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Lake Elmo council raises volunteer firefighter benefit to $9,000 per year of service

Lake Elmo City Council · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Following a presentation by Chief Kallis, the council unanimously approved resolution 2025-577 to raise the statewide volunteer firefighter benefit from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service; the benefit is funded through state fire aid and managed by Minnesota PERA.

The Lake Elmo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the City’s benefit level for volunteer firefighters enrolled in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter (SVF) plan from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service.

Fire Chief Kallis told the council the SVF plan is administered by Minnesota PERA and replaced the department’s relief association when the city joined the statewide plan in January 2024.…

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