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Lake Elmo approves higher benefit for volunteer firefighters under statewide plan
Summary
The council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-077 to raise the statewide volunteer firefighter benefit from $8,000 to $9,000 per year of service, citing competitiveness for recruitment and a strong funding status reported by PERA. The change applies to firefighters vested in the SVF plan.
The Lake Elmo City Council approved Resolution 2025-077 to increase the benefit level for firefighters vested in the Minnesota statewide volunteer firefighter (SVF) plan to $9,000 per year of service.
Fire Chief Callas presented the request, saying Lake Elmo entered the SVF plan in January 2024 and that the program is administered by Minnesota PERA. He told council the most recent funding reports showed…
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