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...Contributions made to the Ohio police and fire pension fund for salary that exceeds the salary benchmark calculated under division (G) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code shall be refunded in accordance with rules adopted by the trustees of the board under section 742.10 of the Revised Code.

...The board may, by rule adopted under section 742.10 of the Revised Code, establish definitions of "terminal pay" and "salary" that differ from those in divisions (K) and (L) of section 742.01 of the Revised Code. In establishing the definitions, the board may use elements of the compensation provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code and the Internal Revenue Code form W-2, as those provisions are in...

...There is hereby created an Ohio police and fire pension fund for the purpose of providing disability benefits and pensions to members of the fund and their surviving spouses, children, and dependent parents.

...42.05 of the Revised Code: (1) "Police officer" means a member of the fund who is or has been an employee of a police department and is not a police retirant. (2) "Firefighter" means a member of the fund who is or has been an employee of a fire department and is not a firefighter retirant. (3) "Firefighter retirant" means a member of the fund who is receiving an age and service or disability benefit as a result of...

...er of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund and each individual appointed to fill a vacancy on the board, shall, not later than ninety days after commencing service as a board member, complete the orientation program component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code. Each member of the board who has served a year or longer as a bo...

...er of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund for one or more entire fiscal years in fiscal years 2000, 2001, or 2002 is ineligible for re-election or reappointment to the board if the board paid travel-related expenses of the person or reimbursed the person for travel-related expenses that averaged more than ten thousand dollars annually for those fiscal years.

... member of the board elected by police officers shall be signed by at least one hundred police officers, with at least twenty signers from each of at least five counties of the state, and certified in accordance with rules adopted under section 742.045 of the Revised Code. Nominating petitions for candidates for an employee member of the board elected by firefighters shall be signed by at least one hundred fi...

...Code, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund is not required to hold an election for a position on the board as an employee member, police retirant member, or firefighter retirant member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position by petition in accordance with section 742.04 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected. The term of office shall be fou...

...lection to the board of trustees of the police and fire pension fund, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the nomination or the outcome of the campaign do any of the following by means of campaign materials, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise: (1) With regard to a candidate, identify the candidate in a manner that implies that t...

...The secretary of state, or any person acting on personal knowledge and subject to the penalties of perjury, may file a complaint with the Ohio elections commission alleging a violation of section 742.043 of the Revised Code. The complaint shall be made on a form prescribed and provided by the commission. On receipt of a complaint under this section, the commission shall hold a hearing open to the public to determine...

...(A) The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, after consultation with the secretary of state, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, governing all of the following: (1) The administration of elections of members of the board of trustees under section 742.04 of the Revised Code and elections held under section 742.05 of the Revised Code to fill vacancies on the bo...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a vacancy occurs in the term of an employee or retirant member of the board, all the remaining members of the board shall elect a successor employee or retirant member. On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 742.045 of the Revised Code, the successor member shall hold office until the first day of the new term ...

...er of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, before entering upon the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath of affirmation that the member will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Ohio, and that the member will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties of the member's office. Such oath or affirmation shall be ...

...rs of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund have been appointed and qualified, the governor shall call the first meeting of the board, and thereafter meetings of the board shall be called in such manner and at such times as the board prescribes, provided, that the board shall meet at least four times annually. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public except executive sessions as ...

...Code, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund may adopt a policy that allows a board member to attend a meeting of the board by means of video conference. The board shall include in the policy, if adopted, both of the following: (1) The number of regular meetings at which each board member shall be present in person, provided that number is not less than three-quarters of the regular meetings...

...rs of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. An employee member of the board shall suffer no loss or penalty whatsoever because of absence from the employee member's regular employment while engaged in official duties as a member of the board. (B) The bo...

...el of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund.

... pension fund b oard of trustees or its officers, employees, or board members in their official capacities shall be brought in the appropriate court in Franklin county, Ohio.

...oy a state retirement system investment officer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who does not hold a valid state retirement system investment officer license issued by the division of securities in the department of commerce. If the Ohio retirement study council establishes a uniform format for any report the board is required to submit to the council, the board shall submit the report in that for...

...The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall estimate annually the amount required to pay its expenses for the ensuing year, and shall fix the amount which shall be transferred from the guarantee fund to the expense fund.

...The board of trustees of the police and fire pension fund shall do all of the following: (A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members of the board of trustees and employees of the fund and adopt rules in accordance with section 742.10 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment ...

...The board of trustees of the police and fire pension fund shall, in consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, develop an ethics policy to govern board members and employees in the performance of their official duties. The board shall submit this policy to the commission for approval. The commission shall review the policy and, if the commission determines that the policy is adequate, approve the policy. If the c...

...nsed state retirement system investment officer to be the chief investment officer for the police and fire pension fund. The board shall notify the division of securities of the department of commerce in writing of its designation and of any change in its designation within ten calendar days of the designation or change. (B) The chief investment officer shall reasonably supervise the licensed state retirement system...

...The Ohio police and fire pension fund board of trustees shall appoint a committee to oversee the selection of an internal auditor. The committee shall select one or more persons for employment as an internal auditor. The board shall employ the person or persons selected by the committee. The committee shall consist of the following board members: one retirant member, one employee member, and one other member. The co...

...rs of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall be the trustees of the funds created by section 742.59 of the Revised Code. The board shall have full power to invest the funds. The board and other fiduciaries shall discharge their duties with respect to the funds solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries; for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and...