Comptroller: Fire pension boss and demote ‘dishonest’ deputy

Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander calls for Board of Schooling Retirement system director Sanford Wealthy to be fired.
William Farrington

Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander known as on a metropolis pension board to fireplace its government director and demote a deputy accused of mendacity to acquire a fats elevate, however trustees defeated the push.

Lander, who sits on the Board of Schooling Retirement System, launched a decision final week to terminate Sanford Wealthy and demote Daniel Miller, who falsely claimed he’d gotten a job provide in Ohio and requested BERS to match the purported $255,000 wage. Miller additionally lied to investigators about getting the provide, a report alleged.

Wealthy granted Miller a $28,549 elevate with out verifying the nonexistent job provide – and with out consulting the board. Wealthy then used Miller’s elevate to plead an even bigger paycheck for himself. 

“If a member of the BERS management lies to the Division of Investigation, how can we belief what they inform trustees, members, or the general public?” Lander stated in an announcement to The Submit.

“If the manager director refuses to carry his deputy accountable for securing private enrichment by means of false statements, how can we belief both of their management?”

Bureaucrat Daniel Miller is accused of mendacity about getting a job provide from the Ohio College Workers Retirement System to get a wage bump.

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In a vote behind closed doorways Tuesday, the decision failed. Solely three trustees voted in favor: Alison Hirsh, the comptroller’s rep; Seritta Scott, Colleges Chancellor David Banks’ rep; and Kyle Kimball, a Con-Ed exec and up to date mayoral appointee to the Panel for Academic Coverage, whose 15 members all sit on BERS.

“I've misplaced my confidence” in Wealthy and Miller, Kimball stated earlier in open session.

Six members voted in opposition to the decision: two union representatives: Donald Nesbit, of DC 37 and John Maderich of Native 891; and PEP members Tazin Azad, Marjorie Dienstag, Sheree Gibson and Thomas Sheppard. Seven different PEP members abstained.

Six members rejected Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander’s decision to fireplace BERS director Sanford Wealthy.

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The problem just isn't lifeless, nonetheless. BERS set a particular assembly for Oct. 25 “to proceed deliberation on self-discipline” of Wealthy and Miller, a spokesman stated.

Miller, 41, now collects $262,650 a yr. Wealthy, 64, pockets $235,599. 

BERS is the smallest of 5 metropolis pension techniques, with greater than 60,000 energetic and retired DOE workers, excluding lecturers and different educations.