§ 2-403. Board of trustees.

(a)

There is hereby created a board of trustees (the "board") in whom is vested the general administration, management, and responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this article. The board shall consist of seven (7) trustees as follows:

(1)

The mayor or a councilman who is not eligible to participate in the retirement system as a member or retirant;

(2)

A second councilman who is not eligible to participate in the retirement system as a member or retirant;

(3)

A citizen who has the qualifications required by the Charter for holding an elective city office and who is not eligible to participate in the retirement system as a member or retirant, to be appointed by the council;

(4)

A police officer member to be chosen by the police officer members;

(5)

A firefighter member to be chosen by the firefighter members; and

(6)

Two (2) general city members: One (1) general city member to be chosen by non-unionized general city members and one (1) general city member to be chosen by the unionized general city members.

(7)

If there are no active members of the employee groups listed in subsections (4), (5) and (6) above able or willing to serve, a retired member of the group may be elected by active and retired members of such group.

(b)

The choosing of the trustees provided for in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), above, shall be held in the month of May in each year under such rules and regulations as the board shall, from time to time, adopt.

(Ord. No. 638, § 1, 9-15-03; Ord. No. 663, § 1, 11-15-04; Ord. No. 671, § 1, 1-17-06; Ord. No. 725, § 1, 12-5-11; Ord. No. 781, § 1, 12-5-16)