Louisiana § RS 11:3433 - Board of trustees; composition
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§ RS 11:3433. Board of trustees; composition
A. The "Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana" shall be and is hereby created a corporate body politic and shall be composed of:
(1) The mayor of the city, who shall be ex officio president of the board.
(2) The director of finance of the city, who shall be ex officio treasurer of the board.
(3) The chief administrative officer of the city.
(4)(a) Five members of the city fire department, who may be either active members who were merged with the statewide Firefighters' Retirement System on January 1, 1983, and have merger contracts with the city, or members who are retired from the department who are eligible for participation in the fund established by this Part.
(b) One surviving spouse of a deceased retired member who was qualified to serve on the board under the requirements of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph at the time of the member's death. If no surviving spouse seeks election in accordance with R.S. 11:3434, then the members of the board elected under the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall appoint a surviving spouse to serve as a board member.
B. The board members listed in Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section shall serve four-year terms.
C. The secretary of the board shall be chosen by a majority vote of the members of the board and shall be elected for a four-year term.
Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 133, §1; Acts 2023, No. 32, §1, eff. June 1, 2023.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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