Retirement Services Division January 10, 2018 Minutes of the Retirement Commission Legal & Personnel Subcommittee

STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION
LEGAL AND PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING

January 10, 2018

PRESENT
Peter Adomeit, Chair
Michael Carey, Trustee
Charles Casella, Trustee
Robert Coffey, Trustee
Paul Fortier, Trustee
Bruce Barth, Commission Counsel for IRS Matters
Alisha Sullivan, Commission Counsel for IRS Matters Cindy Cieslak, Commission Counsel
John Herrington, Director, RSD
Colin Newman, Deputy Director, RSD

The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. and asked the members to consider Item II on the agenda, the approval of the agenda.

Mr. Coffey moved, seconded by Mr. Casella to approve the posted agenda. All voted in favor.
At 8:35 a.m., Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Carey to go into Executive Session to discuss the following agenda items under New Business:

  1. SAG Award Update - written legal opinion - discussion.
  2. Drafting of Written IRS Compliance Policies - written legal opinion - discussion and possible recommendation.
  3. Professor Kay Petition for Declaratory Ruling - written legal opinion - discussion and possible recommendation.
  4. Austin appeal from MEB decision - written legal opinion - discussion and possible recommendation.
  5. Thompson - pending litigation - discussion.
  6. Walenski - pending litigation - discussion.
  7. Carter - pending litigation - discussion.
  8. Bouchard - pending litigation - discussion.
  9. Johnson - pending claim - discussion.
  10. Metzler - written legal opinion - discussion
    and to invite Attorney Sullivan, Attorney Cieslak, Attorney Barth, Director Herrington and Deputy Director Newman to participate in the discussions. All voted in favor.

At 8:53 a.m., Director Herrington and Deputy Director Newman left the meeting.

At 9:35 a.m., when the discussions ended, Mr. Coffey moved, seconded by Mr. Casella to come out of Executive Session. All voted in favor. No motions were made concerning the items discussed in Executive Session during the Public Session that followed.

At 9:40 a.m., there being no Old Business to bring before the subcommittee, Mr. Casella moved, seconded by Mr. Carey to adjourn. All voted in favor. The meeting adjourned.

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