PUBLIC EMPLOYEES REYIREENT ASSOCIATION
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Date:
February 26, 1985
To:
John StroJan, Actlng Clty Manager
From:
George Magdal, Flre Marshal
Subject:
Pollce and Flre PERA fund
Whereas the State of Mlnnesota, Department of Medlatlon has
de~lared the posltlon of Flre Marshal wlth the Clty of Hopklns
to be essentlal, In accordance wlth the deflnltlon of flre
flghter In Mlnnesota State Statute Chapter 17ga.Ol, Subdlvlslon
6, and ordered the posltlon removed from the baslc unlt, I
hereby request to be placed lnto the Pollce and Flre sectlon
of PERA In accordance wlth State Statute 353.64, WhlCh states,
"Any other employee servlng on a full-tlme basls as a pollce
offlcer or a flre flghter on or after July 1, 1961 shall become
a member of the PubllC Employees Pollce and Flre Fund."
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February 19, 1985
Mr John E. Schedler, Flnance Dlrector
Clty of Hopklns
1010 Flrst Street South
Hopklns, MN 55343
Dear Mr. Schedler
.
In response toyourletter dated January 31,1985, we refer you to the
deflnltlon of flreflghter In Mlnnesota Statutes, Section 353.64,
SubdlVlSlon 3, WhlCh reads as follows:
"Before a governlng body may declare a posltlOn to be that
of a flre flghter, the dutles of the person so employed
shall, as a mlnlmum, lnclude serVlces as an employee of a
deslgnated flre company or person In charge of a deslgnated
flre company or companles who 15 engaged In the hazards of
flre flghtlng "
If your Flre Marshal 15 engaged In the hazards of flre flghtlng, he may
be a member of the Pollce and Flre Fund. If he serves on less than a
full-tlme basls as a flreflghter, he could become a member of the Pollce
and Flre Fund only lf a resolutlon lS passed by the governlng body
declarlng that the posltlon held lS that of a flreflghter The effectlve
date would be whatever date the unlt shows In the resolutlon as when he
began flre flghtlng dutles.
Should your Flre Marshal be placed ln the Pollce and Flre Fund for all
serVlce, we would request a refund from Soclal Securlty of the deductlons
pald to that fund and would apply the refund to the sum due PERA. An
addltlonal sum may be due from the Clty In the way of employer contrlbutlons
We trust we have fully answered your questlons, however, lf we can be of any
further serVlce, please let us hear from you.
Slncerely,
PUB~fC EMPLOYEES RE~T ASSOCIATION
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, Dorothy Ifarson
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