§1547. Secretary of the board

A. The secretary shall maintain in books provided for the purpose a full and complete record of all proceedings of the board, particularly with reference to the investment of funds belonging to the fund. He shall file and keep all correspondence of the board, keep minutes of all its meetings, and perform other duties as may be assigned to him by the board, including the preparation of warrants for the various disbursements from the fund and the keeping of an accurate record thereof.

B. The secretary shall maintain a record of each member and former member of the fund which shall contain the member's or former member's name, age, date of election to become a member of the fund, date of entry into the service of a clerk of court's office, monthly wage, monthly contributions to the fund, marital status, name and age of spouse, if any, name and date of birth of all minor children, if any, all interruptions of service in a clerk of court's office and the causes thereof, whether by injury, illness, leave of absence agreed to in writing by the clerk of court and the employee, or by voluntary resignation and reappointment, and other information necessary to the proper administration of the fund.

C. The secretary shall maintain a list of all retirees and other beneficiaries of the fund which shall include the amount of the benefit being paid to each retiree or other beneficiary.

D. The secretary shall file a report with the president and all members of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association at least once a year, which report shall include a list of all retirees and other beneficiaries of the fund and a summary of the audit of the fund's accounts made by an accountant selected by the board.

E. Each clerk of court shall furnish to the secretary an initial record of all his employees, including himself, who become members of the fund, not later than the date upon which each such member's first contribution to the fund is remitted to the secretary. This record shall set forth the name, date of election to become a member of the system and date of entry into the service of a clerk of court's office, monthly wage, monthly contributions to the fund, marital status, name and age of spouse, if any, and name and date of birth of all minor children, if any, a statement of all prior creditable service of such member, and any other information necessary to the proper administration of the fund. The record shall be signed by the clerk of court and approved in writing by the employee. When filed with the secretary, this record, insofar as it claims prior creditable service, shall be subject to change so as to increase such prior creditable service only with approval of the board and upon such terms as the board may stipulate. Each clerk of court shall, upon the written request of the secretary, furnish such information regarding himself, his deputies, and employees as shall relate to any of the facts required to be disclosed by the initial record, whether the information sought relates to the initial record or to a subsequent change of circumstances. And each deputy clerk and employee of a clerk of court shall, upon the written request of the secretary, furnish such information regarding himself as shall relate to any of the facts required to be disclosed by the initial record or to a subsequent change of circumstances.

Acts 1986, No. 1063, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Redesignated from R.S. 13:957 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.