City Staffers on Board to Abstain From Functions

Members of the city’s management staff who sit on the police-fire pension fund board of trustees will temporarily abstain from participating in board functions, the city said Wednesday. The move comes in response to allegations that City Attorney Dan Wichmer’s participation on the board represents a conflict of interest. St. Louis attorney Dan Tobben, who represents the Springfield Police Officers Association and the Firefighters Local 152, raised the issue during a May 6 presentation to the Police-Fire Pension Fund Citizens Task Force.

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Published: June 11, 2009


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