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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12 13 Retirement Board Minutes OWN Of Ntfo c Town of Reading Meeting MinutesRECEIVED TOWN CLE READING, MA. Board - committee - commission - council: 2019 MAR I I PM 1; 31 Contributory Retirement Board Date: 2018-12-13 Time: 4:00 PM Building: Reading Retirement Administration Location: Conference Room Address: 2 Haven Street Unit 307 Session: Open Session Purpose: General Business Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Chairman-Thomas Clough Sharon Angstrom Carol Roberts David Gentile Members - Not Present: Joseph Veno Others Present: Anthony Tranghese, Fiduciary Investment Advisors Colleen Loughlin-Board Administrator Elaine Kelly - Board Assistant Administrator Minutes Respectfully submitted By: Elaine Kelly Topics of Discussion: Page I 1 167i. t ' MINUTES OF THE READING RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING Thursday December 13,2018 The Reading Retirement Board held a special session meeting on December 13,2018 in The Conference Room,at 2 Haven Street,Unit 307, Reading,Massachusetts. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. by Chairman Thomas Clough in the presence of members Sharon Angstrom, Carol Roberts, David Gentile, Board Administrator Colleen Loughlin and Assistant Board Administrator Elaine Kelly. Joseph Veno was unable to attend. Anthony Tranghese from Fiduciary Investment Advisors(FIA)was also present. SPECIAL ITEM Anthony Tranghese from Fiduciary Investment Advisors(FIA) attended a special meeting to review the portfolio proposals that had previously been provided to the Board and to finalize a decision on which portfolio to proceed. It was decided to approve the portfolio in which 85% of the current investment portfolio will remain invested as is with the PRIT fund,and the remaining 15%can be reallocated within the PRIT sleeve of funds. This will allow for the current investment portfolio to be managed in a less risky strategy when compared to the PRIT Fund. The objective is to make this change effective for 2019. Anthony will provide the following items to effect this change: 1. An Investment Policy Statement, which will need to be signed off on by all Board members and approved by PERAC. 2.A letter to PRIT changing the Reading Retirement Board's status from participating to purchasing. 3. A letter to PRIT requesting a 2019 vintage year purchase into private equity for$3M. 4. A contract from FIA outlining the cost and services for their ongoing consulting support. • SHARON ANGSTROM motioned to change the Reading Retirement Board status from a "participating"to a"purchasing" system. SECONDED BY: CAROL ROBERTS VOTED: (4-0-0) UNANIMOUS OLD & NEW BUSINESS OPEN SESSION FOR TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED 48 HRS IN ADVANCE OF MEETING ADJOURNMENT . .J 1672 • SHARON ANGSTROM moved to adjourn this open session at 5:10 pm. SECONDED BY: CAROL ROBERTS VOTED: (4-0-0) UNANIMOUS Chairman, Thomas A. Cl ugh 2" appointed Vice Chairman,Joseph RR V�enoo,,f elected y Sharon M. Angstrom, Ex Offi o �1 " lRW.,ri Carol B. Roberts I"appointed David A. Gentile, I"elected