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Council approves increase in volunteer firefighter benefit to $9,000 per year of service
Summary
Lake Elmo voted unanimously to opt into a higher benefit level under the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter plan administered by Minnesota PERA, raising the benefit from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service; staff said the fund is well-funded and payments are supported by fire state aid and PERA accounts.
Lake Elmo's City Council on May 20 approved Resolution 2025-077 to increase the benefit level for members vested in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter (SVF) plan from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service.
Chief Callas briefed the council on the SVF plan administered by Minnesota PERA, said the city entered the plan in January 2024 and that recent funding…
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