Gottfredson v. Utah State Retirement Board

OPINION

GARFF, Judge:

Petitioner, Burt A. Gottfredson, appeals from an order of the Utah State Retirement Board dismissing his petition to withdraw his retirement application. Petitioner presents several issues on appeal, of which we consider two: 1 (1) whether the Board erred in its interpretation of Utah Code Ann. § 49-1-603(1) (Supp.1990), and (2) whether the Board had an affirmative duty to inform petitioner of proposed legislation which could substantially affect his benefits. We affirm the Board’s decision.

FACTS

On November 30, 1989, petitioner filed a retirement application stating a…