2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 109 - Pensions › Article 6243b. Firemen and Policemen Pension Fund in Cities of 500,000 to 600,000 › Section 1. Board of Trustees

Sec. 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  In all incorporated cities and towns containing more than 600,000 inhabitants and less than 700,000 inhabitants, having a fully or partially paid fire department, three (3) citizens of said city or town to be designated by the mayor, two (2) citizens of said city or town to be designated by the city manager of said city or town, three (3) policemen to be elected by members of the policemen's pension fund, and three (3) firemen to be elected by members of the firemen's pension fund, composing eleven (11) members, seven (7) of which shall be a quorum, shall constitute a board of trustees of the Firemen and Policemen Pension Fund, to provide for the disbursement of the same and to designate the beneficiaries thereof.   The board shall be known as the Board of Firemen and Policemen Pension Fund, __________, Texas.  Said board shall organize by choosing one member as Chairman and by appointing a secretary.  Such board shall have charge of and administer said fund and shall order payments therefrom in pursuance of the provisions of this law.  It shall report annually to the governing body of such city or town the condition of the said fund and the receipts and disbursements on account of the same with a complete list of beneficiaries of said fund and the amounts paid them.
(b)  The members of the board of trustees serve four-year terms.
(c) The board of trustees shall provide by rule for election of its elected members by secret ballot.
(d) The board of trustees may purchase from an insurer licensed to do business in this state one (1) or more insurance policies that provide for the reimbursement of a member, officer, or employee of the board for liability imposed as damages caused by, and for costs and expenses incurred by the individual in defense of, an alleged act, error, or omission committed in the individual's capacity as fiduciary or co-fiduciary of assets of the pension fund.  The board of trustees may not purchase an insurance policy that provides for the reimbursement of a member, officer, or employee of the board for liability imposed or costs and expenses incurred because of the member's, officer's, or employee's personal dishonesty, fraudulent breach of trust, lack of good faith, intentional fraud or deception, or intentional failure to act prudently.  The board of trustees shall use money in the pension fund to purchase an insurance policy under this subsection.
(e)(1) If an insurance policy described by Subsection (d) of this section is unavailable, insufficient, inadequate, or otherwise not in effect, the board of trustees may indemnify a member, officer, or employee of the board for liability imposed as damages caused by, and for reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the individual in defense of, an alleged act, error, or omission committed in the individual's fiduciary or co-fiduciary capacity.  The board of trustees may not indemnify a member, officer, or employee of the board for liability imposed or costs and expenses incurred because of the member's, officer's, or employee's personal dishonesty, fraudulent breach of trust, lack of good faith, intentional fraud or deception, or intentional failure to act prudently.
(2) A determination of indemnification under this subsection must be made by a majority of the board of trustees.  If a proposed indemnification is of a board member, the member may not vote on the matter.
(3) The board of trustees may adopt a policy establishing a method for presentation, approval, and payment of claims for indemnification under this subsection.