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The determination of the state auditor that a relief association has paid a service pension greater than the applicable maximum must be made on the basis of the information filed by the relief association and municipality with the state auditor ..,, The determination of the state auditor is fina1. An aggrieved municipality, relief association, or person may appeal the determination under section 480A.06. �1inn. Stat. �=�50�.06, subd. 3, provides for reviet�• by writ ofcertiorari to the appellate �o�rr. The State Defendants' reliance on Minn. Stat. § 424A.02 is misplaced. The language of the statute is clear. Review by certiorari to the Court of Appeals is required where a relief association "1�1s paid" a service pension greater than the maximum allowed under the statute. Section 424A.02, subd. 3a(d) does not, by its terms, address the situation where service pension credit has been given to a particular relief association member. In short, this statute does not apply to the facts of this case The argument that the State Auditor's decision was quasi judicial in nature also fails. Review by certiorari is a�ailable where an agency or administrative body perfomis quasi judicial acts. Minnesota Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. Board of Education of Minnetonka I. S. D. No. 276, 567 N.�V.2d 761, 762 (Minn. App. 1997). A quasi judicial act must in�ol��e: investigation into a disputed matter, application of a prescribed standard and issuance of a decision that binds the parties. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Metropolitan Council, 587 N.1�V.2d 838, 842 (Minn. 1999). A decision of a public official could be considered quasi judicial if it is the result of a discretionary investigation and consideration and evaluation of evidentiary facts. Pierce v. Otter Tail County, 524 N. W.?d 308, 309, (Minn. App, 1994). A quasi judicial act is an act of a public officer, commission, or board that is 9