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State commission says it will be back ‘sooner rather than later’ to check on Hampden County retirement board Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 The Hampden County Regional Retirement System is headquartered at the Agawam Corporate Center, along with several other businesses and organizations. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican) Facebook Share Members of the commission that oversees the state’s public pensions say they are following up on the findings of an audit of the Hampden County Regional Retirement System, and that the county retirement board’s members are committed t...

‘Change had to happen’ after audit of Essex County retirement board; officials see parallels in Hampden County Updated Mar 07, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — Ten years before a stinging audit of the Hampden County Regional Board of Retirement, there was Essex County. A 2010 audit of the regional retirement board in northeastern Massachusetts exposed lavish travel, patronage and general piggery by its executive director and, to a lesser extent, its board members. The State Ethics Commission in 2011 whacked former state representative and executive director Timothy Bassett with a $10,000 fine — e...

Hampden County retirement board members say ‘system is sound,’ but some officials unsatisfied with answers about audit Updated Mar 03, 2021; Members of the Hampden County Regional Board of Retirement say they are confident they can continue managing the system, despite a recent audit flagging issues with the board’s spending and questioning documentation — but several representatives from communities within the system say they aren’t convinced. In a discussion that was at times heated Wednesday, the five board members as well as Executive Director Julianne Bartley fielded questions...

Hampden County retirement board hosts ‘chaotic’ phone meeting over audit findings; heckler asks, ‘$400 ... to stay at your own house?’ Updated Mar 03, 2021; The Hampden County Regional Retirement Board came under heavy fire from municipal leaders and members during its first public meeting since the release of a brutal state audit questioning a range of apparent financial missteps. The telephonic meeting was solely focused on the 17-page audit conducted by the state public employees retirement commission, which oversees more than 100 regional and municipal retirement boards. Five boa...

‘An honest mistake’: Former state senator Steve Buoniconti steps down as Hampden County retirement board lawyer after flap over audit Updated Mar 03, 2021; Facebook Share Former state Sen. Stephen Buoniconti has left a longtime post as legal counsel for the Hampden County Regional Retirement Board amid a flap over a recent state audit portraying the board as a poorly managed trough for political insiders. Buoniconti, of West Springfield, is a former prosecutor turned state representative, turned state senator who has been living quietly as a Beacon Hill lobbyist since losing a bid for Ha...