PERAC Memo #28 - 2018: Mandatory Retirement Board Member Training – 4th Quarter 2018
Mandatory Retirement Board Member Training – 4th Quarter 2018
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This memo outlines Q4 2018 mandatory training sessions including the MACRS conference in Springfield, Open Meeting Law, Conflict of Interest, Administrators Meetings, and PERAC-hosted sessions on actuarial topics and "Chapter 32 in a Nutshell." Registration is through PROSPER for PERAC sessions and directly with organizations for AGO/Ethics Commission sessions; affidavits or certificates must be submitted through PROSPER to receive credit.
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Retirement Boards
FROM: Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director
RE: Mandatory Retirement Board Member Training – 4th Quarter 2018
DATE: September 20, 2018
As you know, Chapter 32 mandates that retirement board members complete training during each year of service on the retirement board. Failure to meet this mandatory requirement will prohibit the member from serving beyond the conclusion of the term for which the training requirement was not met.
Upcoming events and locations include:
October 1-3, 2018 — MACRS — Springfield — MACRS October 10, 2018 — Open Meeting Law — Winchester Town Hall — Call 617-963-2925 or email OMLTraining@state.ma.us October 18, 2018 — Administrators Meeting — Framingham — PROSPER October 18, 2018 — Open Meeting Law — Spencer Memorial Town Hall — Call 617-963-2925 or email OMLTraining@state.ma.us November 8, 2018 — Administrators Meeting — Norwood — PROSPER November 15, 2018 — Open Meeting Law — Bromfield School Harvard — Call 617-963-2925 or email OMLTraining@state.ma.us November 29, 2018 — Conflict of Interest Law — State Ethics Commission — Call 617-371-9500 November 29, 2018 — Smoothing, Spiking and Other Actuarial Mysteries — PERAC — PROSPER December 27, 2018 — Chapter 32 in a Nutshell — PERAC — PROSPER
The Commission will grant credits for NCPERS, NCTR, IFB, PRIM, GFOA, ASPPA, and other pre-approved organizations (3 credits each). Boards may also request advance approval for other relevant webinars and conferences.