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GERS Board Raises Concerns Over Unpaid Rent from VIPD and DOJ

The Government Employees' Retirement System Board of Trustees wants to know whether they can rely on the V.I. Police Department – and other government agencies – to pay their rent. That was a key question up for discussion during Thursday's board meeting, as recently appointed administrator Angel Dawson noted that negotiations were currently ongoing to lease empty space owned by GERS to house the VIPD’s records and archives department.  Responding to concerns about the VIPD paying rent on time,  Mr. Dawson assured board trustees, “Well, you know, we have ways of making people pay. So we are optimistic that we will have a good relationship with…the police department, and not to mention that it should provide us with an added measure of security.” Those reassurances were not enough to mollify everyone at the table. Board trustee Andre Dorsey contended that GERS was having issues collecting payments from the V.I. Department of Justice. Other board members noted that other government ag...