ACT 345 - RETIREMENT BOARD
(For Firemen and Policemen)

Board Members

Fire Dept and Police Dept Appointees are 4-yr terms and expire 6/30. The Act, however, does not specify length of term of the City Manager appointments.

Board consists of 5 members:

• The Treasurer of the City
• An active member of the Fire Dept - elected by a majority vote of Fire Dept
       members.
• An active member of the Police Dept - elected by a majority vote of Police Dept
       members.
• Two additional members appointed by legislative body or by another person
       authorized to appoint administrative officials.

"An ACT to provide for the establishment, maintenance and administration of a system of pensions and retirements for the benefit of the personnel of fire and/or police departments, employed by cities, villages or municipalities having full-paid members in such departments, and for the widows and children of such members, and to provide for the creation of a board of trustees to manage and operate same; to authorize appropriations and deductions from salaries; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith."

Retirement under Act 345 approved after City electorate voted in favor in November 1970.