Board approves resolution letting jail administrator retain police-and-fire retirement membership
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Summary
By resolution the county authorized an internal transfer provision allowing the newly promoted jail administrator to retain membership in the Police and Fire retirement plan per state transfer rules.
Kandiyohi County’s Human Resources Director, Katie Zemer, presented Resolution 2025‑23 on July 1 so that a recently promoted jail administrator could retain membership in the county’s Police and Fire retirement plan under the transfer provision.
Zemer said Robbie Bridal (the newly promoted jail administrator) is a licensed peace officer and has worked in the Sheriff’s Office for 17 years; under statute an employee who moves within the same sheriff’s department may retain Police and Fire plan membership if the governing unit passes a supporting resolution. Zemer described differences between the Police and Fire plan and the correctional plan — contribution rates, benefit formulas, COLA adjustments and Social Security participation — as the reason a formal board resolution was necessary.
A commissioner moved and another seconded adoption of Resolution 2025‑23; the board adopted the resolution by voice vote and Zemer thanked the board.