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)
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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 to “cleaning up” the issues.
At the monthly meeting of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission on Wednesday, Executive Director John Parsons updated members and staff on what has happened since the February release of the audit, which examined records from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017. Auditors flagged issues including questionable travel expenses, spending on services