January 28, 2022
The Taunton Retirement Board has approved a 3% COLA effective July 1, 2022 for all eligible retirees and survivors of the system who retired on or before June 30, 2021. At its Jan. 26, 2022 board meeting, member Gill E. Enos made the motion to approve, seconded by member Barry J. Amaral and the vote was unanimous to provide retirees and survivors with the increase. Other members of the board voting in favor were Chairman Dennis M. Smith, Thomas A. Bernier and Ian D. Fortes. ... Read Full Article
December 28, 2021
January 26, 2022 at 1pm
Proposed amendments to creditable service regulation.
August 10, 2021
The Board reserves the right to cancel or reject in whole or part any or all proposals in the best interest of the Taunton Retirement System.
The RFP may be obtained by visiting the system’s website at http://www.tauntonretirement.com
Proposal deadline is Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Click here to download a copy of the RFP
March 29, 2021
The Taunton Retirement Board has approved a 3% COLA effective July 1, 2021 for all eligible retirees and survivors of the system who retired on or before June 30, 2020. At its March 24th 2021 board meeting, member Gill E. Enos made the motion to approve, seconded by member Dennis M. Smith and the vote was unanimous to provide retirees with the increase. Other members of the board voting in favor were Chairperson Ann Marie Hebert, member Thomas A. Bernier, and member Barry J.... Read Full Article
February 7, 2021
The Board recently conducted an application process for the 5th member board position a.k.a. “board appointee”. As of the application deadline on 01/18/2021, there was only one applicant – incumbent Barry J. Amaral. At its regular monthly meeting held on January 27, 2021, the Board unanimously voted to re-appoint Mr. Amaral as the 5th member of the board for a 3-year term running from 02/28/2021 to 02/27/2024. This is Mr. Amaral’s third term on the board. Says... Read Full Article
December 10, 2020
The Taunton Retirement Board is seeking applicants for the position of Fifth Member of the Retirement Board also known as the “Board Appointee.” The Board operates under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32. The Fifth Member, together with the other four members of the Board, acts as fiduciaries of the Taunton Retirement System and is involved in the administration of the approximately 2,300-member retirement system and has oversight for the investment of ... Read Full Article
November 17, 2020
At a recent election of the Taunton Retirement Board held on November 10, 2020, incumbent board member Dennis M. Smith won re-election to the five-member board with a total of 530 votes. His two challengers were Zachary Sousa (Light Plant engineer) with 168 votes and Richard J. Conti (Assessor) with 46 votes. Smith’s term is for three (3) years and will run from December 1, 2020 thru November 30, 2023. Says Smith “I’d like to thank all those who took the time to vote. I... Read Full Article
September 24, 2020
An election will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 for the purpose of electing one board member to server on the five-member Taunton Retirement Board for a term of 3 years.
September 24, 2020
Salary range $40,000 - $50,000
JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform administrative duties including accounting, clerical support, and electronic content management (ECM) as assigned by the executive director and assistant director.
GENERAL DUTIES:
answer telephone calls and provide reception for visitors;
log calls and distribute messages to board members and director & asst. director;
handle and distribute daily mail;
utilize word processing to maintain form-... Read Full Article
July 2, 2020
Assistant Executive Director
Salary range $70,000 - $78,000
Primary Purpose:
To assist the Executive Director in the daily administration of the retirement system and supervision of staff.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Payroll/Financial:
Salary payroll warrant, vouchers, checks
Vendor accounts payable warrant, vouchers, checks
Retiree payroll warrant, voucher, checks & vendor end-checks, NOD’s, deductions for taxes & insurance. Direct deposit file and related... Read Full Article
