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FRJ'1 : �'4T PaaE r4J. : 651 429 3623 Jan. 26 1333 12:52P1 =•4 • It [I::: city :�i'.pO Ll (. �ositiori s such as police Chief or :isseSSLr have a specific ter:!:. these )CI5.tb't!S should lit' as :e :c as %cell. Ii s not completely clear whether the ci'.y can cIstln_uisll among its elected and appointed officials, by providing workers compensation to some officials but not to ethers. The statute perhaps could be read to mean that the city's only options are either to cover all elected and appointed officials or none at all. If so, an ordinance or resolution extending coverage, regardless of how it is worded, might be interpreted to mean that all "officials" are covered. Then the question of whether, say, planning commission members are covered would depend not on whether they are listed in the ordinance or resolution but rather on whether they are "officials' or "officers." Such an interpretation seems unlikely, but cities should at least be aware of the possibility /s there any reason to use an ordinance rather than a resolution? if the city kvishes :o provide workers ccmpensation coverage far elec:cd officials, it is preferable to tier: an ordinance rather than a resolution. Resolutions are often recorded only in the council minutes; year later it can be very difficult and time- consurnit:g to track down a resolution. We've seen a number of cases where a city has been paying premiums for workers compensation coverage for elected officials for years, but now can't find any ordinance or resolution specifying that elected officials are covered. An ordinance will generally be easier to keep track of perir.enently, since it is recorded in the city's ordinance book as well as in the council minmes- Do Ire treed to do anything special if roe don't want to con•?: elected officials for r:orkers c onzpen ca: iQn ? (f the city does not wish to cover its elected officials for . or'sers compensation, it nil :zit be wise to puss on ordinance to that effect as well unless you are absolutely certain that the city has never passrd a resolution to provide coverage. That resolution could have been passed as long 220 as 1967, when the raw was first amended to permit cities to opt for coverage. The dxl.owirg language could be used for the ordinance: "The officers of the City of _ elected or appointed for a regular term of office s±i not x included in the coverage of the Minnesota Workers Compensation Act, pursuant to Minnesota Statute 1 76.01 1, subdivision 9 clause 6." .How mach does it cost to add workers compensation coverage for elected officials.? Workers compensation for elected officials used to be a pretty expensive proposition. However, over the past several years, LMCIT has very substantially reduced premiums for th coverage, :c bring tae cote mote in line with the acr:l& risk