Any county commission, or political subdivision, or county 911 public safety answering point employing emergency medical services officers or 911 personnel may by a three-fifths vote of its governing body, or by a majority vote of its electors, elect to become a participating public employer and thereby include its emergency medical services officers and 911 personnel in the membership of the plan. The clerk or secretary of each such county commission, or political subdivision, or county 911 public safety answering point governing board electing to become a participating public employer shall certify the determination of the county commission, or political subdivision, or county 911 public safety answering point governing board to the Consolidated Public Retirement Board within 10 days from and after the vote of the governing body or the canvass of votes upon such action. Once a county commission, or political subdivision, or county 911 public safety answering point governing board elects to participate in the plan, the action is final and it may not, at a later date, elect to terminate its participation in the plan.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5V. Emergency Medical Services Retirement System Act
§16-5V-6a. County Firefighter Members
§16-5V-6b. Transfer of County Firefighter Member Assets From Public Employees Retirement System
§16-5V-7. Creation of Fund; Investments; Actuarial Valuations
§16-5V-8. Members' Contributions; Employer Contributions
§16-5V-8a. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments
§16-5V-9. Transfer From Public Employees Retirement System
§16-5V-10. Notice Requirements; Test Case
§16-5V-11. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits
§16-5V-12. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations
§16-5V-13. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions
§16-5V-14a. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions
§16-5V-16. Retirement Benefits
§16-5V-19. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Duty Related
§16-5V-20. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Due to Other Causes
§16-5V-21. Same -- Physical Examinations; Termination of Disability
§16-5V-23. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.
§16-5V-25. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships -- Dependent Children
§16-5V-27. Double Death Benefits Prohibited
§16-5V-29. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment
§16-5V-33. Limitation of County Liability