Fund Manager, Pub. Safety Pers. Ret. Sys. v. Ariz. Dep't of Admin

In Fund Manager, Pub. Safety Pers. Ret. Sys. v. Ariz. Dep't of Admin., 151 Ariz. 93, 95, 725 P.2d 1127, 1129 (App. 1986) (hereinafter "ADOA") the Court concluded that PSPRS's board was subject to the salary recommendations of the Arizona Department of Administration's Personnel Board ("Personnel Board"). 151 Ariz. at 95-96, 725 P.2d at 1129-30. The Personnel Board "annually recommends a salary range for state agency heads and certain other state employees" that governs the salaries that can be paid to those individuals. Id. at 94, 725 P.2d at 1128; see A.R.S. 41-743(B)(4) (2013), -751(B)(4) (2013). At the time, PSPRS's enabling legislation stated that "the administrator and other employees hired by PSPRS's board are not under the jurisdiction of the state personnel board or subject to title 41, chapter 4, articles 5 and 6." A.R.S. 38-848(J)(6) (1985); see also ADOA, 151 Ariz. at 94, 725 P.2d at 1128. PSPRS argued that its exemption from the jurisdiction of the Personnel Board also exempted it from the salary recommendations. ADOA, 151 Ariz. at 94, 725 P.2d at 1128.