§ 35-9-623 — Board; established; nomination; appointment; terms and qualification of members; first members

(a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue
pension board is created. The board shall control the account.
(b) The board shall consist of eight (8) members who shall
be appointed by the governor to staggered terms of three (3)
years. The governor may remove any board member as provided in
W.S. 9-1-202. Of these board members:
(i) Six (6) members shall be volunteer firefighters
who have a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer
firefighter in the state. Appointments under this paragraph
shall be made from nominees recommended to the governor by the
Wyoming state firemen's association;
(ii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer EMT who has
a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer EMT in the
state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made by the
governor; and
(iii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer search and
rescue person who has a minimum of five (5) years service as a
volunteer search and rescue person in the state. Appointments
under this paragraph shall be made by the governor.
(c) The members of the initial board shall be comprised of
the volunteer firemen members of the volunteer firemen's pension
board created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-610 serving on June 30, 2015
and one (1) member of the volunteer emergency medical technician
pension board created pursuant to W.S. 35-29-108 serving on June
30, 2015, as selected by the governor. The volunteer
firefighter members and volunteer EMT member of the initial
board shall serve for the same term to which they were appointed
to the volunteer firemen's pension board or volunteer emergency
medical technician pension board, respectively.