35-9-623. Board; established; nomination; appointment; terms and qualification of members; first members.
(a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension board is created. The board shall control the account.
(b) The board shall consist of eight (8) members who shall be appointed by the governor to staggered terms of three (3) years. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Of these board members:
(i) Six (6) members shall be volunteer firefighters who have a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer firefighter in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made from nominees recommended to the governor by the Wyoming state firemen's association;
(ii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer EMT who has a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer EMT in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made by the governor; and
(iii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer search and rescue person who has a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer search and rescue person in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made by the governor.
(c) The members of the initial board shall be comprised of the volunteer firemen members of the volunteer firemen's pension board created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-610 serving on June 30, 2015 and one (1) member of the volunteer emergency medical technician pension board created pursuant to W.S. 35-29-108 serving on June 30, 2015, as selected by the governor. The volunteer firefighter members and volunteer EMT member of the initial board shall serve for the same term to which they were appointed to the volunteer firemen's pension board or volunteer emergency medical technician pension board, respectively.
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