C.R.S. Section 31-30.5-204
Powers and duties of the board


(1)

The board shall:

(a)

Promulgate all necessary rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
article, for managing and discharging its duties and for its own government and procedure in so doing and for the preservation and protection of the fund.

(b)

Hear and decide all applications for relief, pensions, annuities, retirement, or other benefits under the provisions of this article. Action on such applications shall be final and conclusive; except that, when, in the opinion of the board, justice demands that said action should be reconsidered, the same may be reversed by said board.

(c)

Keep and preserve a record of actions taken by the board and of all other matters properly before said board.

(d)

Make an annual report to the governing body of the employer of the condition of the fund in August of each year.

(2)

The board has power to compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with the provisions of this article in the same manner as is or may be provided by law. The president of said board or any member thereof may administer oaths to such witnesses.

(3)

The board has the power to draw on the fund for the payment of expenses attributable to the administration of the fund, the payment of benefits, and for the purpose of investing all or any part of the fund as permitted by part 5 of this article.

(4)

The board may designate one or more financial institutions as custodian of the fund. Such persons shall give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the board requires. All moneys paid or transmitted to the custodian shall be credited to appropriate accounts in the fund and the custodian shall maintain a current inventory of all investments of the fund.

(5)

In municipalities that prescribe the composition of the board for the police officers’ old hire pension fund by ordinance or charter, the board shall have such additional powers and duties as may be provided by the charter and ordinances of such municipalities.

Source: Section 31-30.5-204 — Powers and duties of the board, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑30.5‑101
Legislative declaration
31‑30.5‑102
Definitions
31‑30.5‑103
Applicability
31‑30.5‑201
Funds created
31‑30.5‑202
Board of trustees - firefighters’ old hire pension fund
31‑30.5‑203
Board of trustees - police officers’ old hire pension fund
31‑30.5‑204
Powers and duties of the board
31‑30.5‑205
Attorneys to advise
31‑30.5‑206
Warrants drawn
31‑30.5‑207
Method of payment
31‑30.5‑208
Fund not subject to levy
31‑30.5‑209
Idle funds
31‑30.5‑210
Plan amendment
31‑30.5‑211
Affiliation with the fire and police pension association
31‑30.5‑212
Qualification requirements - internal revenue code - definitions
31‑30.5‑213
Dissolution of fire departments
31‑30.5‑301
Legislative declaration
31‑30.5‑302
Definitions
31‑30.5‑304
Limitation on existing funds - procedures
31‑30.5‑305
No change in employer obligation
31‑30.5‑306
Actuarial studies
31‑30.5‑307
State contribution
31‑30.5‑401
Sources of revenue for fund
31‑30.5‑402
Municipalities under fifty thousand - limit of contributions to old hire police officers’ pension plans
31‑30.5‑403
Employers under one hundred thousand - limit of contributions to old hire firefighter pension plans
31‑30.5‑404
Plans affiliated with the fire and police pension association
31‑30.5‑501
Old hire pension fund - investments
31‑30.5‑502
Insurance - investment by banks and trust companies
31‑30.5‑503
Alternative investment authority
31‑30.5‑601
Police officers’ old hire pension plans - municipalities under one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑602
Firefighters’ old hire pension plans - municipalities and districts under one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑603
Police officers’ old hire pension plans - municipalities of at least one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑604
Firefighters’ old hire pension plans - municipalities of at least one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑701
Coverage
31‑30.5‑702
Police officers’ old hire pension plans - municipalities under one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑703
Firefighters’ old hire pension plans - municipalities and districts under one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑704
Police officers’ old hire pension plans - municipalities of at least one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑705
Firefighters’ old hire pension plans - municipalities of at least one hundred thousand in population
31‑30.5‑801
Exempt alternative programs authorized
31‑30.5‑802
Exempt money purchase plan option
31‑30.5‑803
Investment authority
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 31-30.5-204’s source at colorado​.gov