Sec. 121.103. - Advisory Committee.

There shall be an advisory committee composed of three police officers and three firefighters who are Members or Qualified Members of the fund and one person who has retired from the fund. The Trustees shall establish the rules and regulations for the election. Advisory Committee members shall be elected for a four-year term, with the election in November of odd-numbered years, with those elected to take office on the first Monday of the following January. Of the seven persons elected to serve on the committee in the November 2017 elections, one police member and one firefighter member shall serve an initial term of two years, and one police member and one firefighter member shall serve an initial term of three years. All subsequent terms after the stagger is established shall be for four-year terms. The police officers shall be elected by police officers, the firefighters shall be elected by firefighters, who are Members or Qualified Members of the fund. The retired member shall be elected by a vote of the retired members as a group. The Advisory Committee shall elect a chair and vice chair, who shall serve for a period of one year. Any vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be filled by an election from the ranks of the service represented by the vacancy, with both Members and Qualified Members of the fund eligible to vote on such elections. All applications for pension benefits shall be referred to and reviewed by the Advisory Committee. Employee members of the Advisory Committee are entitled to leave of absence from their respective duties, without loss of vacation leave, pay, time or efficiency rating, during the time which they are attending meetings of the Advisory Committee, or to attend seminars, conferences and training sessions conducted in Florida and elsewhere. Attendance at seminars, conferences and training sessions shall be approved by the Board in advance and the expense paid from the Pension Fund, and written request for such leave shall be submitted in a timely manner. (Ord. 89-1121-545, § 1; Ord. 97-340-E, § 4; Ord. 2000-1164-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-259-E , § 1; Ord. 2017-564-E , § 1)