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AGENDA ITEM: Reports-4b STATUS : Informational offlE moo/Re ROAM Metz i i S1° Paul Pioneer Press Classified Ads in this section M Arm IL-linA board By Steven Thomme ant attorney general assigned to the - y g gn pen- 'interim Alters the night before naming him sfen writer sion fund, the Public Employees Retire- interim director of the pension fund. Eight directors of Minnesota's largest meat Association. Dissident board member Morris Ander- public pension fund, who are being sued Murphy said his office would not defend gpq who is the plaintiff in the lawsuit.at- over their selection of a director, decided the eight because they are being sued as tempted to enter the meeting but was told Tuesday to ignore legal advice and use private citizens and not as the pension it was a private session unrelated to state money to defend themselves. fund board. That same reasoning pre- PEA business. In an 6-6 vote, the board decided to hire eludes them from using state money to Murphy said Tuesday a private attorney, but use state funds. No hire other legal counsel,Murphy said. • - urp Y y the eight board attorney was specified,and no estimate of members either met as a board majority, The suit.filed in Ramsey District Court, and therefore are entitled to representa- the cost was made. accuses the eight of violating the Minseso- tioq or they met as private citizens with- "It is an inappropriate expenditure of to Open Meetings Law. The eight met be- out discussing PERA business, as they public funds,"said Jon Murphy, an assist- hind closed doors with union executive claim,and must defend themselves. i Wednesday, September 19, 1984 i S f0ju.. i l if, LOIL .He said he was not certain what re- Donald Moe, DFL-SL Paul, contend that 4 course the attorney general's office would Alleys helped get the eight directors.elect- have to the decision to use state money to ed so he could control the board. hire an attorney. One response, he said, Moe plans to convene the Senate Gov- a could be to stop payment of any check for ernmental Operations Committee soon to legal fees as it goes through the state investigate the appointment of Allers.One Finance Departzn=L thing Moe wants to scrutinize is whether Alleys said M was wrong and that Allers is qualified to oversee collection Murphy g and distributi on of pension funds. the attorney general's staff was moved by Allers and PERA Board Chairman Cecil "political.reasons" in refusing legal de- Halter have refused to answer reporters' 4e ., gnes4ous about Allers' qualifications, and Ally is a eoatraversial flgnre in Hirinne- the'issue has never been discussed publicly i aota pension policy.Critics, including Sea. Please we Pension/5C