The board of trustees of the local firemen’s relief and pension fund or the board of trustees of the local policemen’s pension and relief fund may elect to continue paying survivor benefits to spouses who remarry after they begin receiving benefits under the plan. However, before the election is effective, the election shall be approved by a majority vote of the governing body of the political subdivision, if any, after the plan meets the requirements for benefit increases under § 24-11-102.
