Section 353B.12 Postretirement Benefit Adjustments
353B.12 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS.
Subdivision 1.Service pension.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e), any service pension payable to a former member of a consolidating relief association shall be increased annually by the same percentage that the salary base has increased.
(b) The amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit on one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of service shall be increased annually by the same percentage that the salary base has increased for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Austin Firefighters Relief Association;
(2) Austin Police Relief Association;
(3) Columbia Heights Fire Department Relief Association, Paid Division;
(4) Columbia Heights Police Relief Association;
(5) St. Paul Fire Department Relief Association;
(6) St. Paul Police Relief Association;
(7) South St. Paul Firefighters Relief Association;
(8) South St. Paul Police Relief Association;
(9) Virginia Police Relief Association;
(10) Winona Fire Department Relief Association; and
(11) Winona Police Relief Association.
(c) The amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit on one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of service shall be increased annually by the same percentage that the salary base has increased for former members employed before July 1, 1969, and by one-half of the dollar amount of the increase payable to former members employed before July 1, 1969, for former members employed after June 30, 1969, of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Rochester Fire Department Relief Association; and
(2) Rochester Police Relief Association.
(d) The amount of any service pension shall not be subject to any annual postretirement adjustment for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Crookston Fire Department Relief Association; and
(2) Crookston Police Relief Association.
(e) The amount of the annual postretirement adjustment shall be the following for the former members of the consolidating relief associations as indicated:
(1) the amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit of one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of service shall be increased annually by the same percentage that the salary of a top grade firefighter has increased, Albert Lea Firefighters Relief Association;
(2) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by the amount of any positive difference between the service pension payable for the month before the effective date of a postretirement increase and the amount equal to 50 percent of the salary of a first class patrol officer on the effective date of a postretirement increase, Albert Lea Police Relief Association;
(3) for a service pension calculated using the top salary of a patrol officer, the service pension shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage that the top salary of a patrol officer has increased, Brainerd Police Benefit Association;
(4) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by 3.5 percent annually if there is any increase in the salary base, Buhl Police Relief Association;
(5) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by three percent annually if there is any increase in the salary base, Chisholm Firefighters Relief Association;
(6) the amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit of one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of service shall be increased by three percent annually, Chisholm Police Relief Association;
(7) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by an amount equal to one-half of the percentage that the salary base has increased, Faribault Police Benefit Association;
(8) the amount of any service pension based on at least 20 years of allowable service shall be increased by the same percentage that the salary base has increased and the amount of any service pension based on less than 20 years of allowable service shall be increased by the percentage that the salary base has increased or by three percent, whichever is less, annually, Fridley Police Pension Association;
(9) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by one-half of the dollar amount of any increase in the salary base, Hibbing Police Relief Association;
(10) for a service pension calculated using the salary of the highest salaried patrol officer, the service pension other than any additional benefit of one-half of one percent of final salary for the first three years of allowable service in excess of 20 years of allowable service shall be increased by the same percentage that the salary of the highest salaried patrol officer has increased, New Ulm Police Relief Association;
(11) the amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit of one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of allowable service shall be increased by the same percentage that the consumer price index for all items for urban wage earners published by the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, has increased over the previous 12-month period, Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association;
(12) the amount of any service pension shall be increased by the same percentage that the consumer price index for all items for urban wage earners published by the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, has increased over the previous 12-month period, Red Wing Police Relief Association;
(13) the amount of any service pension other than any additional benefit of one-half of one percent of the salary base per year of allowable service for allowable service in excess of 25 years of allowable service shall be increased by the same percentage that the salary base has increased or by 3.5 percent, whichever is less, annually, Virginia Fire Department Relief Association; and
(14) the amount of any service pension payable to a person who has attained the age of at least 55 years shall be increased by the same percentage that the salary base has increased or by 3.5 percent, whichever is less, annually, West St. Paul Police Relief Association.
Subd. 2.Deferred service pension.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b), any deferred service pension payable to a former member of a consolidating relief association shall be credited annually with an increase of the same percentage or amount that a service pension is to be increased as provided in subdivision 1. The amount of any postretirement increases credited during the period of deferral shall be added to the amount of the service pension payable as of the date of the termination of employment as a police officer or firefighter, whichever applies, and payable as of the date of the initial service pension payment as provided in section 353B.10.
(b) Any deferred service pension shall not be subject to any postretirement adjustment for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Crookston Fire Department Relief Association; and
(2) Crookston Police Relief Association.
Subd. 3.Disability benefit.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b), (c), and (d), any disability benefit payable to a former member of a consolidating relief association shall be increased annually by the same percentage or amount that a service pension is to be increased as provided in subdivision 1.
(b) The amount of any disability benefit shall not be subject to any annual postretirement adjustment for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Crookston Fire Department Relief Association;
(2) Crookston Police Relief Association; and
(3) Hibbing Firefighters Relief Association.
(c) The amount of any disability benefit shall be increased annually by the same percentage that the salary of the position which the disabled person held at the time of the disability has increased over the previous 12-month period for former members of the Columbia Heights Police Relief Association.
(d) The amount of any disability benefit shall be increased annually by the amount of any positive difference between the disability benefit payable for the month before the effective date of a postretirement increase and the amount equal to 50 percent of the salary of a first class patrol officer on the effective date of a postretirement increase for former members of the Albert Lea Police Relief Association.
Subd. 4.Surviving spouse benefit.
(a) Except as specified in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), any surviving spouse benefit payable on behalf of a deceased former member of a consolidating relief association shall be increased annually by the same percentage or amount that a service pension is to be increased as provided in subdivision 1.
(b) The amount of any surviving spouse benefit shall not be subject to any annual postretirement adjustment for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Buhl Police Relief Association;
(2) Chisholm Firefighters Relief Association;
(3) Chisholm Police Relief Association;
(4) Crookston Fire Department Relief Association;
(5) Crookston Police Relief Association;
(6) Faribault Police Benefit Association;
(7) Hibbing Firefighters Relief Association;
(8) Hibbing Police Relief Association; and
(9) Mankato Police Benefit Association.
(c) The amount of any surviving spouse benefit shall be increased annually by the percentage that the salary base has increased over the previous 12-month period for former members of the West St. Paul Police Relief Association.
(d) The amount of any surviving spouse benefit shall be increased annually by the amount of any positive difference between the surviving spouse benefit payable for the month before the effective date of a postretirement increase and the amount equal to 30 percent of the salary of a first class patrol officer on the effective date of a postretirement increase for former members of the Albert Lea Police Relief Association.
Subd. 5.Surviving child benefit.
(a) Except as specified in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), any surviving child benefit payable on behalf of a former member of a consolidating relief association shall be increased annually by the same percentage or amount that a service pension is to be increased as provided in subdivision 1.
(b) The amount of any surviving child benefit shall not be subject to any annual postretirement adjustment for former members of the following consolidating relief associations:
(1) Anoka Police Relief Association;
(2) Austin Firefighters Relief Association;
(3) Austin Police Relief Association;
(4) Buhl Police Relief Association;
(5) Chisholm Firefighters Relief Association;
(6) Chisholm Police Relief Association;
(7) Columbia Heights Police Relief Association;
(8) Crookston Fire Department Relief Association;
(9) Crookston Police Relief Association;
(10) Faribault Police Benefit Association;
(11) Hibbing Firefighters Relief Association;
(12) Hibbing Police Relief Association;
(13) Mankato Police Benefit Association;
(14) Red Wing Police Relief Association;
(15) South St. Paul Police Relief Association;
(16) Virginia Fire Department Relief Association;
(17) Virginia Police Relief Association; and
(18) West St. Paul Police Relief Association.
(c) The amount of any surviving child benefit shall be subject to an annual postretirement adjustment only if no surviving spouse benefit is also payable and the annual adjustment shall be the same percentage or amount that a service pension is to be increased as provided in subdivision 1 for former members of the New Ulm Police Relief Association.
(d) The amount of any surviving child benefit shall be increased annually by the amount of any positive difference between the surviving child benefit payable for the month before the effective date of a postretirement increase and the amount equal to ten percent of the salary of a first class patrol officer on the effective date of a postretirement increase for former members of the Albert Lea Police Relief Association.
Subd. 6.Family maximum benefit.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b), any family maximum benefit payable on behalf of a former member of a consolidating relief association shall be increased as provided for its component surviving spouse or surviving child benefits.
(b) The amount of any family maximum benefit shall be increased annually by the amount of any positive difference between the family maximum benefit payable for the month before the effective date of a postretirement increase and the amount equal to 50 percent of the salary of a first class patrol officer on the effective date of a postretirement increase for former members of the Albert Lea Police Relief Association.
Subd. 7.Effective date for postretirement increases.
Any postretirement increases as provided in this section shall occur once per calendar year. If the postretirement increase is based on the increase in a base salary amount, the postretirement increase shall be payable as of the first of the month next following the effective date of the triggering salary increase. If more than one salary increase occurs in a calendar year, only one postretirement increase shall take effect in that calendar year and the next succeeding postretirement increase shall take into account any additional salary increases which occurred since the immediately previous postretirement increase and shall occur on the date occurring 12 months after the date of the immediately previous postretirement increase or the first of the month next following the effective date of any triggering salary increase in that calendar year, whichever occurs first. If the increase in the base salary amount upon which the postretirement increase is based includes retroactive payments to an earlier date, the applicable postretirement increase may also be payable retroactive to that date. If the postretirement increase is based on the Consumer Price Index or is a set annual percentage amount, the postretirement increase shall be payable as of the first day of February.
History:
1987 c 296 s 29