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Home My WebLink About2022-04-27 Retirement Board Minutes - Executive SessionO Or Hf'�D Town of Reading a= Meeting Minutes o�"mmxvo� Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Contributory Retirement Board Date: 2022-04-27 Building: Reading Retirement Administration Address: 2 Haven Street Unit 307 Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: David Gentile, Chairman Sharon Angstrom, remotely Carol Roberts Robert Beck John Halsey Members - Not Present: Others Present: RECEIVED Re4WDING. MA. 2024 JUN -5 PN 12: 22 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Conference Room Session: Executive Session Version: Final Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Elaine Kelly Topics of Discussion: Page I 1 40 - ;:■ Executive Minutes of the Reading Retirement Board Meeting April 27, 2022 The Reading Retirement Board held an Executive Session on April 27, 2022 in The Conference Room at 2 Haven Street, Unit 307, Reading, Massachusetts. The meeting was moved to executive session by a roll call vote. Present were Chairman David Gentile, Carol Roberts, Sharon Angstrom, John Halsey and Bob Beck. JOHN HALSEY moved to enter executive session to discuss pay strategy and negotiate compensation. SECONDED BY SHARON ANGSTOM ROLL CALL VOTE: SHARON ANGSTROM AYE JOHN HALSEY AYE BOB BECK AYE CAROL ROBERTS AYE DAVID GENTILE AYE VOTED: (5-0-0)UNANIMOUS I The first item was to approve the minutes from the February 23, 2022 Executive Session to discuss pay strategy and negotiate compensation. SHARON ANGSTROM made a motion to approve the minutes from the February 23, 2022 Executive Session. SECONDED BY JOHN HALSEY ROLL CALL VOTE: SHARON ANGSTROM AYE JOHN HALSEY AYE CAROLROBERTS AYE DAVID GENTILE AYE VOTED: (4-0-1) ABSTAINED: BOB BECK The second item of discussion is the compensation for Administrator Colleen Loughlin. John Halsey is conflicted about giving a salary increase. It's not the money, but more about the J message we are sending to Colleen. He feels the Board should be getting quarterly updates on the office situation. t1' IN Bob Beck thinks Colleen does a great job working with retirees and potential retirees He points out Colleen has acknowledged she has to work on her reactions when she gets frustrated. He thinks it's good she was able to acknowledge that. Sharon Angstrom has recommended supervisor training to Colleen in the past but this is the first time the whole Board has addressed it. Colleen continues to need tools to become a good supervisor. David Gentile wants the Board to convey to staff that the office environment has to improve. He also points out that this is the first time the whole Boardhas done an evaluation so we do not have any previous evaluations to review. Carol Roberts also recognizes thatthere is tension in the office that needs to be worked on. She also thinks the Board gave Elaine a "pass' by giving her a step increase even though she has areas to work on based on her evaluation- She thinks we should do the same for Colleen. Then both employees will have a base from which to work and the Board will have a base from which to review them next year. David Gentile wants the Board to have better check and balances going forward. He also wants the staff to start now (forget the past) and move forward. Both employees have to "step up their game„ John Halsey would like to see the Chair and Vice -Chair sit down with the office staff to work out the tension between the two employees. There is resistance on both sides that is causing the tension. He doesn't want to send the wrong message to Colleen and wants to give her a chance to fix things. Sharon Angstrom wants to give Colleen a chance to `right the ship" since this is the first time the whole Board has addressed this with Colleen. SHARON ANGSTROM made a motion to grant Colleen a step increase (2%). SECONDED BY CAROL ROBERTS ROLL CALL VOTE: SHARON ANGSTROM AYE JOHN HALSEY AYE BOB BECK AYE CAROL ROBERTS AYE DAVID GENTILE AYE VOTED: (5-0-0) UNANIMOUS It was confirmed that the step increase of 2°10 is retroactive to January 1, 2022. SHARON ANGSTROM moved to adjourn the Executive Session. SECONDED BY: BOB BECK ROLL CALL VOTE: SHARON ANGSTROM AYE JOHN HALSEY AYE BOB BECK AYE CAROL ROBERTS AYE DAVID GENTILE AYE VOTED: (5-0-0) UNANIMOUS CChaif an laavid A. Gentile, 1" elected Pio GirNhL� Sharon M. Angstrom, Ex O cio Vice Chairman Carol B. Roberts, I" appointed (no longer a Board Member as of 12/31123) Joseph J. Coughlin, 2n° elected longer a Board Member as of 3131/22) John . H appointed J