The board shall fix a time for regular meetings in its minutes and it shall keep minutes of its meetings, which shall be public records. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairman of the board or any two (2) members thereof, upon twenty-four (24) hours' written notice, stating the purpose of the meeting, or at any time when all members are present.
The board shall have the duty and power to promptly hear and pass upon all applications of firemen and/or policemen or of beneficiaries of deceased firemen and of deceased policemen for participation in the benefits of said fund. Said board may hear witnesses, administer oaths, find facts, and make decisions in all matters properly before said board, which decisions shall be final except upon appeals in the way hereafter set forth. Said board shall order payments made according to the facts found and the provisions of this article, which payments shall be made as far as funds may be available. The board may invest the funds as provided in Section 25-11-121, and such funds may be commingled with other system funds for the most advantageous investments; however, each fund shall have separate accounting status.
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