This is the tentative schedule for the meeting. The Board reserves the right to take items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.

This agenda was posted at:

PERS, 693 West Nye Lane, Carson City
State Department of Personnel, Blasdel Building, Carson City
Clark County School District, 2832 Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas
Washoe County, 1001 East 9th Street, Reno

In addition, the agenda was mailed to every public employer, the news media, and other groups and individuals as requested.

I. INVESTMENTS

1. Active U.S. Bond Manager Review, including presentations by Bradford & Marzec, Criterion Investment Management, and Patterson Capital Corporation and approval of Active Core Bond Search Criteria, as necessary. (Action)
2. Lehman Aggregate Index Manager Search Finalist Selection. (Action)
3. Interim Investment Directives, PERS', Legislators' and Judicial funds. (Action)

II. BOARD

1. Minutes of the Retirement Board Education Session and meeting held February 12th and 13th, 2002. (Action)
2. Minutes of the Retirement Board meeting held March 18, 2002. (Action)
3. Retirement Board meeting dates. (Action)

III. ACCOUNTING

1. Fiscal Year 2002/03 Summary Budget Packet. (Information)

IV. ADMINISTRATION

1. Evaluation of disability retirement matters. (Action)
2. Retiree Profile Report. (Information)
3. AB 431 - DROP Study Update. (Information)
4. Closed Session to discuss litigation in the matter of PERS vs. NDOT, by authority of NRS 286.150. (Action)
5. Report by the Deputy Attorney General. (Information)
6. Individual statements and/or requests by the members, retired employees and/or the public. (Information)
7. Administrative report by Staff. (Information)
8. Questions and/or comments by members of the Retirement Board. (Information)

V. LEGISLATION

1. Preparation of 2003 Housekeeping Bill Draft Request. (Action)

VI. RATIFICATION AGENDA (All items in this section will have action taken.)

1. Approval of Administrative Fund disbursements.
2. Approval of personnel action.
3. Approval of amendments to the Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank contracts for additional commercial banking services.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel request for staff to attend the Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors (APPFA) Professional Development Conference scheduled for May 5th through May 8th, 2002 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
5. Retroactive approval of an Independent Contract with Advanced Total Imaging, Inc. (ATI) of Milpitas, California for software upgrades to our Optika imaging platform at a cost not to exceed $28,000.00 effective April 1, 2002.
6. Approval of out-of-state travel request for the Network Specialist II to attend a network security seminar and product demonstration in Sacramento, California on April 23, 2002.
7. Approval of an Independent Contract with FlatRateInfo.com at a cost of $1,400 per year for access to their website for the purpose of searching for families of deceased members of PERS to determine whether benefits are due.

VII. DENIALS

VIII. REPORTS