§ 11:1472 — Secretary of board; records and reports; part-time employees

A. The board of trustees shall have authority to appoint a secretary, and shall fix, at its discretion, the salary to be paid as compensation for such services, and to employ actuarial, clerical, and other help as necessary; to contract for group insurance covering the secretary, regular employees, and their dependents, as provided by the assessors' insurance act. The salaries and insurance premiums shall be paid out of the Assessors' Retirement Fund. The secretary of the board of trustees shall keep in book provided for the purpose, a full and complete record of all proceedings of the board of trustees, particularly with reference to investment of funds belonging to the said retirement fund, as hereinafter provided for. The secretary shall keep all correspondence of the board, keep minutes of all of its meetings and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned him or her by the board of trustees, including the preparation of the warrants for the various disbursements from the said fund and the keeping of an accurate record thereof.
B. The secretary shall keep a service record of each assessor and assessor's employees who are qualified members of the fund, which shall show date of election or entry into the assessor's department, interruptions of service, and the cause thereof. The service record shall show the total number of years' service. The secretary shall keep the records of the board, and a list of retired assessors and assessors' employees receiving retirement and disability benefits, and shall file a report with the president at least once a year composed of a list of the assessors and assessors' employees receiving such benefits, and a summary of the audit of the accounts made by the board's accountant or the legislative auditor if consistent with his authority.
C. Each assessor shall furnish the secretary with a service record, as set forth above, for all of his employees, including himself, who are eligible for participation as members of this fund, and the names of additional employees who become eligible for membership in the future, not later than thirty days after his or her service begins. Provided that the board of trustees of the fund may deny the right of membership in this fund to any class of employees who are occupying positions on a part-time or intermittent basis.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, No. 545, §1, eff. July 5, 1989; Redesignated from R.S. 47:8072 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §2.