The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall organize itself into a body to be known as the "Board of Disability and Relief of the City of_______________ ."
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.
The members of the board shall receive no compensation or pay from the disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen for the discharge of their duties, except as otherwise provided by law.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems
Article 5 - Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen Under Laws 1930, Chapter 55
§ 21-29-201. Creation of disability and relief fund and system for firemen and policemen
§ 21-29-203. Election as to inauguration of disability and relief fund and system
§ 21-29-207. Organization of board of disability and relief; advisory board; compensation
§ 21-29-209. Powers and duties of the board of disability and relief
§ 21-29-215. Creation of board of disability and relief appeals
§ 21-29-220. Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System
§ 21-29-221. Discontinuance and reinstatement of ad valorem tax; actuarial study
§ 21-29-225. Allowances upon disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-227. Investment of part of disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-229. Tax on premiums of fire and lightning insurers
§ 21-29-231. On what premiums tax may be imposed; tax not to be used as an element of premium
§ 21-29-233. Duty of state tax commission
§ 21-29-235. Failure of insurance company to report
§ 21-29-237. Persons entitled to benefits
§ 21-29-239. Service records to be kept
§ 21-29-241. Disability relief
§ 21-29-243. Physical and mental examination
§ 21-29-245. Retirement benefits
§ 21-29-247. Cost-of-living increases
§ 21-29-251. Alternative program; retirement benefits
§ 21-29-253. Alternative program; refunds
§ 21-29-257. Exemption from process
§ 21-29-259. Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient fund