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Lake Elmo approves raising volunteer firefighter benefit to $9,000 per year of service
Summary
The council approved resolution 2025-077 to increase the benefit level for volunteers in the statewide volunteer firefighter plan from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service; staff said the plan remains well-funded and the change aims to help recruitment and retention.
The Lake Elmo City Council on Dec. 2 approved resolution 2025-077 to raise the benefit level for firefighters vested in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter (SVF) plan from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service.
Chief Callas explained the SVF plan is administered by Minnesota PERA and that Lake Elmo entered the plan in January 2024, which eliminated the city's separate relief association for paid-on-call firefighters. He said the city's funding status in…
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