Subdivision 1. Establishment. A Voluntary Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Retirement Plan Advisory Board is created.

Subd. 2. Function; purpose. The advisory board shall meet periodically to provide advice to the board of trustees of the Public Employees Retirement Association about the retirement coverage needs of volunteer firefighters who are members of the retirement plan and about the legislative and administrative changes that would assist the retirement plan in accommodating volunteer firefighters who are not members of the retirement plan.

Subd. 3. Composition. (a) The advisory board consists of ten members.

(b) The advisory board members are:

(1) one representative of Minnesota townships, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;

(2) two representatives of Minnesota cities, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;

(3) one representative of Minnesota fire chiefs, who is a fire chief, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association;

(4) two representatives of Minnesota volunteer firefighters, all who are active volunteer firefighters, one of whom is covered by the lump-sum retirement division and one of whom is covered by the monthly benefit retirement division, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association;

(5) three representatives of Minnesota volunteer firefighters who are covered by the lump-sum retirement division, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Departments Association; and

(6) one representative of the Office of the State Auditor, designated by the state auditor.

Subd. 4. Term. (a) The term for the Office of the State Auditor representative is determined by the state auditor.

(b) Terms on the advisory board other than the Office of the State Auditor representative are three years.

Subd. 5. Compensation of advisory board. The compensation of members of the advisory board, other than the Office of the State Auditor representative, is governed by section 15.0575, subdivision 3.

History: 2009 c 169 art 9 s 12; 2015 c 68 art 8 s 12; 2018 c 211 art 16 s 7