Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                         CHAPTER 28-S.F.No. 162 
           An act relating to the city of Nashwauk; authorizing 
          an increase in benefits payable to surviving spouses 
          by the police relief association; amending Laws 1943, 
          chapter 196, section 4, as amended.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1943, chapter 196, section 4, as amended 
by Laws 1951, chapter 44, section 1, Laws 1955, chapter 88, 
section 1, and Laws 1978, chapter 675, section 1, is amended to 
read: 
    Sec. 4.  [RETIREMENT AGE, PENSION.] When any member of the 
association reaches the age of 55 years, he may retire and then 
shall receive a pension as long as he lives, at the following 
rates:  
    (a) When he has served as a member of the police department 
for a period of 20 years or more, excluding temporary employment 
or probationary periods.  Such retired member shall be paid each 
month a pension equal to one-half of his average monthly 
earnings during the last preceding three years of his service 
with said police department, plus an additional $3 per month for 
each year of service not to exceed 20 years.  
     (b) An additional $8 per month for each year of service 
over 20 that he has served as a member of such police department 
after the age of 55 years, not to exceed five years for purposes 
of pension computation, 
    (c) In the event he retires after reaching the age of 55 or 
more and after having been a member of the department for at 
least 15 years, but before having served 20 years in the 
department, the amount of pension which he received shall be 
that proportion of, pension equal to one-half of his average 
monthly earnings during the last preceding three years of his 
service with said police department, plus an additional $3 per 
month for each year of service.  Major fractions of years of 
service to be treated as one year and minor fractions 
disregarded, 
    (d) In no event shall temporary employment or employment 
for probationary period be considered in computing pension 
allowances hereunder, 
    (e) When a service pensioner or an active member of the 
police department who has 20 years or more of service, dies, 
leaving a widow, surviving spouse or children, a pension shall 
be paid as follows:  
    1.  To such widow the surviving spouse a pension of 
$125 $375 a month for her natural life, provided, however, that 
if she shall marry, then such in the event of remarriage the 
pension shall cease and terminate as of the date of her 
remarriage, 
    2.  To such the child or children, if their mother 
surviving parent is living, a pension of $10 per month for each 
child not over sixteen years of age, provided, the total pension 
hereunder for widow surviving spouse and children of said the 
deceased member, shall not exceed the sum of $145 $395 per 
month, 
    3.  A child or children of a deceased member, or after the 
death or remarriage of their mother surviving parent, be 
entitled to receive a pension or pensions of $10 per month until 
they have reached the age of 16 years. 
    Sec. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
    Section 1 is effective retroactive to July 1, 1990, on 
approval by the Nashwauk city council and compliance with 
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. 
    Presented to the governor April 15, 1991 
    Signed by the governor April 17, 1991, 2:55 p.m.