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MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE: 6/04/2013
CONSENT
ITEM #: 7
AGENDA ITEM: Approve Amendments to the Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association By-Laws
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Winkels, President LERA
THROUGH: Dean Zuleger, City Administrator
REVIEWED BY: Cathy Bendel, Finance Director
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS (if removed from Consent):
- Introduction of Item ............................................................................................................. Staff - Report/Presentation.... ......................................................................................................... Staff - Questions from Council to Staff ...................................................................... Mayor Facilitates - Public Input, if Appropriate ............................................................................. Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion ........................................................................................ Mayor & City Council - Discussion ............................................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion ............................................................................................ Mayor Facilitates
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff respectfully recommends the City Council approve
the following amendments to the Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association By-Laws. As part of the
Consent Agenda, no specific motion is required.
BACKGROUND AND STAFF REPORT: The Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association requests that
the following amendments to the restated by-laws. The changes include:
• State Statutory Updates
• Allow salary payments to any Board of Trustees member
• Limit Beneficiary payment to named beneficiaries and minor children
• Revise deferred interest rate from 5% to 0%
• These revisions have been approved by the Board of Directors and the General membership of
the Relief Association.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully recommends the City Council approve the following
amendments to the Lake Elmo Firefighters Relief Association By-Laws. As part of the Consent Agenda,
no specific motion is required.
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Restated By-Laws including Appendices A, B, C