411.36 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR STATEWIDE SYSTEM.

        411.36  BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR STATEWIDE SYSTEM.         1.  A board of trustees for the statewide fire and police      retirement system is created.  The board shall consist of thirteen      members, including nine voting members and four nonvoting members.      The voting members shall be as follows:         a.  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 association of professional fire fighters.         b.  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.         c.  A city treasurer, city financial officer, or city clerk      involved with 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.         d.  One citizen who does not hold another public office.  The      citizen shall be appointed by the other members of the board.         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      69.16B.  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.  A member, employee, and the secretary of the board of trustees      are not personally liable 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.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1240, §86; 91 Acts, ch 52, § 2; 93 Acts, ch 44, § 20;      95 Acts, ch 3, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §98; 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §72;      2009 Acts, ch 106, §11, 12, 14         Referred to in § 97B.1A, 97D.3, 411.1, 411.5, 411.7