2000 Minnesota Statutes

     423.801 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.  For the purposes of sections 423.801 to 
 423.814 the terms defined in this section have the meanings 
 ascribed to them. 

    Subd. 2.  "Member" means any person who is employed as a 
 police officer, radio engineer or clerk, or any other person who 
 is duly appointed and regularly entered on the police payroll 
 and on active duty.  The term shall not include any person who 
 is employed in subsidized on-the-job training, work experience 
 or public service employment as an enrollee under the federal 
 comprehensive employment and training act from and after March 
 30, 1978 unless the person has as of the later of March 30, 1978 
 or the date of employment sufficient service credit in the 
 relief association to meet the minimum vesting requirements for 
 a deferred service pension, or the city agrees in writing to 
 make the total required employer contributions on account of 
 that individual from revenue sources other than funds provided 
 under the federal comprehensive employment and training act, or 
 the person agrees in writing to make the required employer 
 contribution in addition to the member contribution. 

    Subd. 3.  "Unit" means that fractional part of the monthly 
 salary of a first grade patrol officer for the second month of 
 the previous fiscal year as determined in the articles of 
 incorporation of the association which fractional part shall 
 never be less than 1/90 nor greater than 1/75 of such monthly 
 salary. 

    Subd. 4.  "Disability" means a physical or mental 
 incapacity of a member to perform the duties of an assigned 
 position in the service of the police department. 

    Subd. 5.  "Pensioner" means a former member who has 
 qualified for and is receiving a pension. 

    Subd. 6.  "Deferred pensioner" means a member who has 
 completed not less than 20 years of service and retires before 
 reaching the age of 50 years who is entitled to receive a 
 pension when attaining the age of 50 years, upon a written 
 request therefor. 

    HIST: 1955 c 105 s 1; 1957 c 191 s 1; 1978 c 720 s 16; 1981 c 
 224 s 196; 1986 c 444