38-870.01. Disability program; administration; power and duties of the board; hearing

A. The public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan disability program is established for participants in the public safety personnel defined contribution retirement plan who either have elected to participate solely in the defined contribution plan established pursuant to article 4.1 of this chapter or are participants as defined in section 38-865, paragraph 7, subdivision (b). The board shall administer the disability program.

B. The board may delegate authority to administer the program as it deems necessary and prudent to the administrator employed pursuant to section 38-848.

C. The board, in the administration, management and operation of the program, shall:

1. Account for the operation, administration and investment expenses and allocate them against investment income.

2. Contract on a fee basis with an actuary to make an actuarial valuation of the program based on the valuation method and valuation assumptions recommended by the actuary and approved by the board. The actuary shall be a member of the American academy of actuaries.

3. Contract on a fee basis with an independent auditing firm to make an annual audit of the accounting records of the fund and file a copy of the audit with the auditor general.

4. Invest the monies in the fund as provided in article 4 of this chapter.

D. The board, in the administration, management and operation of the program, may:

1. Employ services as it deems necessary.

2. Either keep invested monies separate or commingle invested monies as it deems appropriate.

3. Do all acts, whether expressly authorized, that may be deemed necessary or proper for the protection of the fund.

4. Determine the rights, benefits or obligations of any person under this article and afford any person dissatisfied with a determination of the person's rights, benefits or obligations under this article with a hearing on the determination.