80-6241RRESOLUTION N0. 6241
RESOLUTION RELATING TO POLICE AND FIRE
--- PERSONNEL: IMPLEMENTING THE
PROVISIONS OF MINNESOTA LAWS 1980,
CHAPTER 607, ARTICLE XV,
- SECTIONS 6 AND 23.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
as follows:
1. This Council by Ordinance No. 1979-24 (Richfield City Code, Section
2.41) (the "Ordinance") has provided that all salaried police and fire personnel
hired after the effective date of the Ordinance are members of the Public Em-
ployees Retirement Association Police and Fire Fund. (A certified copy of the
Ordinance is attached as Exhibit A.)
2. -The Minnesota Legislature has ratified and confirmed the action of
the City in adopting the Ordinance by Section 23 of Laws 1980, Chapter 607,
Article XV (the "Act"). The Act provides for, among other things, the automatic
membership of all paid police and fire personnel hired after June 15, 1980 in
the PERA Police and Fire Fund. It is hereby determined that Section 23 of the
Act is a special law applicable to the City of Richfield.
3. Section 6 of the Act provides that any City which under a special law
is required to have retirement coverage provided by the PERA Police and Fire
Fund may by resolution have made applicable to it any provision of Section 4
of the Act not previously applicable to it of which is in substantial conflict
with any existing provision relating to such personnel.
4. It is hereby found and determined that the City of Richfield desires
to have all of the provisions of Section 4 of the Act apply to the City of
Richfield.
5. The City reserves its right under the Act to consider separately
the alternative benefit increase provisions of Section 7 of the Act.
6. The City Manager is authorized and .directed to file a certified copy
of this Resolution with the appropriate state officials as provided in Section
6 of the Act.
Passed by the City Council of-the City of Richfield this 27th day of
May, 1980.
111
onald J. Prieb Mayor
ATTEST:
Syl K. Bergh Acting Cit Jerk