Muna, a former Office of Management and Budget director, attended the meeting of acting Gov. Eloy Inos, Retirement Fund officials and the senators in the governor’s conference room Tuesday.
In an interview after the meeting, Muna said he is not doing any kind of consultancy work for the government.
“I am basically finishing what I started as the head of the administration’s Retirement Fund negotiation team.” He said he is now with the private sector again.
His background and expertise in financial matters are what he brings to the table as he helps the CNMI government address its financial challenges.
Muna said he is not getting paid for this work.
“It is basically public service,” he said, adding that everyone should do his or her part in serving the people.
“I think it’s good for any citizen to give their time. We’re all living in a small community here and we can do whatever we can to help,” he added.
Asked how he pays for the expenses he incurs when attending government meetings, Muna said: “When you provide public service, you may use your own means to make yourself available. All of us should be doing our part to make the community a better place to live in and that is what I’m doing on a personal basis.”
Besides, he said, his volunteer work does not require most of his time.
The meetings he attend, he said, are scheduled once a week or a couple of times a month, and each meeting ends after an hour or two.
Muna said he has been sharing his thoughts regarding some proposals that will help the Retirement Fund “live longer.”
Inos and the Retirement Fund officials on Tuesday told the senators that the government’s pension agency may be gone after seven or eight years if its current financial situation does not improve.
