Trustee Election Update

Voters will elect two Participant Trustees and two Executive Trustees to a four-year term on December 2, 2024. The four-year term of office will run from January 2, 2025 through January 1, 2029. Ballots will be mailed to eligible voters on or before October 25, 2024. Election schedules are available on the Trustee Election page of website under the Member Resources heading (link).

Participant Trustee Candidates

A person is eligible to run for Participant Trustee if they are an active-duty firefighter in continuing service with a Participating Pension Fund from the date of application through the Election Date. All candidates must complete and submit an application in order to qualify their eligibility. Candidates may submit their candidate application beginning June 21, 2024.

A candidate for Participant Trustee shall be nominated by a petition signed by no fewer than 400 individuals who, as of the date of signing, were active-duty firefighters participating in a Participating Pension Fund. Nominating petitions are due no later than September 16, 2024. 

Executive Trustee Candidates

A person is eligible to run for Executive Trustee if they are a mayor, president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or other officer, executive, or department head of a municipality or fire protection district that has a Participating Pension Fund who is in continuing service from the date of application through the Election Date. All candidates must complete and submit an application in order to qualify their eligibility. Candidates may submit their candidate application beginning July 19, 2024.

A candidate for Executive Trustee shall be nominated by a petition signed by no fewer than 20 individuals who, as of the date of signing, were mayors or presidents of municipalities or fire protection districts that have Participating Pension Funds. Nominating petitions are due no later than July 31, 2024.