§ 24-54-107. Boards of Retirement

1. The management of the county retirement system shall be vested in a county board of retirement consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the county treasurer of the county in the system or from the county with the largest population if two or more counties are involved, two of whom shall be nonelected county employees elected by said employees within thirty days after the retirement system becomes operative, and two of whom shall be registered electors of the county chosen by the board of county commissioners. The county board of retirement shall by its own rules establish staggered four-year terms for its board members, and their successors shall be selected as provided in this subsection (1).
2. The management of the municipal retirement system shall be vested in a municipal board of retirement consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the treasurer of the municipality in the system or from the municipality with the largest population if two or more municipalities are involved, two of whom shall be nonelected municipal employees elected by said employees within thirty days after the retirement system becomes operative, and two of whom shall be registered electors of the municipality not connected with municipal government and chosen by the governing body of the municipality. The municipal board of retirement shall by its own rules establish staggered four-year terms for its board members, and their successors shall be selected as provided in this subsection (2).
3. The management of the political subdivision retirement plan or system shall be vested in a political subdivision board of retirement consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the treasurer of the political subdivision in the plan or system or from the political subdivision with the largest population if two or more political subdivisions are involved, two of whom shall be nonelected employees of the political subdivision elected by said employees within thirty days after the retirement plan or system becomes operative, and two of whom shall be registered electors of the political subdivision not connected with the government of the political subdivision and chosen by the board of directors. The board of retirement shall by its own rules establish staggered four-year terms for its board members, and their successors shall be selected as set forth in this subsection (3).
4. The management of a county retirement system under section 24-54-101 (2.5) shall be vested in a county board of retirement consisting of five members, one of whom shall be the county treasurer of the county in the system or from the county with the largest population if two or more counties are involved, two of whom shall be nonelected employees of the plan’s participating employers elected by the plan’s participating employees within thirty days after the retirement system becomes operative, and two of whom shall be registered electors of the county chosen by the board of county commissioners of such county. The county board of retirement shall establish, by its own rules, staggered four-year terms for its board members.
5. On and after July 1, 2006, the management of a retirement plan or system comprised of one or more counties, one or more municipalities, and one or more political subdivisions shall be vested in a joint board of retirement consisting of seven members. The joint board shall by its own rules establish staggered four-year terms for its board members and procedures for the election of future board members. Successors of the joint board shall be selected as provided in this subsection (5). The joint board shall be comprised of the following members:
   1. One member shall be the county treasurer of the county in the retirement plan or system with the largest population.
   2. Two members shall be nonelected employees of a county participating in the retirement plan or system, elected to serve on the joint board by the participating county employees of the plan or system for staggered four-year terms. Of the two members of the joint board elected pursuant to this paragraph (b), one shall reside west of the continental divide and one shall reside east of the continental divide.
   3. Two members shall be representatives of a municipal or political subdivision employer in the retirement plan or system and shall be elected by the municipal and political subdivision employers participating in the retirement plan or system.
   4. 1. Two members shall be registered electors of the county in the retirement plan or system who are elected by the board of county commissioners. One of the registered electors of the county shall be from the financial or business community with experience in investments, and one shall be from the financial or business community with experience in personnel or corporate administration. The members shall be elected by the boards of county commissioners of all of the counties that participate in the plan or system.
      2. Each of the two registered electors from the financial or business community who are first elected to the joint board for a term commencing on or after July 1, 2006, shall serve staggered four-year terms.
6. The management of a retirement plan or system comprised of any county and municipality, any county and political subdivision, or any municipality and political subdivision shall be vested in a joint board of retirement consisting of seven members; except that this subsection (6) shall not apply to any retirement plan or system that is described in section 24-54-101 (2.5) and that is managed pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. The joint board shall by its own rules establish staggered four-year terms for its board members and procedures for the election of future board members. Successors of the joint board shall be selected as provided in this subsection (6). The joint board shall be comprised of the following members:
   1. One member shall be the treasurer of the county in the retirement plan or system with the largest population if there is a county in the plan or system or the treasurer of the municipality in the retirement plan or system with the largest population if there is not a county in the plan or system.
   2. Two members shall be nonelected employees of a county, municipality, or political subdivision in the retirement plan or system elected by employees participating in the plan or system. Of the two members of the joint board elected pursuant to this paragraph (b), one member shall be an employee of a county and one member shall be an employee of a municipality if the plan is comprised of a county and municipality, one member shall be an employee of a county and one member shall be an employee of a political subdivision if the plan is comprised of a county and political subdivision, or one member shall be an employee of a municipality and one member shall be an employee of a political subdivision if the plan is comprised of a municipality and political subdivision.
   3. Two members shall be representatives of a municipal or political subdivision employer in the retirement plan or system and shall be elected by the municipal and political subdivision employers participating in the retirement plan or system.
   4. Two members shall be registered electors of a county, municipality, or political subdivision in the retirement plan or system who are elected by all of the governing bodies of the counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions that participate in the plan or system. One of the registered electors shall be from the financial or business community with experience in investments, and one shall be from the financial or business community with experience in personnel or corporate administration.

Source: L. 87: Entire article added, p. 1088, § 2, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1588, § 64, effective July 1. L. 97: (4) added, p. 157, § 8, effective March 28. L. 2005: (3) amended and (5) and (6) added, p. 361, § 6, effective April 22. L. 2006: (5)(b) and (5)(d)(II) amended, p. 209, § 1, effective March 31.