Retirement Board Votes 4-1 to Continue Pension Suit

Retirement Board · Meeting of July 28, 2026

Clinton Retirement Board voted 4-1 to keep fighting litigation tied to the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System rather than pay a $28,000 exit fee. Administrator Patricia Hazel told the board the case has already cost $13,800, with roughly $3,000 more needed to finish. One member who dissented said the case "has bothered me since I've been on the board," while member James McNamara cast what members called the deciding vote, saying simply, "I say continue." Separately, the board set a $65,000 to $75,000 salary range for a new administrative trainee position meant to groom a successor to Hazel, approved a $512,685.69 warrant, enrolled new member Karen Clark effective July 6, and voted to post its upcoming board election by August 21, with McNamara confirming he will seek re-election.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Monthly Investment Reports
• Minutes, Warrant and Routine Approvals
• Post-Retirement Earnings, COLA and Training Updates
• Administrative Trainee Position: Pay Range and Posting
• MTRS Litigation: Continue or Withdraw
• Board Election and In Memoriam
• Executive Session: Section 9 Benefit Petition
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,848 words

Source: the Retirement Board meeting of July 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.