March 3, 2026, Pension Commission Meeting

Agenda

1. Approval of February 24, 2026 meeting minutes. ‑ Approved

2. SF3588 (Pappas); HF3456 (Cha): Recommended legislation from the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group. ‑ Passed
   • Amendment S3588-1A ‑ Failed
   • SF3588-HF3456 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Julie Blaha, MN State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor (OSA)
     • Aaron Johnston, Assistant Fire Chief, Coon Rapids Fire Dept.
     • Rose Hennessy-Allen, Pension Division Coordinator, OSA

       • Handout: MN State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group Presentation

3. SF3828 (Limmer); HF3512 (Robbins): Special Legislation for the Maple Plain Fire Department; revising the allocation of surplus assets to firefighters upon termination from the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan.‑ Amended, Laid over
   • Amendment S3828-1A‑ Adopted
   • SF3828-HF3512 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Jacob Schillander, City Administrator, Maple Plain
     • Julie M. Mass-Kusske, Mayor, Maple Plain
     • Justin McCoy; President, MPFD Relief Association
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Maple Plain Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP
     • Doug Anderson, Executive Director, PERA

     • Troy Denneson, Maple Plain Fire Relief Association

4. SF3897 (Gustafson); HF3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • SF3897-HF370 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Matt Percy, Mayor, Circle Pines
     • Patrick Antonen, City Administrator, Circle Pines
     • Brent Hood, Treasurer, Centennial Fire Relief Assoc.
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Circle Pines Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP

     • Michael Walstien, paid on-call firefighter, member of the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.

5. SF1213 (Miller); HF2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an individual's IRAP account or pay $25,000. ‑ Amended, Laid over
   • Amendment S1213-1A ‑ Adopted
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
   • Testifiers

     • Molli Kook, Retired teacher

6. LCPR26-003 (Frentz): Amending salary definitions to exclude payments for Minnesota paid leave.
   • LCPR26-003 Summary


7. LCPR26-009 (Frentz): Moving the investment return assumption for calculating joint and survivor annuities (6.5%) to the Standards' Appendix.
   • LCPR26-009 Summary

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Persons interested in testifying must email Mollie Pierson at mollie.pierson@lcpr.mn.gov by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 2, identifying the specific agenda item on which you would like to testify, your name, organization and title (if applicable), email address, and phone number. Testimony is limited to the items on the agenda. To submit written testimony on an agenda item, please submit documents to the Commission staff (mollie.pierson@lcpr.mn.gov) by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 2,.

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