§ 11-11. Selection; composition.

(a)

Firefighters and police retirement plans boards. The boards for the firefighters and the police retirement plans shall consist of five (5) members (which may include participants of any deferred retirement option plan who have at least eighteen (18) months remaining in the deferred retirement option plan at the time they take office), none of whom shall be elected city officials, and who shall be selected as follows:

(1)

Two (2) members who shall be current members of the plan shall be elected in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section by the members of the respective employee group that contribute to each plan.

(2)

Two (2) members who shall be legal residents of the city and current members or former city employees who are vested in the plan shall be appointed by the city commission.

(3)

The fifth member shall be chosen by a majority vote of the previous four (4) members of the board, and such person's name shall be submitted to the city commission. Upon receipt of the fifth person's name, the city commission shall, as a ministerial act, duly appoint such person to the board as the fifth member.

(b)

General employees' retirement plan board. The board for the general employees' retirement plan shall consist of seven (7) members, none of whom shall be elected officials, all of whom shall be members of the general employees' retirement plan (including participants of any deferred retirement option plan who have at least eighteen (18) months remaining in the deferred retirement option plan at the time they take office) and shall be selected as follows:

(1)

Three (3) members shall be elected in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section by the members of the general employees' retirement plan.

(2)

Three (3) members shall be appointed by the city commission. All city commission appointees shall serve two-year terms, subject to removal under the same conditions as other city commission appointees to city boards.

(3)

One (1) member (the "seventh member") shall be selected by majority vote of the six (6) other members. Within sixty (60) days of April 26, 2000, and, subsequently, within sixty (60) days of the board's last meeting in March in even numbered years, or within sixty (60) days of a vacancy occurring in the seat of the seventh member, the board, by affirmative vote of at least four (4) members, must select a seventh member. In making the selection, the board must first consider any plan members whose names appeared on the ballot in the last pension board election, but who were not elected as one (1) of the three (3) voting members of the board. The board may then consider any other plan members for the seat. If at least four (4) board members are unable to agree on the selection of the seventh member, the members shall each state on the record why they believe an individual, or group of individuals, under consideration is not acceptable to them. If the board has not selected a seventh member within sixty (60) days, the city commission shall select a plan member as the seventh member.

(4)

One (1) alternate member shall be elected by the members of the general employees' retirement plan at the time when the other three (3) employee members are elected. The alternate member shall assume the position of any of the elected members upon a vacancy occurring in an elected member's position. The alternate member shall not serve merely on the absence or disability of an elected member. At the time an alternate member assumes the position of any elected member, the person who received the next highest number of votes in the most recent election and is willing to serve shall become the alternate member.

(c)

Terms of office. The term of office for each board member shall be two (2) years. Elections shall be held in even numbered years in the month of March. The terms of the fifth members of the police and fire retirement boards shall coincide with the terms of the elected members on the board. All elected members of the board, including the alternate member shall at all times while holding office as a board member be a full-time employee of the city and a member of the respective employee group making regular contributions to the plan. Commission appointments shall be made in odd numbered years in the month of March, except that appointments to the general employees' retirement plan board shall occur in even numbered years beginning in the month of April 2000 and in March of subsequent even-numbered years. The terms of all board members shall extend until the selection of their successors.

(d)

Forfeiture of office. A board member who loses a qualification for office shall forfeit his position on the board, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in subsection (e) of this section.

(e)

Filling a vacancy.

(1)

The vacancy of an elected board member shall be filled immediately by the alternate board member. If there is no eligible alternate board member, then an election shall be conducted as soon as possible to fill the vacancy of the elected board member and the alternate board member.

(2)

The vacancy of an appointed board member shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointment.

(f)

Election procedures. Elections shall be conducted by the city clerk pursuant to procedures established by resolution of the city commission. The elections of the elected employee board members and the alternate board member shall be by secret ballots. The city clerk and, after the first election, the boards, may make recommendations of procedures to be included in the city commission resolution or for amendments to be made from time to time.

(Ord. No. 124-X-O, § 1(16-3), 9-12-89; Ord. No. 124-X-P, § 1, 12-18-90; Ord. No. 124-X-S, § 1, 2-9-93; Ord. No. 124-X-U, § 2, 12-14-93; Ord. No. 124-X-00-A, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 124-X-01-B, § 1, 6-12-01; Ord. No. 124-X-12-C, § 1, 12-28-12)