(1) The retirement board of any individual county retirement plan shall have full and complete control and management of any retirement plan provided for and authorized by this article, other than matters relating to participation in the public employees' retirement association. Such retirement board shall make all necessary rules for managing and discharging its duties, for its own government and procedure in so doing, and for the preservation and protection of any fund or annuity contract.
(2) The retirement board of any individual county retirement plan shall determine what type of retirement plan in which to participate and shall select, on the basis of the most sound proposal:
An insurance company qualified under section 24-54-105 (1); or
A noninsured trust retirement plan, with a bank or trust company authorized to exercise trust powers in this state as trustee, invested by the trustee pursuant to the provisions of part 3 of article 1 of title 15, C.R.S., but, of the initial and subsequent sums of money available for investment, the trustee shall invest only in such investments as are specified in section 24-54112; or
A noninsured trust retirement plan, invested by the treasurer of the plan in such securities as are specified in section 24-54-112; or
Participation in the public employees' retirement association, pursuant to article 51 ofthis title.
The retirement board of any individual county retirement plan shall hear and decideall applications for relief, pensions, annuities, retirement, or other benefits pursuant to the plan or system adopted. A record of such action and all other matters properly coming before said retirement board shall be kept and preserved.
The county treasurer shall serve as the treasurer of the individual county retirementplan. No fee therefor shall be charged by the treasurer pursuant to the provisions of section 30-1102, C.R.S., or any other provision of law.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 154, § 2, effective March 28.