1999 Minnesota Statutes

     353.65 Contributions. 

    Subdivision 1.  The public employees police and fire fund 
 is established for police officers and firefighters who meet the 
 eligibility criteria under section 353.64.  Employee 
 contributions, employer contributions, other than the excess 
 contribution established by section 69.031, subdivision 5, 
 paragraphs (2), clauses (b) and (c), and (3), and other amounts 
 authorized by law, including all employee and employer 
 contributions of members transferred must be deposited in the 
 public employees police and fire fund.  

    Subd. 2.    Employee contribution rate.  The employee 
 contribution is an amount equal to 6.2 percent of the total 
 salary of the member.  This contribution must be made by 
 deduction from salary in the manner provided in subdivision 4.  
 Where any portion of a member's salary is paid from other than 
 public funds, the member's employee contribution is based on the 
 total salary received from all sources.  

    Subd. 3.    Employer contribution rate.  The employer 
 contribution shall be an amount equal to 9.3 percent of the 
 total salary of every member.  This contribution shall be made 
 from funds available to the employing subdivision by the means 
 and in the manner provided in section 353.28. 

    Subd. 3a. Repealed, 1999 c 222 art 4 s 20 

    Subd. 4.  The head of each department of the various 
 governmental subdivisions is hereby directed to cause employee 
 contributions to be deducted in the manner and subject to the 
 terms provided in section 353.27, subdivision 4.  

    Subd. 5.  Repealed, 1973 c 753 s 85 

    Subd. 6.  All contributions other than the excess 
 contribution established by section 69.031, subdivision 5, 
 paragraphs (2), clauses (b) and (c), and (3) shall be credited 
 to the fund and all interest and other income of the fund shall 
 be credited to said fund.  The retirement fund shall be 
 disbursed only for the purposes herein provided.  The expenses 
 of said fund and the annuities herein provided upon retirement 
 shall be paid from said fund.  

    Subd. 7. Repealed, 1996 c 390 s 41 

    HIST: 1959 c 650 s 33; 1965 c 714 s 6-8; Ex1967 c 53 s 6-8; 
 1971 c 297 s 5; 1973 c 753 s 69,70; 1979 c 216 s 18; 1987 c 296 
 s 6; 1988 c 709 art 5 s 22; 1989 c 319 art 6 s 3-5; 1992 c 432 
 art 2 s 18; 1993 c 352 s 1-3; 1994 c 528 art 2 s 12; 1994 c 632 
 art 3 s 56; 1995 c 262 art 4 s 1; 1999 c 222 art 4 s 8,9