1997 Minnesota Statutes

     424A.08 Municipality without relief association; 
  authorized disbursements. 

    Any qualified municipality which is entitled to receive 
 fire state aid but which has no volunteer firefighters' relief 
 association directly associated with its fire department shall 
 deposit the fire state aid in a special account in the municipal 
 treasury.  Disbursement from the special account shall not be 
 made for any purpose except:  

    (1) Payment of the fees, dues and assessments to the 
 Minnesota state fire department association and to the state 
 volunteer firefighters' benefit association in order to entitle 
 its firefighters to membership in and the benefits of these 
 state associations; 

    (2) Payment of the cost of purchasing and maintaining 
 needed equipment for the fire department; and 

    (3) Payment of the cost for construction, acquisition, 
 repair and maintenance of buildings or other premises to house 
 the fire department. 

    HIST: 1979 c 201 s 18; 1983 c 219 s 10