Pension Update - Certification Deadline and State Aid

The Office of the State Auditor is pleased to announce that 144 volunteer fire relief associations and other entities met all reporting requirements to be certified as eligible for receipt of their state aid in the second round of aid disbursements. The second certification deadline for state aid was November 1, with aid payments being disbursed on or about November 15. A listing of the amounts of fire state aid is posted on the Office of the State Auditor's website at http://www.auditor.state.mn.us.

There are still about 30 relief associations that have yet to submit some or all of their 2006 reporting year forms. All reporting information must be submitted by November 30 to avoid forfeiture of state fire aid. If you have questions regarding reporting requirements or need access to the online reporting forms, please contact Gail Richie with the Pension Division at (651) 282-6110 or gail.richie@....

State Auditor Rebecca Otto convened the 12-member Minnesota Volunteer Fire Relief Association Working Groupfor its first of five meetings this fall. The purpose of the Working Group is to bring together volunteer fire relief association stakeholders to develop relationships, facilitate communication, and work on relief association issues before the legislative session. From left to right: Lawrence Martin, Jim Hansen, Mike Stroeing, Edward Burek, Tom Nelson, Dave Jaeger, Ed Dietz, State Auditor Rebecca Otto, Tim Simon, Nyle Zikmund, Steve Wallner, Curt Roberts. Not pictured: Dave Ganfield - October 23, 2007