Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                         CHAPTER 86--S.F.No. 833
           An act relating to retirement; White Bear Lake 
          volunteer firefighters; providing for incentive 
          benefit amounts, validating prior actions; repealing 
          Laws 1971, chapter 214; Laws 1979, chapter 201, 
          sections 30 and 31; Laws 1981, chapter 224, section 
          257.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:  
    Section 1.  [WHITE BEAR LAKE, CITY OF; FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF 
ASSOCIATION.] 
    Subdivision 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of the 
general law to the contrary, the bylaws of the White Bear Lake 
volunteer firefighters' relief association may provide that the 
payment of a base service pension may be increased by additional 
incentive benefit amounts.  However, the total service pension 
paid shall not exceed the maximum service pension amount 
permitted under the flexible service pension maximums pursuant 
to section 424A.02, subdivision 3.  
    Subd. 2.  For purposes of this section, the following terms 
shall be given the following meanings:  
    (a) "Base service pension" means the service pension 
payable to a retiring member of the relief association when the 
member has received credit for the minimum years of service and 
has attained the minimum age specified in the bylaws for the 
commencement of a service pension; and 
    (b) "Incentive benefit amounts" mean amounts payable in 
addition to the base service pension which are based on meeting 
the minimum number of fire calls or rescue squad calls as set 
forth in the bylaws of the relief association for entitlement to 
an incentive benefit or completing years of service in excess of 
the minimum years of service specified in the bylaws for the 
commencement of a service pension.  
     Sec. 2.  [VALIDATION OF PRIOR ACTIONS.] 
     Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any 
action of the White Bear Lake volunteer firefighters' relief 
association taken subsequent to July 1, 1979, and prior to the 
effective date of this section, which was in conformance with 
the applicable provisions of section 1 and the applicable 
provisions of the duly adopted articles of incorporation and 
bylaws of the relief association are hereby validated.  
    Sec. 3.  [REPEALER.] 
    Laws 1971, chapter 214; Laws 1979, chapter 201, sections 30 
and 31; and Laws 1981, chapter 224, section 257, are repealed.  
    Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     This act is effective upon approval by the city council of 
White Bear Lake and upon compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
section 645.021. 
    Approved May 9, 1983