175.301 Depository for pension funds.—For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, all funds of the firefighters’ pension trust fund of any chapter plan or local law plan under this chapter may be deposited by the board of trustees with the treasurer of the municipality or special fire control district, acting in a ministerial capacity only, who shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as he or she is liable for the safekeeping of funds for the municipality or special fire control district. However, any funds so deposited with the treasurer of the municipality or special fire control district shall be kept in a separate fund by the treasurer or clearly identified as such funds of the firefighters’ pension trust fund. In lieu thereof, the board of trustees shall deposit the funds of the firefighters’ pension trust fund in a qualified public depository as defined in s. 280.02, which depository with regard to such funds shall conform to and be bound by all of the provisions of chapter 280.
History.—s. 1, ch. 63-249; s. 19, ch. 81-168; s. 17, ch. 86-41; s. 2, ch. 88-185; s. 33, ch. 93-193; s. 930, ch. 95-147; s. 29, ch. 99-1.
