Retirement Board

Gardner Contributory Retirement Board approves Stone Consulting actuarial contract and pension buyback. Chairperson Denise M. Merriam and the five-member board voted unanimously to award a seven-year actuarial services agreement to Stone Consulting Inc. at $110,250 total through December 31, 2032,

Gardner Retirement Board approves $666,185 FY27 operating budget with 8 percent increase. Chairperson Denise Merriam led the board's unanimous approval of the budget, which reflects $49,425 in added expenses including prior-year Pension Group Technology coverage and increased staff salaries and

Gardner Retirement Board approves $974,450 warrant and 3% cost-of-living adjustment. Chairperson Denise M. Merriam, Board Members Robert W. Newton, David Walsh, and Karen Butler unanimously approved the payroll warrant for March 31, 2026, which included $524,340.37 in pension payments and

Gardner Retirement Board approves February warrant and audit contracts unanimously. The Board voted to approve Warrant #02/26 totaling $660,666.74, which included $115,195.42 in annuity payments, $510,706.91 in pension payments, and $7,926.70 in cost-of-living adjustments to members. On a separate

Gardner Contributory Retirement Board approves 3 percent fiscal 2027 COLA above Social Security increase. Board Chairperson Denise Merriam and members Robert Newton, David Walsh, Jacob Cormier, and Jacqueline Leger unanimously voted the adjustment, exceeding the 2.8 percent Social Security increase