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SUGGESTED FORM OF RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE REALLOCATION OF <br /> FIRE STATE AID TO ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN PRESENTLY MANDATED <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Pequot Lakes recognizes the importance of <br /> maintaining a financially sound retirement and disability benefit program for <br /> its volunteer firefighters through the firefighters ' relief association, and <br /> hEREAS, the city recognizes that the sole purpose of the fire state aid <br /> made available under Minnesota Statutes 69.011 through 59.051 is to provide <br /> a portion of the funds necessary to support the various firefighters relief <br /> associations which exist within the State of Minnesota; and <br /> WIEEAS, allocation of a portion or all of the fire state aid to purposes <br /> ogler bian now mandated may jeopardize the associations' financial ability <br /> to maintain and improve pension and other benefit levels which are deemed <br /> necessary or desirous by the city to attract and retain qualified volunteer <br /> fi refi ghhters ; <br /> NO'W, TfEREFORE, DE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pequot Lakes <br /> is opposed to any legislation which would alter or eliminate the exclusive <br /> allocation of tie fire state aid now provided for in Minnesota Statutes <br /> Chapter 69.911 through 69.'151; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution Pe presented to the <br /> officers of the Minnesota League of Cities and to each of the persons who <br /> represent the citizens of Pequot Lakes in the Minnesota State Legislature. <br /> Adopted by action of the City Council on December 8 , 1900 <br /> ''''' /4&Ez.. Lc- L-Ce <br /> -N _. Henriette Greer, Mayor <br /> (Certificate by-Ci-t7 Clerk) <br />