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Pension Board
Meetings
- 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise specified
- Second Wednesday in February, May, August, and November
- 205 Lawrence Street NE
City Hall Council Chamber
Marietta, GA 30060
Upcoming Meetings
- Regular Meeting: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes
Members (All voting members appointed by the City Council)
Representative |
Position | Term Information |
---|---|---|
William F. Bruton, Jr. (City Manager, Pension Approval Authority) |
Post 1 |
January 2026 |
Joseph Goldstein (Council Member, Chairman of the Finance and Investments Committee) |
Post 2 |
January 11, 2023 |
Cheryl Richardson (Council Member, Chairman of the Personnel and Insurance Committee) |
Post 3 |
January 11, 2023 |
Rich Buss (General Employee Representative, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities) |
Post 4 |
December 31, 2022 |
Patina Brown (General Employee Representative, Board Vice Chairman, Designated Pension Approval Authority, Deputy Director of Finance) |
Post 5 |
December 31, 2022 |
Bruce Bishop (General Employee Representative, Deputy Director of IT) |
Post 6 |
December 31, 2024 |
Keisha Register (General Employee Representative, Employment Manager) | Post 7 | December 31, 2024 |
Patrick Bonito, Jr. (Police Representative, Designated Pension Approval Authority, Police Lieutenant) | Post 8 | December 31, 2022 |
Bobby Moss (Fire Representative, Board Chairman, Designated Pension Approval Authority, Fire Commander) |
Post 9 |
December 31, 2024 |
Marty Ferrell (Interim Police Chief, Votes in absence of Police Representative) | Ex Officio | January 2026 |
Tim Milligan (Fire Chief, Votes in absence of Fire Representative) | Ex Officio | January 2026 |
Davy Godfrey (Secretary, Director of HR and Risk Management, Non-voting) | Ex Officio | Board appointed |
Sam Lady (Treasurer, Director of Finance, Non-voting) | Ex Officio |
Board appointed |
Pension Contacts
- Pension Board Attorneys: Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp, and Wilson, LLP (primary attorneys R. Read Gignilliat and Patrick Lail), and City Attorney Douglas Haynie from Haynie, Litchfield, Crane and White, P.C.,
- General Pension Consultant: CBIZ
- General Pension Actuary: Clark Weeks of Weeks Retirement Solutions
- General Pension Auditors: Nichols, Cauley & Associates, LLC
- General Pension Trust Custodial Services: Truist
- General Pension Investment Strategies (Five active managers and one passive strategy): Eagle Capital Management, LLC, Orleans Capital Management Corporation, Sage Advisory Services, Ltd. Co., Victory Capital Management Inc., Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P., iShares Russell Small/Mid-Cap Index Fund
- Securities Monitoring: Kessler, Topaz, Meltzer, & Check, LLP
- Supplemental Pension Plan Trustee/Recordkeeper: MissionSquare Retirement
- Supplemental Pension Consultant: AndCo Consulting
- Designation of approval authority for pension, retirement, and disability payments
Pension Board Duties & Functions
- Handle distribution of all reports to participants
- Handle arbitration between the city and the participants in all matters regarding the plan
- Handle any notices of eligibility, benefits, available options, and any other notices required by the plan, contract, or rules and regulations
- Decide all questions and disputes on the interpretation and eligibility of persons for payment under any pension, retirement, and disability ordinance of the City of Marietta
- Take any mandated education related to their position
Pension Board Powers
- Recommend to the council the awarding of contract(s) for actuarial and investment management and other administrative services as needed
- Adopt rules and regulations providing procedures for the granting of pension, retirement, and disability benefits and to approve payments for such persons entitled to payment
- Adopt investment programs and procedures for funds held by any investment manager
- Adopt all documents issued by the board
- Review and recommend changes in the pension, retirement, and disability program
- When requested by the city manager, to advise the city manager on all pension, retirement, or disability payment matters
- To do all other things necessary and proper to carry out the duties required of it is as the pension board of the City of Marietta