Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

70.700. Assets of system to be in five funds. — All the assets of the system shall be held in five funds, namely, the members deposit fund, the employer accumulation fund, the benefit reserve fund, the casualty reserve fund, and the income-expense fund. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 141…

70.705. Members deposit fund, source, contributions of members, repayment of withdrawals — transfers from fund — election to eliminate contributions, when. — 1. The "Members Deposit Fund" is hereby created. It shall be the fund in which shall be accumulated the contributions made…

70.707. Elimination of member contributions, refunding of, procedure. — 1. The governing body of any political subdivision, in which member contributions have been eliminated pursuant to subsection 6 of section 70.705, may, after two or more continuous years without member contri…

70.710. Employer accumulation fund, created, uses — employer contributions. — 1. The "Employer Accumulation Fund" is hereby created. It is the fund in which shall be accumulated the contributions made by employers for benefits, and from which shall be made transfers, as provided …

70.715. Benefit reserve fund, created, uses. — The "Benefit Reserve Fund" is hereby created. It is the fund into which shall be made transfers as provided in sections 70.600 to 70.755 and from which allowances and related benefits shall be paid. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 141 § 24, A…

70.720. Casualty reserve fund, created, source of funds, uses. — 1. The "Casualty Reserve Fund" is hereby created. It is the fund in which shall be accumulated the contributions made by employers for pensions either to be paid members who retire on account of disability or that r…

70.722. Allowances and benefits, all payments to be made from benefit reserve fund, when. — The board shall arrange for transfers to the benefit reserve fund so that thereafter all allowances and related benefits shall be paid from the benefit reserve fund. Such transfers shall b…

70.725. Income-expense fund, created, defined — gifts and bequests — regular interest — contingency reserves. — 1. The "Income-Expense Fund" is hereby created. It is the fund to which shall be credited all investment income from invested assets of the system, and in which shall b…

70.730. Employer's contributions, how computed. — 1. Each employer's contributions to the system shall be the total of the contribution amounts provided for in subsections 2 through 5 of this section; provided, that such contributions shall be subject to the provisions of subsect…

70.735. Political subdivisions delinquent in payments — lien — mandamus — state aid withheld. — If any political subdivision fails to make any payment due the system for a period of sixty days after the payment is due, the political subdivision shall become delinquent and the amo…

70.740. State not to contribute to system, exception. — The state of Missouri shall not contribute directly or indirectly to finance the system, except those amounts which the political subdivision may receive from time to time under a law or laws providing for a general apportio…

70.745. Board may invest funds — closed meetings. — 1. The board shall be the trustees of the funds of the system. Subject to the provisions of any applicable federal or state laws, the board shall have full power to invest and reinvest the moneys of the system, and to hold, purc…

70.746. Board may delegate powers of investment, requirements — liability. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of trustees may delegate to its duly appointed investment counselor authority to act in place of the board in the investment and rein…

70.747. Board may invest in real estate. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board shall have full power to invest and reinvest the funds and moneys of the system in improved real estate, including collective real estate funds and real estate investm…

70.748. Fund account authorized for investment purposes — rules. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 105.662 to the contrary, the board may set up and maintain a local government employee retirement systems of Missouri investment fund account in which investment and re…

70.750. Trustees and officers and employees of board, not to have interest in investments of board, exception. — Except as to the rights of a member or retirant or beneficiary, no trustee and no officer or employee of the board shall have any interest direct or indirect in the ga…

70.755. Assets exempt from certain taxes. — The assets of the system are exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes. ­­-------- (L. 1967 p. 141 § 32, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1440)

70.800. Cities, towns and villages of 400 or more located in St. Louis County to provide 24-hour police protection — may contract for such service. — In any county of the first class having a charter form of government and having a population of at least nine hundred thousand inh…

70.815. Political subdivisions and boards of police commissioners of St. Louis and Kansas City may contract to provide police services for other political subdivisions — powers of arrest and immunity — definitions. — 1. As used in this section: (1) "Governing body" means the boar…

70.820. Authority of peace officers to respond to emergencies outside jurisdiction — definitions — authority of certain peace officers — authority of federal law enforcement officers. — 1. Any law enforcement officer as defined by section 556.061, full-time peace officer as defin…

70.835. Formation of major case squads authorized. — 1. The governing body of any political subdivision and the board of police established by section 84.020 and the board of police commissioners established by section 84.350 may by ordinance, order, or other ruling agree to coop…

70.837. Emergencies — public safety agencies may provide aid to other public safety agencies in state and bordering states. — 1. In addition to the emergency aid powers prescribed for municipal fire departments, fire protection associations and volunteer fire protection associati…

70.840. Citation of law. — Sections 70.840 to 70.858 shall be known and may be cited as the "State and Local Government Convention, Sports Facility, Meeting and Tourism Act of 1989". ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 295 & 312 § 24)

70.843. State and local government convention sports facility meeting and tourism program established, purpose — participating counties and cities. — There is hereby established a "State and Local Government Convention, Sports Facility, Meeting and Tourism Program". This program …

70.846. Qualifying projects — limitations. — A qualifying project shall include convention centers, sports stadiums, exhibition and trade facilities, transportation facilities, cultural facilities, field houses, indoor and outdoor convention and recreational facilities and center…

70.849. Security guaranteeing payments of any bonds or indebtedness to fund project required for qualifying project. — No such project shall be deemed a qualifying project for funding unless a user, tenant, lessee or sublessee entitled to revenues or receipts from the project sha…

70.851. Contracts, leases or subleases to provide rent or fees subject to annual appropriation, amount — proportionate share paid by state, limitation — state's share to increase, when — rent or fees insufficient to discharge obligations, procedure — contracts or leases, how exec…

70.853. New net public fiscal benefit, how determined — duties of office of administration — state auditor to conduct annual audit, reports made to whom. — 1. The new net public fiscal benefit arising from a qualifying project shall be the net additional tax and other revenues ac…

70.856. Separate trust funds established for participating counties and cities — credit to funds, share of taxes collected, amount — credit to begin when — adjustment to credits, when — disbursement, how made — unappropriated balance in funds at end of fiscal year, how credited —…

70.858. Jurisdiction for disputes, circuit court of Cole County. — Jurisdiction over any dispute regarding the interpretation of sections 70.840 to 70.858 and the determinations required hereunder shall lie in the circuit court of Cole County. ­­-------- (L. 1989 S.B. 295 & 312 §…

70.859. Definitions — percentage of contracts, construction and concessions to be awarded to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns — Missouri products to be given preference — out-of-state contractors, bidding requirement. — 1. As used in this section, t…

70.875. Definitions. — As used in sections 70.875 to 70.880, the following terms mean: (1) "Department", the department of public safety; (2) "Director", the director of the department of public safety; (3) "Multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group", or "MAEG", a combinati…

70.877. Multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group authorized, purpose — powers exercised, when — powers of arrest, members of MAEG unit. — 1. Any two or more political subdivisions or the state highway patrol and any two or more political subdivisions may by order or ordina…

70.878. Agreement entered into with county of another state, when. — 1. A county bordering another state may enter into agreement with the political subdivisions in such other state's contiguous county pursuant to section 70.220, to form a multijurisdictional antifraud enforcemen…

70.880. State grants available to defray costs, eligibility. — 1. A multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group which meets the minimum criteria established in this section is eligible to receive state grants to help defray the costs of operation. 2. To be eligible for state …

70.890. Rogersville and Springfield to abide by agreement for annexation. — The cities of Rogersville and Springfield shall abide by the terms and conditions of the November 15, 2005, settlement agreement, as amended, relating to involuntary annexation of certain real property lo…