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Police Officer's & Firefighter's Retirement System

Regular Meeting

Springfield, MO · November 13, 2025

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Minutes November 13, 2025 1. Call to Order Setser called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. The meeting was held at the Busch Municipal Building, 840 Boonville Avenue. Minutes taken by White. Attendance Members Representation Present Absent Justin Setser President X Charles Alexander Police X Jamie Frieze Fire X Ron Hoffman Retiree X Chad Munsey Citizen X Laura Robinson Citizen X Andy Stewart Citizen X Jonathan Winn Citizen X Ann Young Citizen X Chad Davis (NV) Fire X Andrew McPherson (NV) Retiree X Bryan Welch (NV) Police X Callie Carroll (NV) City Council Liaison X David Holtmann (NV) Finance X Tony Kelley (NV) Administrative Director X Nikki White (NV) Secretary X NV = non-voting Lance Roskens was also present. 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes – October 9, 2025 Munsey made a motion to approve the October 9, 2025 minutes as presented; 2nd by Frieze. Vote all: Yes. 3. Approval of Financial Statement Ending September 30, 2025 Page 1 of 4 11/13/2025 The cash and short-term investments balance at the end of September was ($7,737,808). The cash – UMB investments balance was $30,535,866. • IRM increased $1,623,386. The fund returned 1.15% compared to the index return of 1.10%. • Acadian Emerging Markets increased $1,217,587. The fund returned 5.42% compared to the index return of 7.20%. • Brandes increased $93,560. The fund returned 0.37% compared to the index of 1.59%. • Entrust Capital Diversified increased $34,675. The fund returned 10.51% compared to the index of 3.00%. • Fidelity INTL Index had an increase of $1,785,240. The fund returned 2.33% compared to the index of 1.90%. • IFM had an increase of $472,453. The fund returned 1.87% compared to the index of 2.00%. • Loomis Sayles had an increase of $789,655. The fund returned 1.16% compared to the index return of 1.10%. • LGT had an increase of $189,405. The fund returned 0.95% compared to the index return of 3.50%. • Black Rock Russell increased $5,876,550. The return was 3.77% compared to the index of 3.50%. • Ares Multi Global Asset returned $218,384. The fund returned 0.72% compared to the index of 0.50%. • Baird Core Plus increased $704,155. The return was 0.78% compared to the index of 1.10%. • Employee contributions for the month totaled $50,806 and employer contributions totaled $102,650. The Public Safety Sales Tax totaled $430,381. • Gain/Loss in market value, including managers’ fees, was $13,470,635 for the month. Total additions were $14,054,722. • Benefit payments totaled $3,542,078. Return of contributions totaled $2,599,668. Administrative expenses totaled $30,225. Net increase to the Plan was $7,882,751. • Total Net Assets at the end of September were $774,401,005. Munsey made a motion to approve the financials ending September 30, 2025; 2nd by Frieze. Vote all: Yes. 4. Review of Calculations Type Years of Monthly Pension Partial Pension Name Service Amount Amount Darrel Coney Age & Service 25.00 $6,643.02 $221.43 David Haines Age & Service 25.00 $7,624.52 $6,886.67 Page 2 of 4 11/13/2025 Jeremy Ogden Age & Service 25.00 $6,027.42 $200.91 Chad Davis Age & Service 25.00 $5,909.59 $762.53 Frieze made a motion to accept the calculations as presented above; 2nd by McPherson. Vote all: Yes. 5. Approval of Return of Contributions Name Type Years of Service ROC David Haines Age & Service 21.1 + 3.9 buyback $168,430.86 Darrel Coney Age & Service 21.9 + 3.1 buyback $181,559.21 Jeremy Ogden Age & Service 21.1 + 3.9 buyback $141,957.18 Chad Davis Age & Service 21.0 + 4.0 buyback $126,853.88 Frieze made a motion to accept the return of contribution as presented above; 2nd by McPherson. Vote all: Yes. 6. Administrative Director’s Report Kelley reported that there was an issue with the postal service and the retiree statements were delayed. Therefore, the retiree election nominations will need to be extended. McPherson made a motion to extend the retiree nomination deadline until January 7, 2026; 2nd by Frieze. Vote all: Yes. The nomination form will be mailed again with the November statements. The following nominations were received: Non-voting police representative – Bryan Welch Voting fire representative – James Frieze Non-voting fire representative – Chad Davis Alexander made a motion to accept the nominations as presented; 2nd by Munsey. Vote all: Yes. China divestment update – Kelley reported that all managers have testified that they have no China investments on the OFAC list and have verified this with Verus. 7. Legal Matters – Closed Session, pursuant to Section 610.021, RS MO. Frieze made a motion to move to closed session at 8:49 a.m. pursuant to Section 610.021(1, 5 and 14) RSMo.; 2nd by McPherson. Vote Yes: Alexander, Frieze, McPherson, Munsey and Setser. Vote no: none. Open session resumed at 9:00 a.m. 8. Duty-Disability Application Munsey made a motion to send Aaron Lile to two additional physicians and the Board will review their opinions as well as the opinion of his own physician; 2nd by Alexander. Vote all: Yes. 9. China Divestment Frieze made a motion to give Kelley the authority to draft a letter stating the Fund is not invested in any restricted entities or restricted investment products; 2nd by Alexander. Vote all: Yes. Page 3 of 4 11/13/2025 10. Audit Report as of June 30, 2025 Kristen Hughes and Chad McCoy of RSM presented the report. A comparative report was provided which shows a side-by-side comparison of 2024 versus 2025. The Plan’s net position at the end of June was $759,330,000 compared to June 2024 balance of $696,665,000. The net investment income was $69,419,000 compared to $70,682,000 in 2024. The sales tax contributions were $36,631,000 compared to $45,705,000 in 2024. The net pension liability is $29,059,330 compared to $33,422,889 in 2024. The fiduciary net position as a % of total pension liability is 103% compared to 95% in 2024. 11. Adjournment McPherson made a motion to adjourn the meeting; 2nd by Alexander. Vote all: Yes. The meeting adjourned at 9:26 a.m. on November 13, 2025. Page 4 of 4 11/13/2025

Agenda

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Springfield Police Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Board of Trustees Meeting Justin Setser, President Charles Alexander James Frieze Ron Hoffman Chad Munsey Laura Robinson Andy Stewart Jonathan Winn Ann Young Chad Davis Bryan Welch David Holtmann, Finance Andrew McPherson Tony Kelley, Nikki White, Secretary Callie Carroll, City Administrative Director Council Representative Denny Whayne Conference Room November 13, 2025 8:30 AM 840 Boonville Avenue 1. ROLL CALL. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 2.1. Approval of Minutes of October 9, 2025 Meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 3.1. Approval of Financial Statement ending September 30, 2025 4. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. 4.1. Approval of Retirement Applications 5. REVIEW OF CALCULATIONS. 5.1. Approval of Retirement Calculations 6. APPROVAL OF RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS. 6.1. Approval of Return of Contributions 7. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT 7.1. MAPERS Expense Reports 7.2. Board Member Nominations 7.3. China Divestment Reporting 8. NEW BUSINESS. 8.1. Presentation of Audit as of June 30, 2025 9. OLD BUSINESS. 10. LEGAL MATTERS. 10.1. Closed session to discuss legal actions, causes of action, litigation, privileged and confidential communications; nonjudicial mental or physical health proceedings involving identifiable persons; and records which are protected by law pursuant to Section 610.021 (1, 5 and 14) RSMo. 11. ADJOURNMENT. If you are unable to attend, please notify Nikki White at (417) 569-6282 or via email at nwhite@springfieldmo.gov. The Board meetings will be open to the public, but public discussion will be limited. Speakers may or may not be allowed to address the Board. In accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, if you need special accommodations when attending any Pension Board meeting, please notify Nikki White at 417-569-6282 as soon as possible to ensure our ability to accommodate your needs.