MainePERS 2024 Annual Board Work Plan

January

Custodian Review

Proxy Voting Report

February

Finance & Audit Committee

  • Annual selection of Chair and
    Vice Chair
  • Quarterly Internal Audit Report

Investment Policy Review

Quarterly Investment Reports*

March

Employee Satisfaction Survey

Quarterly Investment Education

MaineSTART Quarterly Review


April

Finance & Audit Committee

  • Annual Budget – Review

Fiduciary Education

May

Finance & Audit Committee

  • Annual Budget – Vote
  • Quarterly Internal Audit Report

Annual Budget

Member Satisfaction Survey

Quarterly Investment Reports*

June

Actuarial Practices Education

Actuarial Economics Assumption Review

GLI Premium Study

Quarterly Investment Education

MaineSTART Quarterly Review

Board Self-Evaluation Survey


July

Disability Retirement
Experience Survey

Biennial Rate Setting –
State-Funded Plans

GLI Premium Setting

Proxy Voting Report

August

Finance & Audit Committee

  • Enterprise Risk Management
    Assessment
  • Quarterly Internal Audit Report

Annual COLA Approval

Board Self-Assessment Survey
Results/Discussion

Quarterly Investment Reports*

September

Board Education Plan

Quarterly Investment Education

MaineSTART Quarterly Review

CEO Annual Self-Assessment Due


October

Annual Actuarial Valuation

  • UAL Update

Annual Audited Financial Statements

Strategic Plan Update

Key Performance and Risk Measures

CEO Annual Review

November

Finance & Audit Committee

  • Employer Reporting Update
  • Quarterly Internal Audit Report

Board Officer Elections

Annual Board Calendar

Annual Board Work Plan

Annual Review of the Trustee Charter

Board Policy Review

Employer Satisfaction Survey

Quarterly Investment Reports*

December

Biennial Finance & Audit Committee Appointments

Divestment Report

ESG Report & Policy Review

Quarterly Investment Education

MaineSTART Quarterly Review

Annual Conflict of Interest Statement


Annual Board Work Plan – Frequency Schedule

Quarterly

Finance & Audit Committee Meetings (1.6)

  • Internal Audit Reports (1.6)

Quarterly Investment Education (1.8)

Quarterly Investment Reports*:

  • Rebalancing Report (2.1)
    • GLI Current Asset Allocation (2.1-A)
    • RHIT Current Asset Allocation (2.1-B)
    • OPEB Current Asset Allocation (2.1D)
  • Investment Quarterly Review
  • Risk Diversifiers Quarterly Review
  • Cliffwater Quarterly Review
  • Real Estate Quarterly Review

MaineSTART Quarterly Report (2.1-C)

Proxy Voting Report (2.7) – semi-annually

Annually

Board Calendar (1.10)

Board Work Plan #

Review of the Trustee Charter #

Board Education Plan #

Board Policy Reviews (review 1/3 each year)

Board Self-Assessment (1.7) & Continuing Education Needs #

Conflict of Interest Statement (1.3)

Budget (1.6)

Audited Financial Statements (1.6)

Fiduciary Education #

Good Governance Practices Education (1.8)

Actuarial Practices Education (1.8)

Line of Business Education (1.8) – Mission Moments

Actuarial Economic Assumptions Review (2.2)

Actuarial Valuation (2.2)

Investment Policy Review #

ESG Report (2.6; PL2021, c. 277)

COLA Approval (5 M.R.S. sec. 17806; Rule 803)

Enterprise-wide Risk Assessment #

Employer Reporting Update #

Strategic Plan Update #

Key Performance and Risk Measures #

Surveys #

  • Member Satisfaction
  • Employer Satisfaction
  • Employee Satisfaction
  • Disability Retirement Experience

Divestment Report (PL2021, c. 231)


Every 2 Years

Rate Setting
(Biennial Budget; July of even-numbered years)

Finance and Audit Committee Appointments
(1.6; November of even-numbered years)

Every 4 years

GLI Premium Study – June 2024

GLI Rate Setting – July 2024

CEO Comprehensive Evaluation (4.3; in 2nd year & every 4 years thereafter) – November 2027


Every 5 years

Custodian Review/RFP – April 2029 (2.1)

Proxy Advisor Review/RFP – April 2025 (2.1)

Actuarial Experience Study – June 2026 (2.2)

Actuarial Audit – Sep 2026 (2.2)

Actuarial Consultant Review/RFP – Jan 2027 (2.2)

Asset/Liability Study – Mar 2027 #

Strategic Plan – Jul/Aug 2027 #

Board Investment Consultants Review/RFP – October 2027 (2.1)

External Auditor Bid Process (1.6) – March 2026


# Governance Best Practices Assessment

Variable

Collective Bargaining Contract Approval – October 2024


Board Work Plan (PDF)