Kennebec County v. Maine Public Employees Retirement System

[¶ 27] I respectfully disagree with the Court’s interpretation of 5 M.R.S. § 17103(6) (2013). The plain language of the statute grants the Board the authority to make a final administrative decision in all matters affecting the rights, credits, and privileges of all members of the retirement system. I discern no statutory basis for limiting the Board’s authority based on when the members at issue joined the System. Because I conclude that the Board properly exercised jurisdiction, I would reach the merits of the Board’s decision, and would affirm.

A. The Board’s Authority

[¶ 28] As the Court…