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<br />". <br /> <br />"!.. <br /> <br />SU(l(~ESTEO FORrl OF [{[SOLUTIOn OPPOSING THE REALLOCATION OF <br />FU{E STATE AILJ TO N.lY PURPOSE OTIIER THAI~ PRESErHLY 1.'Ai'lDATED <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />u: I[ ~L;S. t: If,; Ci ty of <br /> <br />rcco~ni zes tile importance of <br /> <br />r:ldintailli.1Ci u finallciillly sound retirement and disability benefit program for <br /> <br />its voluntetr firEfighters tilrou0h the firefighters' relief association, and <br /> <br />'.J1iE~EAS, tile city ri::co<lllizes that the sole l')urpose of tile fire state aid <br /> <br />;'Jade aVJild,Jlc ul/c!!'?r ::innesota Statutes G9.011 through 5J.;~51 is to provide <br />a portioll of th(~ funds necessary to support the various firefighters relief <br /> <br />associJtions ':!~1icl1 exist \Jit:1in tile State of ;'linnesota; and <br /> <br />~:i,t;;~F:.AS, allocation of a portion or.:.ll of the fire state aid to purposes <br /> <br />ot:l~r tij'}l1 nOlJ malldatcd may jeopardize tile associations' financial allil ity <br /> <br />to :71ai(jtain and ilIlprove pensioll and otiler benefit levels IAdch are de~med <br /> <br />nt:cessary or dcsirous ~y tne city to attract 3nd retain qualified voluntc:er <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />fi rc fi G:lters. <br /> <br />:lQ'.J, Tl :EI1EFORE, CE IT RESOLVED that t:H~ Counci 1 of the Ci ty of <br /> <br />is orposcd to any leqislation ~/:lich vlOuld alter or eliminate tile exclusive <br /> <br />allocatioll of t.le fire state aid rlOl'J provided for in 11innesota Statutes <br /> <br />CII:lpter ::::J.fJll througil 69.")51; and <br /> <br />BE IT FUrHI-iER RESOLVED thilt ,J COPy of this resolution be presented to the <br /> <br />officers of the r"innesota League of Cities and to each of tile persons who <br /> <br />rerresent t;lC citi zells of in the I'i nnesota State Le9i s 1 aturc. <br /> <br />Adoptc<l uy ilctiun of ti1C City Council on , uno <br /> <br />I (Certificate by Citv Clerk) <br />