Sec. 4. BOARD MEMBER LEAVE AND COMPENSATION. (a) The city shall allow active members who are trustees to promptly attend all board and committee meetings. The city shall allow trustees the time required to travel to and attend educational workshops and legislative hearings and to attend to other pension system business, including meetings regarding proposed amendments to this article, if attendance is consistent with a trustee's duty to the board.

(b) The board, by an affirmative vote of at least four board members, may elect to reimburse board members who are not employees of the city for their time while attending to official business of the pension system. The amount of any reimbursement may not exceed $750 a month for each affected board member.