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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § § 69.011-.031. <br />Minn. Stat. § 424A.08. <br />Minn. Stat. § 69.021, subd <br />4(c). <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.699. <br />Minn. Stat. § 69.021, subd. 5. <br />Handbook, Chapter 26. <br />For both forms, instructions <br />and letters about both forms <br />see Minnesota Revenue: <br />Police State Aid (Use Form <br />PA -1). <br />Fire State Aid (Use Form FA - <br />1). <br />4. General state aid <br />Cities in Minnesota receive a variety of shared revenues from the state. <br />Amounts for each city are typically available from the Minnesota <br />Department of Revenue on or before Aug. 1 of each year. Each of these <br />programs has a separate policy goal, and, taken in combination, the <br />programs and their impact on city finances can be confusing. The following <br />sections describe these programs and their interaction with the city budget - <br />setting process. <br />a. Fire and police state aid—filing forms required <br />The state determines which cities and independent nonprofit firefighting <br />corporations qualify for fire state aid directly—or qualify to receive fire state <br />aid paid to the voluntary statewide lump -sum volunteer firefighter retirement <br />plan. The state also determines which cities are qualified to receive police <br />state aid. The state must pay the police and fire aid by Oct. 1 so the money <br />usually goes out just before that deadline. However, cities must file the <br />appropriate forms by March 15 each year to receive this money. In <br />addition, the state auditor can delay the Oct. 1 payment date if a city fails to <br />submit legally required financial reports. <br />The city clerk in the city served by the volunteer relief association must also <br />countersign the fire relief association's financial report – or it may be <br />countersigned by the city clerk in the largest city served by the fire relief <br />association. <br />According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue, if the forms are not <br />received by March 15 the Department of Revenue will send a final reminder <br />stating that the forms have not been received and that the fire or police <br />department could forfeit part or all of its aid for the year if the forms are not <br />received within 10 days. The amount of aid forfeited is equal to the amount <br />of yearly aid multiplied by 5 percent for each week or fraction of a week that <br />the form is late. Please note: the police state aid form must be signed and <br />dated by the city clerk. If the form is not signed and dated, the form will be <br />returned. Please also note that the fire state aid form must be signed and <br />dated by both the municipal clerk (or secretary of an independent nonprofit <br />firefighting corporation) and the fire chief. If the form does not contain both <br />signatures, the form will be returned. <br />Funding for these programs comes from the state general fund, based on <br />taxes paid to the state by most insurers writing homeowners, fire, and <br />commercial non -liability policies. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 10/15/2015 <br />Municipal Budgeting Chapter 211 Page 16 <br />