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" ii,- ,. ............. '.-- RESOLUTION NO. 84-150 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM " WHEREAS, most of the employees of the City of New Brighton belong to the Public Employees Retirement Association; and WHEREAS, a number of Public Employees Retirement Associa- tion 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 administra- tive matters; and WHEREAS, the present method for electing PERA board mem- bers 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 member- ship; 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 New Brighton, 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 Ninnesota. 3. That immediate action be taken to remove the interim Executive Director and to provide for an open process to select a Public Employees Retirement Association Executive Director. 4. That a minimum qualification for the Public Employees Retirement Association Executive Director be set by legislature. Adopted by the New Brighton City Council on October 9, 1984. ~~: ~~~ Greg . Harcus, Mayor .?~ /?4 Henry S' dei, City M,anager ATTEST: jJ- ,; . - -jr-...,;-- ~~~- Marg~r~tA: Egan Finance DirectorjCity Clerk ,- I:'.' I, -'-~ , (SEAL)