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Lynn Rea, Retirement Administrator
59 Court Street
Westfield, MA 01085
Phone: (413)572-6239
Fax: (413)572-6290
E-Mail: l.rea@ cityofwestfield.org |
| The Westfield Contributory Retirement System is a contributory retirement
system for the employees of the City of Westfield and is authorized under
Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws. |
| Board | The Retirement System is run by a five-member board, which consists of
the following:
2 - Elected Members, who are elected by the members of the retirement
system and who must be members of the retirement system. Each has a term
of three years.
1 - Ex-Officio member, who is the City Auditor for the City of Westfield. This person will be a member of the board as long as this person remains as City Auditor
1 - Mayors' Appointment, who is appointed by the Mayor of Westfield and can be anyone the Mayor chooses. They will hold the position until the Mayor makes a new appointment.
1 - Boards' Appointment, who is appointed by the four other board members and can not be a city employee, retiree or official. This appointment has a three-year term. |
Current Board Members:
Kevin Regan, Chairman , 1st Elected Member
Richard Russell, 2nd Elected Member
Deborah Strycharz, City Auditor, Ex-Officio Member
William Leahy, Boards' Appointment
John Kane, Mayors' Appointment |
As of December 31, 2007 the membership in the Westfield Contributory Retirement System is: Employees 1056 Retirees 535 Total: 1591
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| To get more detailed information regarding the retirement system or your benefits a link to www.mass.gov/perac has been set up. This is the web site for the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission, which is the agency that oversees retirement systems in Massachusetts. This site has publications describing the retirement system and benefits that may be payable and much more information regarding retirement. |
| To get actual estimates of your retirement or information regarding your account please contact the retirement office at one of the many ways listed above. |
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