The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall have operational and administrative control of the funds created herein.
In each municipality there shall be a board to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System with respect to matters concerning the disability and relief fund. Such board shall consist of five (5) members as follows: two (2) shall be elected by the membership of the police department, two (2) shall be elected by the membership of the fire department; and the mayor or his designee shall be an ex officio member. Retired members of the police department and fire department may participate in elections to choose members of the board, and such retired members are also eligible to serve on the board. The term of elected members shall be for four (4) years, and any vacancy in the elected membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original membership was selected.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems
Article 3 - Firemen's and Policemen's Disability and Relief Funds
§ 21-29-105. Administration of disability and relief funds; advisory boards
§ 21-29-107. Powers and duties of Board of Trustees
§ 21-29-113. Board of disability and relief appeals
§ 21-29-115. Appealing decisions of board of disability and relief
§ 21-29-118. Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System
§ 21-29-119. Discontinuance and reinstatement of tax; actuarial study
§ 21-29-123. Allowances upon disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-125. Investment of part of disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-127. Advancements from general fund to disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-129. Who entitled to benefits
§ 21-29-131. Service records to be kept
§ 21-29-133. Disability benefits; injury or illness resulting from discharge of duties
§ 21-29-135. Disability benefits; illness or injury resulting from other than discharge of duties
§ 21-29-137. Physical and mental examinations
§ 21-29-139. Retirement benefits
§ 21-29-143. Loss of benefits in case of transfer
§ 21-29-145. Death benefits where death results from discharge of duty or after retirement
§ 21-29-145. Death benefits where death results from discharge of duty or after retirement
§ 21-29-147. Death benefits where death results from other causes
§ 21-29-147. Death benefits where death results from other causes
§ 21-29-149. Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient funds