Sec. 19. BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR PAID OR PART-PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT. (a) In each municipality and other political subdivision to which this Act applies and that has a fire department that does not consist exclusively of volunteers, the fire fighters' retirement system is governed by a board of trustees consisting of:

(1) in a municipality, the mayor or the mayor's designated representative; in an emergency services district, the president of the board of emergency services commissioners; or in another political subdivision, the chief operating officer or the chief operating officer's designated representative, as applicable;

(2) the chief financial officer of the municipality or other political subdivision or, if there is no officer denominated as chief financial officer, the person who performs the duties of chief financial officer or a person designated by the chief financial officer or by the person performing the duties of chief financial officer;

(3) three members of the retirement system elected by participating members as provided by Subsection (b) of this section; and

(4) two persons who reside in this state, who are not officers or employees of the municipality or other political subdivision, and who are elected by a majority vote of the members of the board of trustees determined as provided by Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.

(b) During each period that begins on December 1 of one year and ends on January 31 of the following year, the participating members of a fire fighters' retirement system in a municipality or other political subdivision subject to this section shall elect by secret ballot and certify to the governing body of the municipality or other political subdivision a member to the board of trustees to serve a term of three years. To be elected a member of a board of trustees under this subsection, a person must be a participating member of the retirement system and receive a majority of the votes cast in the election, and at least 50 percent of all participating members of the retirement system must vote in the election. Provided, however, that if only a single person is nominated for the board of trustees position being filled, that person may be elected by acclamation by those participating members present for the election meeting, without the necessity of a secret ballot.

(c) Annually, at a meeting in March, the members of a board of trustees determined as provided by Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of Subsection (a) of this section shall elect a member to the board, as provided by Subdivision (4) of Subsection (a) of this section, to serve a term of approximately two years that expires on the day before the date of the first board meeting that occurs after the meeting at which a successor is elected.

(d) A board of trustees established under this section annually shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212, Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.