Minnesota Session Laws - 2010, Regular Session

CHAPTER 207--H.F.No. 2729

An act

relating to local government; permitting certain metropolitan area local governments to impose response time residency requirements upon firefighters.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin RICHFIELD FIREFIGHTERS; LIMITED RESPONSE TIME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 415.16, subdivision 2, the city of Richfield may impose a response time residency requirement upon firefighters under the following conditions: new text end

new text begin (1) the residency requirement may not require a response time that is less than ten minutes; new text end

new text begin (2) the residency requirement must only apply to firefighters hired after the effective date of the residency requirement; and new text end

new text begin (3) the residency requirement must only apply during the first ten years of employment or until this section expires, whichever is earlier. new text end

new text begin (b) This section expires seven years from the effective date. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor March 29, 2010

Signed by the governor April 1, 2010, 10:07 a.m.