Notice of Election: Marlborough Retirement Board

An election notice to the members of the Marlborough Retirement Board.

Marlborough Retirement Board 
289 Elm Street, Suite 111
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone [phone]                                   
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Notice of Marlborough Retirement Board Election 

The Marlborough Retirement Board will conduct an election for the purpose of electing two members to its five-person board to serve three-year terms. Board members are compensated with a $3,000.00 annual stipend. 

Any active or retired member of the Marlborough Retirement Board may qualify as a candidate by filing a nomination paper with the Board. The nomination papers must contain the signatures and addresses of at least twenty (20) members and/or retirees of the Marlborough Retirement Board. 

Nomination papers will be available to pick up at the address below on Monday, August 3, 2026: 

Marlborough Retirement Board office located at 289 Elm Street, Suite 111, Marlborough, MA 01752

Please note, nomination papers and 80-word short statements must be filed at the above address on or before 4 p.m. on Monday, September 14^th.  

After the qualification of candidates, official ballots will be mailed on or about Friday, October 9^th, and must be returned by mail or delivered to the retirement board office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Board Member Eligibility and Responsibilities per M.G.L., Chapter 32 

Eligibility

Any active or retired member of the Marlborough Retirement Board may qualify as a candidate by filing a nomination paper with the Board. The nomination papers must contain the signatures and addresses of at least twenty (20) members and/or retirees of the Marlborough Retirement Board. 

Education

During each three (3) year term, a retirement board member must complete eighteen (18) hours of training. In each year, a member must take a minimum of three (3) hours of training. No more than nine (9) hours may be credited in any one year. There is no prohibition on completing more than eighteen (18) hours of training in the course of a term. The Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission is required to sponsor at least nine (9) hours of training which will include topics such as fiduciary responsibility, ethical contact, and conflict of interest. The remaining nine (9) hours may be provided by local, state, regional, or national entities as prescribed by the Commission. 

Financial Disclosure

Each retirement board member must file an annual “Retirement Board Member Statement of Financial Interest” with the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission. These statements will be exempt from Public Records Law and are not subject to public release. Retirement Board members must report employment, income, business ownership, investments, loans and mortgages, reimbursements, gifts, and Honoria. Disclosure must also be made for a retirement board member’s immediate family living with the retirement board member. Failure to file a Statement or the filing of an inaccurate or incomplete Statement will result in the removal of a person from a retirement board. 

Date published:	July 30, 2026