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1. a. Aboardoftrusteesforthestatewidefireandpoliceretirementsystemiscreated. The
board shall consist of thirteen members, including nine voting members and four nonvoting
members. The voting members shall be as follows:
(1)Two fire fighters from different participating cities, one of whom is an active member
of the retirement system and one of whom is a retired member. The fire fighters shall be
appointed by the governing body of the Iowa professional fire fighters.
(2)Two police officers from different participating cities, one of whom is an active
member of the retirement system and one of whom is a retired member. The police officers
shall be appointed by the governing body of the Iowa state police association.
(3)A city treasurer, city financial officer, city clerk, or other city of
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1. a. Aboardoftrusteesforthestatewidefireandpoliceretirementsystemiscreated. The
board shall consist of thirteen members, including nine voting members and four nonvoting
members. The voting members shall be as follows:
(1) Two fire fighters from different participating cities, one of whom is an active member
of the retirement system and one of whom is a retired member. The fire fighters shall be
appointed by the governing body of the Iowa professional fire fighters.
(2) Two police officers from different participating cities, one of whom is an active
member of the retirement system and one of whom is a retired member. The police officers
shall be appointed by the governing body of the Iowa state police association.
(3) A city treasurer, city financial officer, city clerk, or other city officer involved with the
management of the financial matters of the city from four participating cities, one of whom
is from a city having a population of less than thirty thousand, and three of whom are from
cities having a population of thirty thousand or more. The members authorized pursuant to
this paragraph shall be appointed by the governing body of the Iowa league of cities.
(4) One citizen who does not hold another public office. The citizen shall be appointed by
the other members of the board.
b. The nonvoting members of the board shall be two state representatives, one appointed
by the speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader of the house,
and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the
minority leader of the senate.
2. Except as otherwise provided for the initial appointments, the voting members shall
be appointed for four-year terms, and the nonvoting members shall be appointed for terms
as provided in section 4A.13. Terms of voting members begin on May 1 in the year of
appointment and expire on April 30 in the year of expiration.
3. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A vacancy shall
be filled for the unexpired term.
4. The board shall elect a chairperson from among its own members.
5. a. The voting members of the board shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties and shall receive a per diem as specified in section
7E.6 for each day of service. Per diem and expenses shall be paid to voting members from
the fire and police retirement fund created in section 411.8.
b. A participating city shall allow an employee who is a member of the board to attend all
meetings of the board. In their capacity as members of the board, which is an instrumentality
of political subdivisions of the state, members of the board shall be deemed to be jointly
serving the members of the system and the participating cities. The members of the board
shall perform their duties in the best interest of the system. Board members who are
employees of participating cities shall be allowed to attend board meetings without being
required to use paid leave. Costs incurred by a board member which are associated with
having a replacement perform the member’s other duties for the participating city while
serving in the capacity of a member of the board may be considered a necessary expense
of the system.
c. Per diem and expenses of the legislative members shall be paid from the funds
appropriated under section 2.12. However, legislative members shall not be paid pursuant
to this section when the general assembly is actually in session at the seat of government.
6. Amember, employee, andthesecretaryoftheboardoftrusteesarenotpersonallyliable
for claims based upon an act or omission of the person performed in the discharge of the
person’s duties, except for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, or for a
transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit, even if the acts or
omissions violate the standards established in section 411.7, subsection 2.