ORSC elects chair, sets monthly meeting schedule and names subcommittees

Representative Plummer nominated Representative Byrd as chair of the Ohio Retirement Study Council, nominated Senator Grama Chuck as vice chair and Director Rhodes as secretary; Miss Miller seconded the nominations and the council approved the slate by roll call.

The nominations came during the council’s organizational business at the March 13 meeting. The vote was taken by roll call and recorded as affirmative for the members present; the chair announced that the motion carried.

The council also approved a motion to schedule its regular monthly meetings for the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., “subject to the call of the chair.” Miss Miller seconded that motion, and the chair announced that the motion carried after a roll call vote.

Chairman Romancheck (as recorded in roll call) used his opening remarks to appoint members to several advisory groups. He announced an advisory subcommittee and appointed himself, Vice Chairman Romanchuk and Miss Miller to that group. He also announced a STRS subcommittee to include himself, Vice Chairman Romanchuk, Representative Brennan and Dr. Pottingill. Finally, he announced an ORSC policies-and-procedures subcommittee chaired by Romanchuk and including Representative Brennan and Miss Miller.

These actions were taken as part of the council’s start-of-session housekeeping. No other substantive policy decisions or budget approvals were made during the organizational votes.

The meeting continued with reports and presentations on investment holdings, budgets and audits from the retirement systems; those substantive items were handled later in the agenda.