The authority and responsibility for the administration, management, and operation of the pension fund shall be vested in and under the control of a retirement board, which shall consist of two city officials to be selected by the governing body of the first or second class municipality; two members of the fire department to be elected by the members of the fire department, and a citizen, who is neither a city official nor a member of the fire department, to be selected by these four members. The retirement board shall adopt such rules, not inconsistent with this chapter and the pension fund ordinance, as are required in the proper operation of the pension fund.

Source: SL 1927, ch 172, § 3; SDC 1939, § 45.1207; SL 1955, ch 202, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.1207 (2); SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.