86.213. Board of trustees to administer--members of board, selection--terms.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

86.213. Board of trustees to administer--members of board, selection--terms.

Board of trustees to administer--members of board, selection--terms.

86.213. 1. The general administration and the responsibility for theproper operation of the retirement system and for making effective theprovisions of sections 86.200 to 86.366 are hereby vested in a board oftrustees of ten persons. The board shall be constituted as follows:

(1) The president of the board of police commissioners of the city,ex officio. If the president is absent from any meeting of the board oftrustees for any cause whatsoever, the president may be represented by anymember of the board of police commissioners who in such case shall havefull power to act as a member of the board of trustees;

(2) The comptroller of the city, ex officio. If the comptroller isabsent from any meeting of the board of trustees for any cause whatsoever,the comptroller may be represented by either the deputy comptroller or thefirst assistant comptroller who in such case shall have full power to actas a member of the said board of trustees;

(3) Three members to be appointed by the mayor of the city to servefor a term of two years;

(4) Three members to be elected by the members of the retirementsystem of the city for a term of three years; provided, however, that theterm of office of the first three members so elected shall beginimmediately upon their election and one such member's term shall expire oneyear from the date the retirement system becomes operative, another suchmember's term shall expire two years from the date the retirement systembecomes operative and the other such member's term shall expire three yearsfrom the date the retirement system becomes operative; provided, further,that such members shall be members of the system and hold office only whilemembers of the system;

(5) Two members who shall be retired members of the retirement systemto be elected by the retired members of the retirement system for a term ofthree years; except that, the term of office of the first two members soelected shall begin immediately upon their election and one such member'sterm shall expire two years from the date of election and the other suchmember's term shall expire three years from the date of election.

2. Any member elected chairman of the board of trustees may servewithout term limitations.

3. Each commissioned elected trustee shall be granted travel time bythe St. Louis metropolitan police department to attend any and allfunctions that have been authorized by the board of trustees of the policeretirement system of St. Louis. Travel time, with compensation, for atrustee shall not exceed thirty days in any board fiscal year.