RES 2026-46 Declaring Eligibility of Part-Time Firefighter Positions for the Police and Fire Public Employees Retirement Association (RERA)CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2026-46
DECLARING ELIGIBILITY OF PART-TIME FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS
FOR THE
POLICE AND FIRE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (PERA)
WHEREAS, the policy of the State of Minnesota as declared in Minnesota Statutes §353.63 is to give special consideration to
employees who perform hazardous work and devote their time and skills to protecting the property and personal safety of
others; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 353.64 permits the governing body of a governmental subdivision to declare coverage
in the Police & Fire Plan for a non -full-time firefighter who is employed in a fire department, is required by the employing
governmental subdivision to be and is licensed by the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under Minn. Stat. § 299N.05,
and who is engaged in or exposed to hazardous conditions resulting from firefighting or fire prevention, suppression, or
investigation and is assigned less than 50% of the time to perform employment duties in the same department that are not
within the scope of fire service in Minn. Stat. § 353.64, subd. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
That the City of Otsego of Minnesota hereby declares that the position of Fire-fighter Part -Time, in the Otsego Fire
Department satisfies the requirements of a full-time firefighter other than the requirement of full-time employment,
and is assigned less than 50% of the time to perform employment duties in the same department that are not within
the scope of fire service in Minn. Stat. § 353.64, subd.
2. That the City will provide a copy of this resolution to the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
each time it provides Police & Fire membership to a person who is hired to said part-time position and will indicate
the name of the employee eligible for such coverage.
3. That the Otsego City Council hereby requests that the named employee(s) be accepted as a member of the Public
Employees Police and Fire Plan effective the date of this employee(s) initial Police and Fire Plan salary deduction by
the City.
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 8th day of June, 2026.
MOTION BY: Dunlap
SECONDED BY: Tanner
IN FAVOR: Stockamp, Dunlap, Goede, Lund, and Tanner
OPPOSED: none
CITY OF OTSEGO
t
Jessica tockamp, "Mayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, City Clerk