doing city taxpayers just spent $2300 for three members of the pension board, including joan pratt, comptroller travel to miami for client conference with a financial adviser. that adviser is based in philadelphia. but where pratt stayed and what -he did while she was in miami remaans a shrouded secret..3 that's because the director of the pension system, rosalind sppncer will not comment. and comptroller pratt chose not to answer our questions. travel? ú%sallnd will give you the information, okay? >> also, a state pension employee earned almost $80,000 in year in bonuses, even though the pension system lost billons. >> that brings us to the question of the day. should governmenttinvestment officers get wall street like bonuses? 10% say yes. 90% say no. charles writes. no, if it is youu job to invest and do you it well, you get promoted. if not you get ppid. it is our duty to hold our3 government accountable. help us by joining the waste watch. if you see government waste call our hotllne at 44106622456. and go to foxbaltimore.com and click on waste watch.., >> new tonight. %--pset over the com

and comptroller pratt chose not3 to answer our questions. >> we stayee in a hotel. >> can yoo tell ushich one? >> they will give you thee3 information. >> in a statement released to us, ttorney representing the pensiin system said the board of trustees approved the latest travel in ecognition, and consideration, of the fiduciary duties. >> most of the meetings could take place in offices with investment officersscoming to see them. >> this comes on the heels of the retirement system losing $300 million in 2009, while advisers. >> why do you guys have to travel? >> rosalind will ive you the3 information. >> but it is not just thh ity pension system raising eyebrows. >> it is government waste, and it issjust an example offhow politics works. for maryland retirement andicer pension system received $79,000 bonus this year for exceeding a yearly achievement target. that means perry took over $335,000 in pay this year. evee though tte pension system lost $4.7 billion since 2008. >> yet we're, you know, giving these prizes to people that manage poorly. ú% makes no sense. >> meantime perry is

city tax pairs just spent $2300 for three members of the pension board incllding comptroller joan pratt to travel to miami for a client conference with a financial adviser. that adviser, by the way, is pratt stayed and what she did in miami remains a shrouddd secret because the director robin spencer won't comment and council member pratt chose ot to answer our questions. >> why do you guys have to travel? >> he will give you that information. >> tonight at 10 we'll tell you how a state pension employee earned almost $80,000 this year3 in bonuses even though the pension system lost billions. that brings us to our question of the day. should gooernment investment officers get wall strret-like bonuses?@ go to foxbaltimore.com and let us know what you think. can you also sound oof on facebook. you can send us a tweet at box baltimore, enter fox 45 a for yes, fox 45 b for no and your response might area tonight at 10. it is our duty to hold our gooernment accountable and can you help us do that by joining our fox 45 waste watth. if you see government waste, call our hotline. you can also go