Administration meddled with board's duties, member says

[cleofus1]

By MATT VOLZ
The Associated Press

(Published: June 11, 2005)
JUNEAU -- A state Public Employees Retirement Board member has resigned, accusing the Murkowski administration of manipulating and interfering with the board and its duties.

The resignation of Pat Wellington, a 27-year board member, will have little effect because the board's final meeting was canceled at the request of Gov. Frank Murkowski.

In a May 31 letter to Chairman George Sullivan, Wellington said Administration Commissioner Ray Matiashowski and Retirements and Benefits Director Melanie Millhorn "have interfered with the board's duties, responsibilities and its members' professional integrity."

[Blue_In_AK]

1. ?

Oh, never mind, I responded before your link was in there. Frank's just out of control, isn't he? It seems like he's been taking lessons in imperiousness from King George.

[Erika]

3. The Murkowskis are self serving

and little respected in Alaska.

[cleofus1]

2. prime example of republican bullshit

typical murkowski

[cleofus1]

4. you would not see this in a Knowles or begich governorship

"the bill includes consolidating the three oversight boards -- the teachers, public employees and Alaska State Pension Investment boards -- into one. The new board goes into existence Oct. 1.

"Throughout the process of getting SB 141 passed, Mrs. Millhorn has allegedly spent defined benefit trust funds in support of passage, provided misinformation to the Legislature regarding the operation of the PERS, TRS and ASPIB Boards, and as a result has been successful in getting all three boards eliminated," Wellington wrote.

"Through Commissioner Matiashowski and Mrs. Millhorn's efforts, the approximately 65,000 ... active and retired public employees now have no elected members on the new Alaska Retirement Management Board," the letter reads."

how low is the murky administration going to sink to...

PS my wife said to add that she thinks frank sucks...and his daughter too!

[Erika]

5. The GOP elitists again silenced the working people

A Bush trend.