§ 58-23-10.  Board of trustees.

(a) Each pool will be operated by a board of trustees consisting of at least five persons who are elected officials or employees of local governments within this State. The board of trustees of each pool will:

(1) Establish terms and conditions of coverage within the pool, including underwriting criteria and exclusions of coverage;

(2) Ensure that all valid claims are paid promptly;

(3) Take all necessary precautions to safeguard the assets of the pool;

(4) Maintain minutes of its meeting and make those minutes available to the Commissioner;

(5) Designate an administrator to carry out the policies established by the board of trustees and to provide day to day management of the group and delineate in written minutes of its meetings the areas of authority it delegates to the administrator; and

(6) Establish guidelines for membership in the pool.

(b) The board of trustees may not:

(1) Extend credit to individual members for payment of a premium, except pursuant to payment plans approved by the Commissioner.

(2) Borrow any moneys from the pool or in the name of the pool, except in the ordinary course of business, without first advising the Commissioner of the nature and purpose of the loan and obtaining prior approval from the Commissioner. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1027, s. 26.)