Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        CHAPTER 125-H.F.No. 807 
           An act relating to retirement; the Minneapolis fire 
          department relief association; setting service pension 
          rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 
          353B.07, subdivision 3. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 

                                ARTICLE 1 

                    MINNEAPOLIS FIRE BENEFIT INCREASE
    Section 1.  [MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF; SERVICE PENSION RATES.] 
    Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
section 69.45, Laws 1971, chapter 542, section 1, and Laws 1980, 
chapter 607, article XV, section 9, to the contrary, the service 
pensions payable by the Minneapolis fire department relief 
association for members terminating active service as a 
Minneapolis firefighter after June 1, 1993, must be computed as 
follows: 
  length of                            service 
  credited service                     pension payable
             5 years                   8.0 units
             6 years                   9.6 units
             7 years                  11.2 units
             8 years                  12.8 units
             9 years                  14.4 units
            10 years                  16.0 units
            11 years                  17.6 units
            12 years                  19.2 units
            13 years                  20.8 units
            14 years                  22.4 units
            15 years                  24.0 units
            16 years                  25.6 units
            17 years                  27.2 units
            18 years                  28.8 units
            19 years                  30.4 units
            20 years                  33.0 units
            21 years                  34.6 units
            22 years                  36.2 units
            23 years                  37.8 units
            24 years                  39.4 units
            25 years                  41.0 units
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective June 1, 1993, upon approval by the 
governing body of the city of Minneapolis and compliance with 
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.  Section 1 does not apply 
to members of the Minneapolis fire department relief association 
who terminated active service as a Minneapolis firefighter 
before June 1, 1993. 

                                ARTICLE 2 

                           CONFORMING CHANGES 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 353B.07, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
     Subd. 3.  [FORMULA PERCENTAGE RATE.] (a) The formula 
percentage rate shall be 2.333 percent per year of allowable 
service for each of the first 20 years of allowable service, 
1.333 percent per year of allowable service for each year of 
allowable service in excess of 20 years but not in excess of 27 
years, and .5 percent for each year of allowable service in 
excess of 25 years for the former members of the following 
consolidating relief associations: 
     (1) Rochester fire department relief association; 
     (2) Rochester police relief association; 
     (3) St. Cloud fire department relief association; 
     (4) St. Cloud police relief association; 
     (5) St. Louis Park police relief association; and 
     (6) Winona police relief association. 
     (b) The formula percentage rate shall be 2.5 percent per 
year of allowable service for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service for the former members of the following 
consolidating relief associations: 
     (1) Albert Lea police relief association; 
     (2) Anoka police relief association; 
     (3) Faribault fire department relief association; 
     (4) Faribault police benefit association; 
     (5) Mankato police benefit association; 
      (6) Red Wing police relief association; and 
     (7) West St. Paul police relief association.  
     (c) The formula percentage rate shall be 2.5 percent per 
year of allowable service for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service and .5 percent per year of allowable service 
for each year of service in excess of 25 years of allowable 
service for the former members of the following consolidating 
relief associations:  
     (1) Austin firefighters relief association; 
     (2) Austin police relief association; 
     (3) South St. Paul firefighters relief association; 
     (4) South St. Paul police relief association; and 
     (5) Virginia police relief association. 
     (d) The formula percentage rate shall be 2.1875 percent per 
year of allowable service for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service and 1.25 percent per year of allowable service 
for each year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of 
allowable service but not in excess of 27 years of allowable 
service for the former members of the following consolidating 
relief associations: 
     (1) Bloomington police relief associations; and 
     (2) Columbia Heights police relief association.  
     (e) The formula percentage rate shall be 2.65 percent per 
year of allowable service for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service and an additional annual benefit of $120 per 
year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service but not in excess of 25 years of allowable service for 
the former members of the following consolidating relief 
associations:  
     (1) Hibbing firefighters relief association; and 
     (2) Hibbing police relief association. 
     (f) The formula percentage rate or rates shall be the 
following for the former members of the consolidating relief 
associations as indicated: 
     (1) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service, one percent per year of 
allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable service but 
not more than 25 years of allowable service, and 1.5 percent per 
year of allowable service in excess of 25 years of allowable 
service, Albert Lea firefighters relief association; 
     (2) the greater of 2.5 percent per year of allowable 
service for each of the first 20 years of allowable service 
applied to the final salary base, or two percent per year of 
allowable service for each of the first 20 years of allowable 
service applied to top grade patrol officer's salary base, 
Brainerd police relief association; 
     (3) 4.25 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service and an additional 
benefit of $10 per month per year of allowable service in excess 
of 20 years of allowable service but not more than 25 years of 
allowable service, Buhl police relief association; 
     (4) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service and an additional 
benefit of $5 per month per year of allowable service in excess 
of 20 years of allowable service but not more than 25 years of 
allowable service, Chisholm firefighters relief association; 
     (5) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service and an additional 
benefit of $5 per month per year of allowable service in excess 
of 20 years of allowable service but not more than 25 years of 
allowable service and .5 percent per year of allowable service 
in excess of 25 years of allowable service, Chisholm police 
relief association; 
     (6) 2.1875 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service, 1.25 percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service but not more than 25 years of allowable service and 1.75 
percent per year of allowable service in excess of 25 years of 
allowable service, Columbia Heights fire department relief 
association, paid division; 
     (7) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each year 
of the first 20 years of allowable service and 1.5 percent per 
year of allowable service rendered after attaining the age of 60 
years, Crookston fire department relief association; 
     (8) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each year 
of the first 30 years of allowable service, Crookston police 
relief association; 
     (9) 2.25 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service and 1.25 percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service, but not more than 27 years of service, Crystal police 
relief association; 
     (10) 1.99063 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service, 1.25 percent 
for the 21st year of allowable service, and 2.5 percent per year 
of allowable service in excess of 21 years of allowable service 
but not more than 25 years of allowable service, Duluth 
firefighters relief association; 
     (11) 1.9875 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service, 1.25 percent 
for the 21st year of allowable service, and 2.5 percent per year 
of allowable service in excess of 21 years of allowable service 
but not more than 25 years of allowable service, Duluth police 
relief association; 
     (12) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service, and two percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of 20 years but not more 
than 25 years of allowable service and not to include any year 
of allowable service rendered after attaining the age of 55 
years, Fairmont police benefit association; 
     (13) two percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first ten years of allowable service, 2.67 percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of ten years of 
allowable service but not more than 20 years of allowable 
service and 1.3333 percent per year of allowable service in 
excess of 20 years of service but not more than 27 years of 
allowable service, Fridley police pension association; 
    (14) 2.5 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service and an 
additional annual amount of $30 per year of allowable service in 
excess of 20 years of allowable service but not more than 30 
years of allowable service, Mankato fire department relief 
association; 
    (15) for members who terminated active service as a 
Minneapolis firefighter before June 1, 1993, 2.0625 percent per 
year of allowable service for each year of the first 20 years of 
allowable service, 1.25 percent per year of allowable service in 
excess of 20 years of allowable service but not more than 24 
years of allowable service and five percent for the 25th year of 
allowable service, and for members who terminated active service 
as a Minneapolis firefighter after May 31, 1993, two percent for 
each year of the first 19 years of allowable service, 3.25 
percent for the 20th year of allowable service, and two percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of service, 
but not more than 25 years of allowable service, Minneapolis fire 
department relief association; 
    (16) 2.125 percent per year of allowable service for each 
year of the first 20 years of allowable service, 1.25 percent 
per year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service but not more than 24 years of allowable service, and 
five percent for the 25th year of allowable service, Minneapolis 
police relief association; 
    (17) the greater of 2.5 percent per year of allowable 
service for each of the first 20 years of allowable service 
applied to the final salary base, or two percent per year of 
allowable service for each of the first 20 years of allowable 
service applied to highest patrol officer's salary base plus .5 
percent of the final salary base per year of allowable service 
for each of the first three years of allowable service in excess 
of 20 years of allowable service, New Ulm police relief 
association; 
     (18) two percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 25 years of allowable service and 1.5 percent per year 
of allowable service in excess of 25 years of allowable service, 
Red Wing fire department relief association; 
     (19) 2.55 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service, Richfield fire 
department relief association; 
     (20) 2.4 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service and 1.3333 percent per 
year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service but not more than 27 years of allowable service, 
Richfield police relief association; 
      (21) for a former member with less than 20 years of 
allowable service on June 16, 1985, 2.6 percent, and for a 
former member with 20 or more years of allowable service on June 
16, 1985, 2.6175 percent for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service and, for each former member, one percent for 
each year of allowable service in excess of 20 years, but no 
more than 30 years, St. Louis Park fire department relief 
association; 
     (22) 1.9375 percent per year of allowable service for each 
of the first 20 years of allowable service, 2.25 percent per 
year of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable 
service but not more than 25 years of allowable service, and .5 
percent per year of allowable service in excess of 25 years of 
allowable service, St. Paul fire department relief association; 
     (23) two percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 25 years of allowable service and .5 percent per year 
of allowable service in excess of 25 years of allowable service, 
St. Paul police relief association; 
     (24) 2.25 percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service and one percent per year 
of allowable service in excess of 20 years but not more than 25 
years of allowable service and .5 percent per year of allowable 
service in excess of 25 years, Virginia fire department relief 
association; 
     (25) two percent per year of allowable service for each of 
the first 20 years of allowable service, one percent per year of 
allowable service in excess of 20 years but not more than 24 
years of allowable service, three percent for the 25th year of 
allowable service and one percent per year of allowable service 
in excess of 25 years of allowable service but not more than 30 
years of allowable service, West St. Paul firefighters relief 
association; and 
     (26) 2.333 percent for each of the first 20 years of 
allowable service, 1.333 percent for each year of allowable 
service in excess of 20 years but no more than 28 years, and .5 
percent for each year of allowable service in excess of 25 
years, Winona fire department relief association. 
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     Section 1 is effective on the effective date of article 1, 
section 1. 
    Presented to the governor May 10, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 11, 1993, 5:57 p.m.