Sen. Mike Fasano wants information about a decision by the State Board of Administration, which manages the pension fund, to an investment firm known for shaking up companies to make a profit, according to the Herald. Ash Williams, executive director of the state board, previously told Fasano that his request would cost almost $11,000 to compile and produce.
Fasano made his request on behalf of the St. Petersburg Times, the Herald reports. His records request included access to emails, schedules, evaluation reports, and investment recommendations made to senior managers at the state board.
"I am appalled that the SBA would throw this unbelievable hurdle in front of my access to public information," Fasano wrote in a letter to state senate president Mike Haridopolos. "It is a disgrace that the SBA could merely set a price tag on information that it does not want to see."
Williams told the Herald the cost of the process may "seem extensive," but it was "no less extensive than the breadth and the width of the request" that Fasano made.
