(a) The executive director shall continue to administer benefits of the pension system for members and retirees who performed emergency services or support services for a formerly participating department that has withdrawn from participation in the pension system or has ceased to exist.
(b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall perform the duties required of a local board for the members and retirees who served for the formerly participating department. The state board may by rule:
(1) provide a procedure under which the governing body of a department may delegate its duties under this subsection to the executive director; or
(2) appoint the executive director to perform the duties of a governing body of a political subdivision if the governing body fails to perform or delegate its duties under this subsection within a prescribed period of time.