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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 84-046 RESOLUTION ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 102461 Box: 23 Folder: RES 1984 Document: RES 84-046 RESOLUTION ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM • RESOLUTION 84-046 A RESOLUTION ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHEREAS, most of the employees of the City of St. Anthony belong to the Public Employees Retirement Association; and WHEREAS,_ a-.number.-of Public Employees Retirement Association Board members have raised significant questions relating to PERA Board election procedures, to the appointment process used to hire an .interim Executive Director of the Public Employees Retirement Association, as well as other administrative matters; and WHEREAS, the present method for election PERA Board members results in electing only those with such financial backing as to permit expensive mailed information campaigns, permitting a single organization or individual to determine Board membership; and WHEREAS, greater diversity on the Board. would assure that decisions of that body are better considered; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota, requests the following actions: • 1 . That the legislature conduct an investigation into PERA Board election practices and also into the administration of PERA. 2. That the legislature consider amending the statutes which determine the method by which the PERA Board is constituted to provide that three fewer members shall be elected by the PERA general membership and three _additional members shall be appointed by the Governor from among non- PERA member citizens of Minnesota. 3. That immediate action- be taken to remove the interim Executive Director and to provide for an open process to select a Public Employees Retire- ment Association Executive Director. Adopted this 13 day of I�[oyean.� e�r 1984. Mayor —jz/�Wzw AT -EST City Clerk Reviewed for administration: ,_ City Manager _a • ADDRESSES REFERRED TO IN ITEM "(3)" OF THE MEMO: The Honorable Rudy Perpich .� Governor State of Minnesota State Capitol St. Paul , MN 55155 Cecil Halter, Chairman PERA Board of Trustees 203 Capitol Square Building... 550 Cedar Street St. Paul , MN- 55101 Chairman , Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement 49 State Office Building St. Paul , MN 55155 Honorable Donald M. Mo'e Chairman, Senate Governmental Operations Committee • 309 Capitol St. Paul , MN 55155 Honorable Wayne Simoneau Chairman, House Subcommittee on Pensions and Investments� r�� 224 State Office Building �I✓ St. Paul , MN 55155 pp SEE ATTACHED SHEETS FOR ADDRESSES OF AREA LEGISLATORS.