Dennis: Board vote clarification

Dennis Leone to John Curry, August 17, 2007
Subject: Board Vote Clarification

John -- The 6-3 vote against adding Advantage as a health care option for STRS retirees occurred yesterday (August 16, 2007) as follows:

Conni Ramser expressed her desire to make a motion to approve the staff's recommendation that Advantage be added. Legal Counsel Bill Neville informed Ramser that current Board policy prohibits the Board Chair to make a motion. He stated that she could, if she wanted to, second a motion. Jeff Chapman then made the motion to accept the staff's recommendation that Advantage be added to the STRS health care program. Ramser seconded the motion.

The motion failed 6-3, with Lazares, Leone, Hayden, Puckett, Johnson, and Meuser voted no, and with Chapman, Ramser and Cervantes voting yes. It was necessary for Brooks to leave the meeting just before this vote occurred, which accounts for 9 votes, instead of 10 votes.

That is what happened.

Dennis Leone