My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
05-26-2020-R
ArdenHills
>
Administration
>
City Council
>
City Council Packets
>
2020-2029
>
2020
>
05-26-2020-R
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
5/22/2020 5:05:39 PM
Creation date
5/22/2020 5:02:15 PM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
General
Jump to thumbnail
< previous set
next set >
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
339
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
View images
View plain text
<br />-21- <br />Driver and Vehicle Registration System (VTRS) – The Legislature selected VTRS, a third party vendor <br />system, to replace the failed Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS). Fees from <br />driver’s licenses, license plates, and filing fees were increased and a technology surcharge imposed on <br />vehicle registration renewals to pay for the implementation of VTRS, the decommissioning of MNLARS, <br />and to temporarily increase the capacity of Driver and Vehicle Services to meet public service needs. <br />Included in this is $13 million appropriated in 2019 for reimbursement grants to deputy registrars for <br />costs related to MNLARS. The grants, which would be determined by formula, would require the deputy <br />registrar accepting the grant to release the state from any further liability or claims related to MNLARS. <br /> <br />Vaping Ordinance Authority – Effective July 1, 2019, cities are allowed to enact and enforce <br />ordinances with more stringent measures than the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act to protect individuals <br />from involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices. <br /> <br />Water Connection Fees – Effective January 1, 2020, the annual water connection fees cities are required <br />to collect on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Health for water testing and support has been <br />increased from $6.36 to $9.72. <br /> <br />Military Exception to Open Meeting Law – Effective August 1, 2019, members of a public body that <br />are in the military will be allowed to participate in public meetings via interactive television when they <br />are at a required drill, deployed, or on active duty. The member may participate under this exception up to <br />three times a year. <br /> <br />Pension Plan Changes – The 2019 pension bill included several changes to the various pension plans <br />throughout the state: <br /> <br />• Changes to plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) <br />included: <br /> <br />o The rights of PERA General Employees Retirement Fund (GERF) plan and Public <br />Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF) plan members to purchase service credit for <br />periods of military leave were expanded. This gives plan members the right to purchase up to <br />five years of service credit for military service leave that is not federally protected because <br />the service occurred prior to public employment or the member did not meet the payment <br />deadlines applicable to federally protected leave service credit purchases. <br /> <br />o The Phased Retirement Option (PRO) program, which gives cities an opportunity to retain <br />potentially retiring employees that are GERF plan members aged 62 or over, was altered and <br />made permanent. Under a PRO arrangement, an employee would begin collecting a <br />retirement annuity, but could continue working for their current employer for up to five years <br />if they agree to a work schedule that represents a reduction of at least 25 percent each pay <br />period from their current schedule, up to a maximum of 1,044 hours per year. Employees <br />would not be allowed to contribute to a pension benefit plan or accrue additional service time <br />while working under a PRO. <br /> <br />o A process was established for municipalities and joint powers entities to terminate <br />participation in the PERA Statewide Volunteer Firefighter (SVF) plan if, 1) the entity has <br />either eliminated its fire department or ceased using the services of all departing firefighters <br />and any other noncareer or volunteer firefighters, and 2) the entity’s account has assets <br />sufficient to cover all liabilities including the fully vested liabilities for all departing <br />firefighters and administrative expenses.
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.