Retirement Board approves five new members and retirement application.
Retirement Board approves five new municipal employees and one superannuation retirement. Chair Daniel W. Sherman, Vice-Chair Sherri Dalton, and members Erin Kokinda and Scott Morrison voted unanimously to enroll Ryan Morgan (Light), Kevin DiNapoli (Police), Timothy Fahey (Police), Theresa Valenti
Retirement Board · Meeting of July 16, 2026
WAKEFIELD — Retirement Board approves five new municipal employees and one superannuation retirement. Chair Daniel W. Sherman, Vice-Chair Sherri Dalton, and members Erin Kokinda and Scott Morrison voted unanimously to enroll Ryan Morgan (Light), Kevin DiNapoli (Police), Timothy Fahey (Police), Theresa Valenti (Schools), and Peter Hatch (Schools) as new retirement plan members, and to accept Karen Fitzpatrick's voluntary retirement effective June 30 after 26 years 7 months of school service.
Sherman and Morrison unanimously appointed to negotiate the Executive Director Contract expiring December 31, 2026. Board approved warrants totaling approximately $1.2 million across June and July payroll and accounts payable, with monthly refunds issued to six members without interest per PERAC auditor direction.
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Source: the Retirement Board meeting of July 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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