§ 36-8-6-2 — Creation of fund; management by board of trustees; selection and compensation of trustees

(a) A police pension fund to be known as the
1925 fund is established in each municipality described in section 1(a)
of this chapter.
(b) The 1925 fund shall be managed by a board of trustees (referred
to as the "local board" in this chapter) having at least seven (7) but not
more than nine (9) trustees, as follows:
(1) The municipal executive, the municipal fiscal officer, and the
police chief, who are ex officio voting members of the local
board.
(2) One (1) retired member of the police department.
(3) At least three (3) but not more than five (5) active members of
the police department.
However, in cities where there are not sufficient members of the police
department to appoint a local board consisting of at least five (5)
trustees, the local board may be composed of three (3) trustees, those
being the executive, the fiscal officer, and the police chief.
(c) After the local board receives the report described in section 3(f)
of this chapter, the trustees under subsections (b)(2) and (b)(3) shall be
elected at the next meeting of the members of the police department at
the central police station. The trustees are elected for terms of three (3)
years, succeeding those trustees whose terms of office expire on that
date. The trustees hold their offices until their successors are elected
and qualified.
(d) If a vacancy occurs on the local board among those trustees
elected by the police department, the police department shall, within a
reasonable time, hold a special meeting upon the call of the municipal
executive and elect a successor for the remainder of the trustee's term.
(e) A majority of all the trustees constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business.
(f) The trustees receive no pay for their services and shall be paid
only their necessary expenses. However, the trustees, the secretary, and
each member of the police department selected by the local board shall
be paid their necessary traveling expenses from the 1925 fund when
acting upon matters pertaining to the fund.
(g) The local board may make all necessary bylaws for:
(1) meetings of the trustees;
(2) the manner of their election, including the counting and
canvassing of the votes;
(3) the collection of all money and other property due or
belonging to the 1925 fund;
(4) all matters connected with the care, preservation, and
disbursement of the fund; and
(5) all other matters connected with the proper execution of this
chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-1
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.44, SEC.58; P.L.236-1996, SEC.2; P.L.173-2003, SEC.32;
P.L.72-2018, SEC.18.