§3434. Election of board members; qualifications to vote

            A. The five members to be selected under R.S. 11:3433(A)(4)(a) shall be elected on the last Monday in June in 2024 and every four years thereafter by secret ballot of the active and retired members of the city fire department eligible for participation in the fund established under this Part. The member to be selected under R.S. 11:3433(A)(4)(b) shall be elected on the last Monday in June in 2024 and every four years thereafter by secret ballot of the surviving spouses eligible to serve on the board as provided in R.S. 11:3433(A)(4)(b). In the event a vacancy should occur in the board of trustees among the members of the board elected under R.S. 11:3433(A)(4), a special election shall be called by the board within sixty days after the occurrence of the vacancy.

            B.(1) The board members elected in 2022 shall complete their two-year terms.

            (2) The elected board members serving on June 1, 2023, shall appoint a surviving spouse to serve on the board until the 2024 election.

            Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 133, §1; Acts 2023, No. 32, §1, eff. June 1, 2023.