Legal Issues ? written legal memo ? discussion. All voted in favor.

At 8:31 a.m., the Chairman asked the Trustees to take up the David Dalpe FOI request under Item III, New Business, Public Session. Attorney Rose reported that he has provided the information requested by Mr. Dalpe to him. No further action is required.

At 8:38 a.m., Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Carey to go into Executive Session and to invite Attorney Rose and Attorney Barth to discuss the following agenda items:
1. SAG Award Update/implementation - written legal opinion - discussion.
2. Compilation - pending litigation - discussion
3. Review and approval of new Tier 4 DC Plan document
4. Thompson - pending litigation - discussion.
5. Carol Walenski - pending litigation - discussion.
6. David Carter - pending litigation - discussion.
7. Ronald Johnson - pending litigation - discussion. 8. MEB Summary and Legal Issues ? written legal memo ? discussion.

All voted in favor.
At 9:35 a.m., Mr. Carey left the meeting.
At 9:45 a.m., Mr. Coffey moved, seconded by Mr. Casella, to come out of Executive Session. All voted in favor.

At 9:46 a.m., Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Coffey, to return to Executive Session to discuss SAG Award Update/implementation - written legal opinion - discussion, and to invite Attorney Barth and Attorney Rose to participate. All voted in favor.

At 9:57 a.m., Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Coffey, to come out of Executive Session. All voted in favor.

No motions were made during the Public Session concerning the matters discussed in Executive Session.

At 9:58 a.m., under Old Business, the subcommittee discussed the matter of expenditures from the various plan administration funds. No action was taken.

At 10:05 a.m., under Old Business, the subcommittee discussed the procedures for ?writing off? uncollectible accounts. No action was taken.

At 10:09 a.m., under Old Business, the subcommittee discussed the need for medical information when applying the criteria in the State Regulations to some requests for a waiver of overpayments. No action was taken.

At 10:13 a.m., Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Coffey to adjourn. All voted in favor. The meeting adjourned.
 

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