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. SSR Realty Advisors' Annual Portfolio Review presentation. (Information)
2. Active Core U.S. Bond Manager interviews and selection. (Action)
3. Interim Investment Directives, PERS', Legislators', and Judicial funds. (Action)
4. PMRealty Advisors report. (Action)

II. BOARD

1. Election of Retirement Board Chairman and Vice Chairman. (Action)
2. Executive Staff Annual Performance Review. (Action)
3. Minutes of the Retirement Board education session and meeting held June 20, and June 21, 2002. (Action)
4. Retirement Board meeting dates for January 2003 through July 2003. (Action)
5. Retirement Board meeting dates for the remainder of 2002. (Action)

III. ACCOUNTING

1. Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2004/05. (Action)

IV. ADMINISTRATION

1. Evaluation of disability retirement matters. (Action)
2. AB 431 - Study on Lump Sum Optional Retirement Programs - Proposed Recommendations. (Action)
3. Minutes and recommendations of the Police and Firemen's Retirement Fund Advisory Committee meeting held June 20, 2002. (Action)
4. PERS' Communication Initiative Review. (Information)
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. Legislative matters that develop after publication of the agenda and which, due to scheduling, must be acted upon at this time. (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 out-of-state travel for appropriate Board members and staff to attend the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) annual conference scheduled for August 2 through 7, 2002, in Providence, Rhode Island.
4. Approval of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine's request for membership in PERS retroactive to July 1, 2002.
5. Approval of the Explore Knowledge Academy Charter School's request for membership in PERS effective August 15, 2002.
6. Approval of the Phase-In Agreement between the University of Nevada, Reno and Jill Winter with a retroactive effective date of July 1, 2002.
7. Approval of PERS' Final Benefit Audits for August and September 2000.

VII. APPEALS

1. Appeal of Paulette O. Reinhardt on behalf of William P. Reinhardt regarding designating Ms. Reinhardt as William Reinhardt's single survivor beneficiary. (Action)

VIII. DENIALS

IX. REPORTS