From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –

Andree McLeod says she has the document that proves Gov. Sean Parnell illegally hired state senator Gene Therriault as his energy advisor. The governor’s office says the document doesn’t prove that at all.

McLeod over the weekend widely distributed documents that she received through a public records request, including a “Request for Personnel Action Form” that Therriault and an official in the governor’s office signed last September while Therriault was still a member of the state Senate.

The Alaska Constitution and state law don’t allow legislators to be “nominated, elected or appointed” to any state job that was created while they were in office. They must wait a year before taking such a job.

The Parnell administration says Therriault’s state job was technically created after he resigned from office. Therriault left the Senate on Sept. 13.

Linda Perez of the governor’s office signed the “Request for Personnel Action” form on Sept. 1 and Therriault signed it on Sept. 12. The document says Therriault acknowledges "I am being appointed" to a state position.

The document gives an effective date of Sept. 14, the day after Therriault resigned.

Other documents that McLeod received show the state created the position for Therriault on Sept. 21, saying that it was effective as of Sept. 14, said Parnell spokeswoman Sharon Leighow. Leighow says that shows the position was not created until after Therriault left the Senate on Sept. 13.

Click here to read the documents that McLeod received from the state on this.

Republican candidate for governor Ralph Samuels and other critics of Parnell have called on Therriault to leave the $110,000-a-year job. Remaining in the position will greatly increase Therriault's state retirement pay, which is based on the three highest earning years in state government.