§5-10-5. Board of trustees created; powers and duties generally;
composition.
The board of trustees of the West Virginia public employees
retirement system is hereby continued. The administration and
management of the retirement system, the responsibility for making
effective the provisions of this article, and the authority to make
all rules and regulations therefor are hereby vested in the said
board of trustees through the thirtieth day of June, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-one, and thereafter in the consolidated public
retirement board created by article ten-d of this chapter and
except as otherwise specifically provided in this article. The
board shall consist of five trustees, as follows:
(a) The auditor of the state, by virtue of his office;
(b) The treasurer of the state, by virtue of his office;
(c) The commissioner of finance and administration, by virtue
of his office;
(d) A resident of the state, who is not a member, retirant or
beneficiary of the retirement system, to be appointed by the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(e) One member of the retirement system, who is an employee of
a participating public employer other than the state of West
Virginia, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.