§3405. Board of directors; duties; meetings

A.(1) The board of trustees shall have exclusive control and management of the fireman's pension and relief fund and shall make all necessary and pertinent rules and regulations for the proper administration of said fund; it shall hear and decide on all applications for benefits under this fund, and its decisions on such applications shall not be subject to review and reversal except by said board or upon filing of suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. All rules and regulations adopted by the board of trustees shall, within thirty days after their adoption, be posted on the bulletin boards provided for that purpose in each of the fire houses located within the limits of Fire Protection District No. One of the parish of Ouachita, Louisiana.

(2) The board shall meet quarterly and a special meeting shall be called on forty-eight hours notice by the president at the request of any three members. Three members shall constitute a quorum.

B. The board of trustees shall have the power and it shall be its duty to:

(1) Make all rules and regulations necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the fund under the provisions of the law of this state.

(2) Retain such legal, medical, clerical, investment advisory or other services as may be necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the fund, and make compensation for such services.

(3) Accept or reject for membership and ultimate participation in the fund all new employees of Fire Protection District No. One. Each applicant for membership and ultimate participation in the fund shall file with the board a written application, upon a form prescribed by the board, at the time of his employment. After considering the written application and the results of a medical examination, which the board may require of the applicant if it deems necessary, the board shall either accept or reject the applicant for membership and ultimate participation in the fund within thirty days from the date his application is filed with the board.

(4) Cause such amounts as may be prescribed by law to be deducted from the salaries of the active participants in the fund, and be paid into the treasury of the fund.

(5) Certify to the levying authority provided by law the amount of revenues required and provided for, and cause same to be collected through the proper local agencies.

(6) Cause the examination of every disability pensioner or beneficiary as often as the board deems necessary, but at least once a year.

(7) Keep all necessary records of its meetings and proceedings.

(8) Annually, at the close of the fiscal year, cause to be posted in each station house a recapitulation of the fund, prepared by an independent certified public accountant, showing the number of pensioners, amount of disbursements, revenues received and present condition and manner of investment of said funds.

(9) Keep a book to be known as the List of Retired Firemen. This book shall give a full and complete record of the action of the board of trustees in retiring or pensioning all persons under this Part, showing the names, date of removal from active service, and the reason for such action. Decisions by the board shall be reviewable only by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Designated from Acts 1968, No. 31, §§5, 6 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.