as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to pensions; defining the terms of the successor trust fund for the
Minneapolis Police Relief Association; increasing salary limits of elected
members of the board of trustees; readjusting the compensation of officers of
the Minneapolis Police Relief Association; providing for additional investment
authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 423B.07; Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 423B.05, subdivision 3; 423B.09, subdivision
1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 423B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 423B.05, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
423A.01, subdivision 2, or any other law, the board of trustees and its successors
established under subdivision 1 shall continue to govern the association until there are no
more than 225 members of the police pension fund. The fund thereafter must become a
trust fund in accordance with section 423A.01, subdivision 2new text begin , provided that the successor
trustees of the trust fund shall continue to exercise the same authority as provided for in
this chapter. To the extent there is any conflict between the provisions of section 423A.01,
subdivision 2, or applicable trust law provisions in the administration of the successor
trust fund, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. The trustees of the trust shall be
elected by the members of the trust in a manner determined by the membersnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 423B.07, is amended to read:
The police pension fund may be used only for the payment of:
(1) service, disability, or dependency pensions;
(2) notwithstanding a contrary provision of section 69.80, the salaries of the elected
members of the board of trustees in an amount not to exceed deleted text begin threedeleted text end new text begin seven new text end unitsnew text begin for the
president and five units for other elected board membersnew text end ;
(3) expenses of officers and employees of the association in connection with the
protection of the fund;
(4) expenses of operating and maintaining the association, including the
administrative expenses related to the administration of the insurance plan authorized
in section 423B.08; and
(5) other expenses authorized by section 69.80, or other applicable law.
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 423B.09, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
The
association shall grant pensions payable from the police pension fund in monthly
installments to persons entitled to pensions in the manner and for the following purposes.
(a) An active member or a deferred pensioner who has performed duty as a member
of the police department of the city for five years or more, upon written application after
retiring from duty and reaching at least age 50, is entitled to be paid monthly for life a
service pension. Active members, deferred members, and service pensioners are entitled
to a service pension according to the following schedule:
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5 years |
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6 years |
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7 years |
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8 years |
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9 years |
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10 years |
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11 years |
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12 years |
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13 years |
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14 years |
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15 years |
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16 years |
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17 years |
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18 years |
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19 years |
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20 years |
34.5 units |
35.0 units |
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21 years |
36.1 units |
36.6 units |
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22 years |
37.7 units |
38.2 units |
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23 years |
39.3 units |
39.8 units |
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24 years |
40.9 units |
41.4 units |
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25 years |
42.5 units |
43.0 units |
Column A is applicable until December 31, 2005, and applies retroactively to
January 1, 2005, for a service pensioner who retired before January 1, 2005. Column B
applies on and after January 1, 2006.
Fractional years of service may not be used in computing pensions.
(b) An active member who after five years' service but less than 20 years' service
with the police department of the city, becomes superannuated so as to be permanently
unable to perform the person's assigned duties, is entitled to be paid monthly for life a
superannuation pension equal to four units for five years of service and an additional two
units for each full year of service over five years and less than 20 years.
(c) An active member who is not eligible for a service pension and who, while a
member of the police department of the city, becomes diseased or sustains an injury while
in the service that permanently unfits the member for the performance of police duties is
entitled to be paid monthly for life a pension equal to 34 units while so disabled.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 356A.06, subdivision 7, the association
may invest up to five percent of the assets of the fund in below investment grade
government or corporate bonds, debt, or other fixed investment instruments.
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Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day after approval by the Minneapolis City Council
under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
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