§ 6-421. Board of trustees; constituted, membership.

(a)

"Mayor" shall be deemed to include the chief executive officer of any city coming within the provisions of this act. "Commissioner of finance" shall include any officer by whatever title designated who performs the duties of the chief financial officer of any such city. "City council" shall include the legislative body of any such city.

(b)

There is hereby established, to serve without compensation, a board of trustees whose duty it shall be to manage said fund, which shall be kept as a separate fund. The board of trustees shall consist of the mayor; the commissioner of finance; one (1) member of the city council, said member to be appointed biennially by the mayor; and two (2) members of the fire department, whether in active service or retired, to be elected for four-year terms, by both active and retired members of said department. Provided that if such city has an administrative assistant to the mayor, the mayor shall have the privilege of designating such administrative assistant to serve on the board of trustees in his stead; and, when so acting, he shall have all the powers herein conferred upon the mayor.

(c)

The terms of the two (2) present members of said board of trustees, elected by the members of said fire department, due to expire in January, 1980, shall expire June 1, 1980, at which time or immediately thereafter an election shall be held, in accordance with subsection (b) above, to fill the vacancies created thereby. For the initial election to be held not later than June, 1980, the individual receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for a term expiring January 1, 1984, with the individual receiving the second highest number of votes to serve for a term expiring January 1, 1982. Not later than January, 1982, an election shall be held to fill such expired term; and thereafter an election to fill expired terms shall be held not later than January of each succeeding two (2) years, with the individual so elected serving for a term of four (4) years as provided in subsection (b) above. Such members shall continue to serve until their successors have been elected.

(d)

The board of trustees shall be authorized to adopt all rules necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act, as amended, pertaining to electing members to the board of trustees and with respect to the filling of vacancies occurring on said board; provided, however, that any such rules shall not be inconsistent with any provisions of this act, as amended; provided, further, that the names of candidates in any election shall be sent to those persons eligible to vote not more than 45 days nor less than 30 days before the said election.

(1924 Ga. Laws, page 167, § 6; 1931 Ga. Laws, page 223, § 4; 1935 Ga. Laws, page 450, § 4; 1952 Ga. Laws, page 2566, § 2; 1953 Ga. Laws, Nov.-Dec. Sess., page 2305, § 2; 1963 Ga. Laws, page 3356, §§ 1, 2; 1964 Ga. Laws, page 2409, § 1; 1980 Ga. Laws, page 3201, § 1)