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Randolph representative seeks charter change to let village police join retirement Group G

House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Representative Sandkiewicz told the House committee a municipal request would let the village police in Randolph move from their current retirement plan toward Group G to improve recruitment; the treasurer's office explained Group G offers higher multipliers but requires higher employee contributions and nonretroactive transfers.

Representative Sandkiewicz of Randolph introduced a municipal request to the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Jan. 14 asking the General Assembly to permit the village police in Randolph to change retirement plans so officers can join Group G of the state retirement system.

“...a better choice is actually group G,” Sandkiewicz said, arguing that the change “would be a much better fit for our officers and hopefully will allow us to actually hire some some folks” after the town experienced recruitment challenges. He described Randolph’s department as a very small village police…

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