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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the policy of the State of Minnesota as declared in Minn. Stat. Section
353.63 is to give special consideration to firefighters who are required to perform hazardous
work and who devote their time and skills to protecting the property and personal safety of
others; and,
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 353 permits the governing body of a
governmental subdivision to request coverage in the Public Employees Police and Fire Plan for
all services rendered by an employee holding a fire service position that requires fire fighting on
a primary basis and related non-fire firefighting duties on a secondary basis; provided, further,
that none of the firefighting services rendered by the employee are earning credits in a relief
association that operates under Chapter 424A; and,
WHEREAS, for a governing body to declare to the Public Employees Retirement
Association that a fire department position with dual roles is that of a firefighter who is eligible to
participate in the Police and Fire Plan, the duties and training qualifications of the position and
employee must meet the following minimum requirements:
• 1. The position requires and the employee holds a Firefighter I or Firefighter II
state certification or meets equivalent training standards established by the
fire department; and,
2. The primary services of the position are fire fighting. Primary is understood
to mean the highest priority task and a job requirement that the employee
respond on a regular basis to fires that are received during the employee's
established work hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Rochester Common Council that
the City of Rochester does hereby declare that the positions entitled Fire Marshal and Assistant
Fire Marshal currently held by R. Vance Swisher and Jason M. Whitney are for primary services
that of a firefighter who qualifies for membership in the Police and Fire Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council requests that the employees
holding these positions be accepted as a member of the Police and Fire Plan effective the date
of these employees' initial Police and Fire Plan salary deductions by the governmental
subdivision.
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• PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _ /OF , 2010.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: 14h
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APPROVED THIS �{2 DAY OF
, 2010.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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