Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 495 - Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System › Chapter 3 - Benefits Advisory Committee › Rule 495-3.3 - Voting Representatives

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The BAC shall have nine voting representatives. Four shall
				represent employers, four shall represent members of the system, and one shall
				be a citizen who is not a member of IPERS.
(1)
Employer voting
			 representatives.
One voting representative shall be the director of
			 the department of administrative services. The remaining employer voting
			 representatives shall be elected by the full membership of the BAC as follows:
			 one shall be a representative of an employer group representing cities, one
			 shall be a representative of an employer group representing counties, and one
			 shall be a representative of an employer group representing local school
			 districts.
(2)
Employee
			 voting representatives.
One voting representative shall be elected by
			 the full membership of the BAC from a membership organization that represents
			 teachers. The other three voting representatives who represent members of the
			 system shall be elected by the full membership of the BAC, with no more than
			 one being the representative of an employee group that solely represents the
			 public safety protection classes.
(3)
Citizen representative.
The citizen representative shall be elected by the eight voting representatives
			 who serve under subrules 3.3(1) and 3.3(2).
(4)
Voting rights.
A
			 membership organization shall be permitted to designate a substitute voting
			 representative to cast the vote of the membership organization at a meeting in
			 the event that the named representative cannot attend the meeting. No
			 membership organization shall have more than one vote on a matter brought
			 before the BAC.
(5)
Terms
			 of voting representatives.
The term of each voting representative
			 shall be three years, beginning and ending as provided in Iowa Code section
			 97B.8B, except as otherwise indicated in this subrule.
The terms of the voting representatives shall be staggered, so
				as to maintain an acceptable level of continuity and experience on the
				BAC.
If a voting representative resigns or is replaced by the
				appointing organization, the appointing organization shall appoint a successor
				who shall be a voting member for the remainder of the term in question.
If an organization that is not currently a membership
				organization successfully petitions to replace a membership organization that
				is represented by a voting representative, the representative of the
				replacement membership organization shall complete the remainder of the term of
				the voting representative in question.
(6)
Quorum, voting requirements and
			 voting procedures.
a.
Quorum.
Five voting representatives of the BAC constitute a
			 quorum.
b.
Voting
			 requirements. A
quorum of the BAC must be present, whether the
			 representatives are attending in person or remotely, at the time any vote is
			 taken.
c.
Voting
			 procedures.
The chairperson shall rule as to whether the vote will be
			 by voice or roll call. A roll-call vote shall be taken anytime a voice vote is
			 not unanimous. Minutes of the BAC shall indicate the vote of each voting member
			 if a roll-call vote is taken.