Arizona Laws 38-883. Board of trustees; powers and duties; reporting requirements
A. The board shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 38-883
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Board: means the board of trustees of the public safety personnel retirement system. See Arizona Laws 38-881
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Employer: means an agency or department of this state or a political subdivision of this state that has one or more employees in a designated position. See Arizona Laws 38-881
- fiscal year: means the period beginning on July 1 of any year and ending on June 30 of the next succeeding year. See Arizona Laws 38-881
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the corrections officer retirement plan fund. See Arizona Laws 38-881
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- plan: means the corrections officer retirement plan established by this article. See Arizona Laws 38-881
1. Maintain records of the operation and administration of the plan and fund.
2. Contract on a fee basis for an independent annual audit of the accounting records of the plan and fund and file a copy of the audit report with the auditor general.
3. Employ on a fee basis an independent firm of actuaries to perform annual actuarial valuations for each participating employer of the plan and fund based on an actuarial cost method and actuarial assumptions recommended by the actuary and adopted by the board. The actuarial valuations shall be performed by or under the direct supervision of an actuary who is a member of the American academy of actuaries. By November 1 of each year, the board shall provide a preliminary report and by December 1 of each year provide a final report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on the contribution rate for the ensuing fiscal year.
4. Invest and reinvest the monies and assets of the fund in accordance with the investment provisions of the public safety personnel retirement system. The board may commingle securities and monies of the fund subject to the crediting of receipts and earnings and charging of payments to the account of the appropriate employer.
5. Submit a detailed annual report of the operation and investment performance of the plan and fund to the governor, the legislature and the members of the plan. The board shall submit the annual report not later than six months after the end of the fiscal year to which it pertains.
B. The board of trustees may:
1. Employ services it deems necessary, including legal services, for the operation and administration of the plan and fund.
2. Utilize separate or commingled investment vehicles.
3. Delegate authority to the administrator employed pursuant to section 38-848, subsection M, paragraph 6.
4. Appear before local boards and the courts and political subdivisions of this state through counsel or appointed representatives to protect the fund. The board of trustees is not responsible for the actions or omissions of the local boards under this plan but may seek review or a rehearing of actions or omissions of local boards. The board of trustees does not have a duty to review actions of the local boards but may do so, in its discretion, in order to protect the fund.
5. Perform all acts, whether or not expressly authorized, that it deems necessary and proper for the protection of the plan and fund.