HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 214-23 - Resolution - Assistant Fire Chief Declaration Dual Position
RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Rochester Fire Department Declaration of a Dual Position for
Assistant Fire Chief.
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 firefighting 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 the governing body to declare to the Public Employees
Retirement Association (PERA) 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 firefighting. Primary is
understood to mean the highest priority task and a job requirement that the employee
respond on a regular basis to the fire calls (and medical emergencies if applicable) that
are received at the fire station to which the employee is assigned during the employee’s
established work hours.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Rochester Fire Department of the City of Rochester
hereby declares that the position titled Assistant Fire Chief, currently held by
Christopher Ferguson, is for primary services that of a firefighter who qualifies for
membership in the Police and Fire Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this governing body hereby requests that the
employee holding this position be accepted as a member of the Police and Fire Plan
effective the date of this employee’s initial Police and Fire Plan salary deduction by the
governmental subdivision.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2023.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2023.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)