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BYLAWS Elk River Fire Department Relief Association BYLAWS OF THE ELK RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION This instrument constitutes the Bylaws of the Elk River Fire Department Relief Association in conformance with Minn. Stat. Chapter 424A and adopted for the purpose of regulating and managing the internal affairs of the corporation and shall serve as the written defined benefit pension plan for the relief association. PURPOSE The Purpose of the Elk River Fire Department Relief Association (Association) is to provide retirement relief and other benefits to its members and dependents. The Association is a governmental entity that receives and manages public money to provide retirement benefits for individuals providing the governmental services of firefighting and emergency first response. All benefits issued by this association shall be governed by these bylaws and federal and state laws. RECORDS The Association shall keep, at minimum, correct and complete copies of its articles of incorporation and bylaws, accounting records, records documenting Special Fund transactions, records necessary to determine benefits payable and paid to individual members and their beneficiaries, and minutes of each of its meetings that record the votes of actions taken. The Association's records shall be retained in accordance with the Records Retention Schedule filed with the Minnesota Historical Society. ARTICLE I MEMBERSHIP 1.1 Any regular or probationary active member of the Elk River Fire Department shall be eligible for membership in this Association. 1.2* Active members of the Elk River Fire Department shall automatically become members of the Association as of the date of hire with the Elk River Fire Department. 1.3 Classes of members. There shall be the following classes of members in the Association: 1.3.1 Active members. Active members are the members who are serving on active service in the performance of fire suppression duties or the supervision of fire suppression duties of the Elk River Fire Department. (a) Active Service Time shall be time served on active service as a member of the Elk River Fire Department other than while on suspension or on Leave of Absence. (b) Members are considered to be in good standing other than while on suspension or on Leave of Absence from the Association or the Elk River Fire Department. (c) Annually, the Board of Trustees shall request from the chief of the Elk River Fire Department a written certification indicating the number of months of active service for each member for the prior year. 1.3.2 Deferred members. Deferred members are those members who have served at least five (5) years of active duty as firefighters in the Elk River Fire Department, have separated from such service as firefighters and have been members in good standing of the Association at least five (5) consecutive years prior to separation from service, other than time on suspension and approved Leaves of Absence. 1.3.3 Retired members. Retired members are those members who have received service pensions from the Association. 1.3.4 Inactive members. Inactive members are those members who have separated from service as Fire Department but have not met the minimum years of service to be vested in the plan. 1.4 Dues. Active, Deferred and Retired members shall pay no dues. 1.5 Fraud. Any member who shall, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, fraudulently claim benefits from, or defraud or attempt to defraud the Association in any way, shall be suspended * Refer to Policies of the Board Page 1