JONES v. BD. OF TRUSTEES

Nos. 94-SC-487-TG; 94-SC-493-TG; and 94-SC-840-TG.

910 S.W.2d 710 (1995)

Brereton C. JONES, Governor, et al., Appellants, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank F. Chuppe, Virginia H. Snell, Beverly J. Glascock, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, for Appellants, Brereton C. Jones, Governor, Kevin J. Hable, Secretary, Claude M. Vaughn, State Budget Director, Frances Jones Mills, Treasurer, and W. Patrick Mulloy, II, Secretary of Finance Administration Cabinet.

H. John Schaaf, Nancy R. Osborne, Legislative Research Commission, Frankfort, for Appellants, Jody Richards, John A. "Eck" Rose, and The Members of the Legislative Research Commission.

William E. Johnson, Squire N. Williams, Jr., Stephen R. Turnbull, Johnson, Judy, True & Guarnieri, L.L.P., Frankfort, William P. Hanes, David T. Miller, Frankfort, for Appellees, Kentucky Retirement Systems.

C. David Emerson, Emerson & Bayer, Lexington, for Amicus Curiae, Kentucky Association of State Employees.

Gary W. Napier, Reece & Lang, P.S.C., Lexington, Thomas Alan Marshall, Frankfort, Samuel L. Perkins, Lexington, for Amicus Curiae, 10 To 40 Club.

Gary W. Napier, Reece & Lang, P.S.C., Lexington, Michael E. Gurley, Hamilton and Faatz, Denver, CO, for Amici Curiae, Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado and Utah State Retirement Office.

John D. Adkisson, Drew Liebert, Nossman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Sacramento, CA, Richard H. Koppes, General Counsel, Kayla J. Gillian, Asst. General Counsel, Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, CA, Lawrence P. Boulger, Chief Counsel, State Teachers' Retirement System, Sacramento, CA, for Amici Curiae, California Public Employees' Retirement System and The California State Teachers' Retirement System.


LAMBERT, Justice.

The Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) was created by statute in 1956 to provide a secure means of retirement savings for state government employees. KERS is one of several retirement systems, which include county employees, state employees, and state police, governed by the Board of Trustees (Board). Five trustees are elected by KERS members, three are appointed by the Governor, and the Commissioner of Personnel occupies the final position...

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