(A) There is a City Firefighters’ Relief Association, whose function is to manage service pension benefits for Fire personnel, authorized under Minnesota Statutes and to provide other services to Fire personnel of the Department as deemed appropriate by members of the Association.
(B) The affairs of the Relief Association are governed by its bylaws. The bylaws provide rules for matters such as membership, meetings, elections, and duties of officers and trustees, investments, eligibility for benefits, and benefit amounts.
(C) Any proposed change to the Association’s bylaws or Articles of Incorporation which will affect the benefits paid from the Association’s funds shall not be effective until ratified by the City Council or Joint Powers Board.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2011; Ord. passed 9-14-2021)