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Hampden County Retirement Reform Faces Split: Town Managers Seek New Governance, Board Opposes
Summary
Longmeadow's town manager and other member agencies backed House 2745 to restructure the Hampden County Regional Retirement System after a Parac audit that found nearly $800,000 in improper expenditures; board chair and retirement associations opposed the change, saying it would conflict with Chapter 32 and PERAC oversight.
Officials and stakeholders gave sharply divergent testimony in the Joint Committee on Public Service over House 2745, a proposal to restructure governance of the Hampden County Regional Retirement System.
Lynn Simmons, town manager for Longmeadow and a leader of participating member agencies, testified in strong support of House 2745. Simmons said the bill was drafted in response to a PERAC audit covering 2014–2017 that uncovered nearly $800,000 in improperly spent funds, including payments for services not received and…
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