April 21, 2021 10:00 a.m.
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Agenda
Minutes
Open Session
Item 1 – Call to Order – No Materials
Item 2 – Public Comment – No Materials
Closed Session
Item 3 – Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (confidential)
Open Session – Consent Matters
Item 4 – Minutes of the March 17, 2021 Regular Meeting
Item 5A – Disability Retirement Applications: Wilbourn, Katheleen. Staff recommendation dated April 21, 2021 (confidential)
Item 5B – Reference: General Law and Authorized Board Actions on Disability Retirement Proposed Decisions
Item 6A – Service-Connected Death Benefit Applications: Catanyag, Dennis. (confidential)
Item 6B – Service-Connected Death Benefit Applications: Gibson, Adam. (confidential)
Item 7 – Ratification of Service Retirement Applications - March 2021
Item 8A – Felony Forfeiture Review: Bishop, Shauna.
Item 9 – State Association of County Retirement Systems Legislative Update – April 2021
Item 10A – SACRS Spring 2021 Business Meeting: Voting Delegates
Item 10B – SACRS Spring 2021 Business Meeting: Board of Directors Nominees
Item 10C – SACRS Spring 2021 Business Meeting: 2021 Legislation
Item 11 – CEO Delegated Authority for Expenses Quarterly Report – March 2021
Item 12 – Strategic Management Plan Quarterly Performance Report
Item 13 – Placement Agent Disclosure Report
Item 14 – Monthly Investment Manager Activity, Compliance, and Watch List Report – March 2021
Item 15 – Monthly Report of New Investment Activity – March 2021
Executive Reports
Item 16 – Chief Executive Officer’s Report – No Materials
Item 17 – Chief Investment Officer’s Report – No Materials
Administrative Matters
Item 18 – Recognized Retiree Organization
Policy
Staff to recommend Board rename the “Facilitating
Communications by Third Parties to Retirees and Beneficiaries
Policy” as the “Recognized Retiree Organization Policy”, affirm
the Sacramento County Retired Employees’ Association (SCREA) as a
recognized retiree organization, and make clarifying amendments.
Deliberation and action.
Item 19 – SCERS Pension Administration System
Quarterly Report
Staff to present quarterly update of Pension Administration
System project implementation timeline and budget. Receive and
file.
Item 20 – Alameda Project Support
Staff to recommend Board authorize CEO to execute service
agreement with Morneau Shepell LLC, in an amount not to exceed
$500,000, to assist SCERS with implementing contribution and
pension corrections related to the California Supreme Court
decision in Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Assoc. et al., v.
Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Assn. Deliberation and
action.
Item 21 – Project Management Services
Staff to recommend Board authorize CEO to extend project
management and oversight services contract with Linea Solutions
through December 31, 2022 for an additional $300,000.
Deliberation and action.
Item 22 – Request for Proposals – Portfolio Analytics
Services
Staff to recommend Board authorize SCERS to issue Request for
Proposals for portfolio management software services.
Deliberation and action.
Item 23 – SCERS 2021-22 Proposed Budget
Staff to recommend Board approve 2021-22 SCERS Budget and
position reallocations.
Deliberation and action.
Benefits Matters
Item 24 – Missing Member/Beneficiary Location
Policy
Staff to recommend Board approve this policy that establishes
a procedure for locating persons to whom benefits are owed and
for whom SCERS does not have current contact information.
Deliberation and action.
Investment Matters
Item 25 – Education:
Transaction Costs
Staff to present overview of transaction costs and
commissions. Receive and file.
Item 26 – Asset Liability Modeling Study
Presentation by Verus Advisory Inc. and Staff regarding asset
allocation modeling mixes and its impact on investment
performance, funded ratio, and contribution rates. Receive and
file.