§ 6-174 — Board created

A board of 8 members shall constitute a board of trustees authorized to administer the provisions of this Article. The board shall be known as the Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of the city. The board shall consist of the city treasurer, the city comptroller, the city clerk, a deputy fire commissioner designated by the fire commissioner of the city, 3 firemen employed by the city, and 1 annuitant of the fund or a fireman pensioner of any prior firemen's pension fund in operation, by authority of law, in the city. The city treasurer, with the prior approval of the board, may appoint a designee from among employees of the city who is versed in the affairs of the city treasurer's office to act in the absence of the city treasurer on all matters pertaining to administering the provisions of this Article. Children less than age 18 shall not be eligible for membership. The members of a retirement board holding office at the time this Article becomes effective, including elected and ex officio members, shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms or appointment and until their respective successors are elected or appointed, and qualified. In a city which first attains a population of over 500,000 and comes under the provisions of this Article, the active firemen members of the board of trustees of any firemen's pension fund then in effect in such city and the member of such board who was chosen from the retired members of such fund shall become members of the board as follows: (a) The active fireman member for whom the highest number of votes was cast and counted at the most recent election for board members shall become a member of the retirement board for a term which shall end on December 1st of the third year after the year in which this Article comes into force in the city; the member of the board for whom the second highest number of votes was cast and counted at such election shall become a member of the retirement board for a term which shall end on December 1st of the second year after the year in which this Article comes into force in the city; and the member of the board for whom the third highest number of votes was cast and counted at such election shall become a member of the retirement board for a term which shall end on December 1st of the first year after the year in which this Article comes into force in the city. (b) The annuitant member of the pension fund shall become a member of the board for a term which shall end on December 1st of the second year after the year in which this Article comes into force in the city. The board shall conduct regular elections annually, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of the active fireman member of the board whose term next expires, for the election of a successor for a term of 3 years. The board also shall conduct regular elections, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of the member who is a pensioner of any pension fund formerly in effect in such city or an annuitant of the annuity and benefit fund herein provided, for the election of a successor to such member for a term of 3 years. Any member of the board, elected as aforesaid, shall continue in office until his successor is elected and qualified. Each member of the board, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, which oath shall be filed in the office of the city clerk of the city.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 101-96, eff. 7-19-19; 102-995, eff. 5-27-22.)