Sec. 5.01. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The board of trustees is composed of 13 members.
(b) Each of the following groups of participating members shall elect one vested, participating member from their respective group to serve as a member of the board of trustees:
(1) police officers; and
(2) firefighters.
(c) The group of participating members who are general employees of the municipality and who are not employed as police officers or firefighters shall elect two vested, participating members from the group to serve as members of the board of trustees.
(d) Each of the following groups of participating retirees shall elect one participating retiree from their respective group to serve as a member of the board of trustees:
(1) retired police officers;
(2) retired firefighters; and
(3) other retired general employees of the municipality who did not retire from service as a police officer or firefighter.
(e) The mayor shall nominate and the governing body shall confirm, by majority vote, five residents of the municipality to serve as members of the board of trustees. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a member of the governing body.
(f) The governing body shall designate the chief financial officer of the municipality to serve as a member of the board of trustees.
(g) Members of the board of trustees hold office for terms of two years.