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Chicopee Retirement Board approves multiple retirements, memberships and pension calculations
Summary
The board approved numerous superannuation retirement requests, accepted membership applications, authorized refunds and transfers, and approved several annual pension calculations including amounts for five retirees.
At its April 29, 2026 meeting the Chicopee Retirement Board approved multiple routine personnel and benefit items affecting current and former municipal employees.
The board approved superannuation retirement requests for Doreen Batchelor (Cook Manager, School Lunch Department; wishes to retire June 30, 2026, with 37 years and 7 months), Janet Beaulieu (Library Media Tech; retire June 22, 2026; 25 years), Sherri Bernier (Customer Service, Electric Light Department; retire April 30, 2026; 18 years, 9 months), Holly Cote (Captain, Police Department; retire May 2, 2026; 29 years), Kathy Cote (Paraprofessional, School Department; retired March 24, 2026; 11 years, 7 months), Mark Hammon (Patrolman, Police Department; retire May 1, 2026; 32 years, 3 months), Joann Quinones (Tenant Selector, Housing Authority; retire April 30, 2026; 18 years, 9 months), Daniel Stamborski (Fire Chief; retire June 16, 2026; 29 years), and Elizabeth Thomas (Paraprofessional; retire April 16, 2026; 14 years, 8 months). The board moved and approved the group of superannuation requests (motion by Paul Mailhott, second by Tiana Steffenhagen); the minutes record the vote as "ALL IN FAVOR."
The board also approved membership applications for a group of new system members from the School, Police, Electric Light, Fire and DPW departments (motion by David Ference, second by Debra Boronski). The board approved refund requests from several former School and Library Department employees (motion by Tiana Steffenhagen, second by Debra Boronski) and granted transfers to other systems for named employees (motion by David Ference, second by Tiana Steffenhagen).
Separately, the board approved annual pension calculations prepared for retirees: Natividad Gayle, yearly pension $5,911.32; Kathy Cote, yearly pension $4,568.52; Candido Lopes, yearly pension $41,047.56; Deborah Pietras, yearly pension $78,758.76; and Elizabeth Thomas, yearly pension $8,369.28 (motion by Debra Boronski, second by Tiana Steffenhagen). The minutes list the pension amounts as prepared and approved; they also note PERAC approvals when applicable (for example an ordinary disability approval for Christopher Malooly and an accidental disability approval for Robert McQueen were recorded as received from PERAC).
All motions on these roster and benefits items were recorded as approved by unanimous vote in the minutes; the minutes do not provide individual roll‑call vote breakdowns.
