Contributory Retirement Board – Oct 29, 2026

Name: Contributory Retirement Board, Beverly – Oct 29, 2026
Start: 2026-10-29T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 275 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM

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Where: 275 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA

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The agenda lists eight member transfers and five new members. It also lists monthly warrants, financial reports, and updates from the Director.

Agenda items

Chairman update to the board
Requests for old payroll records
Refunds or rollovers: none
Transfer: Jaclyn Brady, Para, 1 year of creditable service, to Danvers
Transfer: Katherine Carpine, Library, 19 years and 2 months of creditable service, to Marblehead
Transfer: Robert Fortado, Engineering, 7 years and 1 month of creditable service, to Essex
Transfer: Danielle DiPalma, Driver, 16 years and 3 months of creditable service, to Marblehead
Transfer: Aruna Chava, Para, 2 years and 6 months of creditable service, to Essex

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Transfer: Meaghan McLaughlin, Assistant Director, 8 years and 10 months of creditable service, to Gloucester
Transfer: Colleen Wildman, Para, 11 months of creditable service, to MTRS
Transfer: Richard Mandeville, Parking Control Officer, 4 years and 9 months of creditable service, to Salem
New members: Lauren Shafner (Administrative Assistant), Susan Provencher (Para), Chloe Gaglione (Para), Kelsey Sparuk (Para), Nethanya Pierre-Louis (Para)
Financial information: cash books for September 2026, cash reconciliation for August 2026, and PRIT statement for September 2026
Monthly warrants: retiree payroll warrant $1,427,950.35; disbursements warrant $205,099.95
Director's update: budget vs actual expenditures
Director's update: discuss vendor contracts
Distributed items: PERAC Memo #25/2026, PERAC Memo #26/2026, PRIM email, Beverly PRIT Fund overview, PRIT Private Equity notice

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Ms. Lisa Kent, City Clerk Beverly City Hall Beverly, MA 01915

October 26, 2026

Received and recorded by City Clerk's Office: October 26, 2026

Dear Ms. Kent:

BEVERLY RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING

DATE: 10/29/2026 TIME: 6:00 P.M. Location: 275 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA

NEW BUSINESS:

1.) CHAIRMAN UPDATE TO THE BOARD:

2.) APPROVE MINUTES OF:

September 24th 2026 Meeting, October 16th 2026 Special Meeting and October 16, 2026 Executive Session.

3.) DISCUSS REQUESTS FOR OLD PAYROLL RECORDS:

4.) REFUNDS/ ROLLOVERS: None.

5.) TRANSFERS:

Jaclyn Brady, Para with 1 year of creditable service. Transfer to Danvers.
Katherine Carpine, Library with 19 years and 2 months of creditable service. Transfer to Marblehead.
Robert Fortado, Engineering with 7 years and 1 month of creditable service. Transfer to Essex.
Danielle DiPalma, Driver with 16 years and 3 months of creditable service. Transfer to Marblehead.
Aruna Chava, Para with 2 years and 6 months of creditable service. Transfer to Essex.
Meaghan McLaughlin, Assistant Director with 8 years and 10 months of creditable service. Transfer to Gloucester.
Colleen Wildman, Para with 11 months of creditable service. Transfer to MTRS.
Richard Mandeville, Parking Control Officer with 4 years and 9 months of creditable service. Transfer to Salem.

6.) NEW MEMBERS:

Lauren Shafner- Administrative Assistant
Susan Provencher- Para
Chloe Gaglione- Para
Kelsey Sparuk- Para
Nethanya Pierre-Louis- Para

7.) FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Cash Books for September 2026. Cash Reconciliation for August 2026.
PRIT Statement -- September 2026.

8.) MONTHLY WARRANTS:

RETIREE PAYROLL WARRANT: $1,427,950.35
DISBURSEMENTS WARRANT: $205,099.95

DIRECTOR'S UPDATE:

Budget vs Actual Expenditures.
Discuss Vendor contracts.

DISTRIBUTED: PERAC Memo #25/2026, PERAC Memo #26/2026, PRIM email, Beverly PRIT Fund overview, PRIT Private Equity notice.

NEXT MEETING: Tentatively- Thursday, November 19th 2026 at 6:00 P.M.

ADJOURN:

Respectfully submitted,

Adam Travinski Executive Director

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Terms used here

creditable service: Time worked that counts toward a public employee's pension.
executive session: A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.
PERAC: Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission, the state agency that oversees Massachusetts public retirement systems.
PRIM: Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, which manages the PRIT fund.
PRIT: Pension Reserves Investment Trust, the state-run investment fund that local retirement systems can invest in.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Beverly's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Beverly Publick on October 27, 2026.