Title VI, COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

50.1010. Fund authorized, management — apportionment of benefits. — There is hereby authorized a "County Employees' Retirement Fund" which shall be under the management of a board of directors described in section 50.1030. The board of directors shall be responsible for the admin…

50.1020. Source of funds, delinquent tax penalties — county assessor, duties — deposit of funds — payroll deduction. — 1. The board may accept gifts, donations, grants and bequests from private or public sources to the county employees' retirement system fund. 2. No state moneys …

50.1030. Board of directors, election, appointment by the governor, term, powers, duties — chairman, secretary, meetings — advisors — audits — compensation, costs — record — annual review. — 1. The general administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the fund…

50.1031. Benefit adjustments, required assets-to-liability ratio — frequency of adjustments — effective date of adjustments. — 1. No adjustments may be made until the fund has achieved a funded ratio of assets to the actuarial accrued liability equaling at least eighty percent. N…

50.1032. Board to adopt rules for administration of retirement system. — Subject to the provisions of law, the board shall formulate and adopt rules and regulations for the government of its own proceedings and for the administration of the retirement system. ­­-------- (L. 1995 …

50.1034. Correction of errors — false statements — benefits not paid to survivor or beneficiary who intentionally kills member. — 1. Should any error result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she should have been entitled to receive had the error not o…

50.1036. Errors, false statements, false records, consequences. — 1. Should any error result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she should have been entitled to receive had the error not occurred, the board shall correct such error and, as far as pract…

50.1038. Survivor or beneficiary charged with intentional killing of member, benefits suspended — conviction, benefits to cease — no conviction, effect. — The board of trustees of the county employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any survivor or beneficiary w…

50.1040. Membership in system — payroll deduction for nonLAGERS members — opting out prohibited, exceptions — opting in, when. — 1. On and after January 1, 2000, as an incident to employment or continued employment, each person who has not previously opted out of the retirement s…

50.1050. Normal annuity, qualifications. — Any member who has attained the age of sixty-two years may retire with a normal annuity with eight or more years of creditable service as a county employee. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 6)

50.1060. Normal annuity, amount, limitation — board to recommend adjustments to formula. — 1. The normal annuity of a retired member who is not a member of LAGERS shall be a monthly benefit equal to the greater of: (1) Twenty-four dollars multiplied by years of creditable service…

50.1070. Increase in benefits, limitation — determination — waiver of increase. — 1. Each member who retires on, before or after January 1, 2000, shall receive, beginning with the first year after retirement, an increase in the amount of benefits received by the member during the…

50.1080. What calculators apply. — For the purpose of calculating benefits of a member, years of service as an employee and twelfths of a year are to be used. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 9)

50.1090. Creditable service — special consultant, duty, compensation — limitation — verification of records — refund of contributions, when. — 1. Unless otherwise provided, a member shall receive creditable service for the member's entire period of service as a county employee. I…

50.110. Board of estimate of anticipated revenue. — The commissioners of the county commission, the clerk of the county commission the assessor, the collector and the treasurer of the county shall constitute a board of estimate of anticipated revenue. In each year, after the tax …

50.1100. Retirement, application, payment of annuity, restriction — exception, part-time work for county member may receive annuity, part-time work not to affect annuity. — Any member may retire at any time after the end of the month during which the member becomes eligible to re…

50.1110. Options in lieu of normal annuity, election — survivorship benefit. — 1. The normal annuity of a member shall be paid to a member during his or her lifetime. Upon the member's death no further payments shall be made. 2. In lieu of the normal annuity otherwise payable to …

50.1120. Death of beneficiary, reversion of normal annuity. — In the event a member has chosen an optional form of payment as provided in subsection 2 of section 50.1110 which provides for a continuing payment to a beneficiary after the death of the member in which the member rec…

50.1130. Death benefit. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 50.1150 to the contrary, a death benefit of ten thousand dollars and, in the case of an active member who dies after December 31, 2002, and before becoming vested, an amount equal to the amount of the member's…

50.1140. Termination of employment, forfeit of rights, refund — deferred annuity permanent, when — payment of accumulated contributions — restoration of creditable service. — 1. Upon termination of employment, any member with less than eight years of creditable service shall forf…

50.1150. Law not to affect certain rights — discrimination prohibited. — 1. No alteration, amendment or repeal of the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall affect the then existing rights of members and beneficiaries, but shall be effective only as to rights which would…

50.1160. Effect upon eligibility for other retirement systems. — The benefits provided for by sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall in no way affect any person's eligibility for retirement benefits pursuant to LAGERS, or any other federal, state or local government retirement or pens…

50.1170. Applicability. — Unless otherwise specifically provided in sections 50.1000 to 50.1300, the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1200 in effect before January 1, 2000, shall apply to any county employee whose employment terminates before January 1, 2000. The provisions o…

50.1175. Pension benefits and retirement allowances, exempt from attachment, garnishment and other processes — exception, child support and maintenance. — The right of a person to an annuity, pension benefit, funds, retirement allowance, right to a return on accumulated contribut…

50.1180. Law not to apply to certain political subdivisions. — Sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall not apply to counties of the first classification with a charter form of government or to a city not within a county. No employee in a county which accrues benefits pursuant to sectio…

50.1190. Recorder of deeds, extra fees, deposit. — In addition to the fees collected under chapter 59, the county recorder of deeds in all counties, except in counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and any city not within a county, shall collect …

50.120. County treasurer to sell notes — publication — private sale. — The county treasurer is authorized to sell such notes upon the order and under the direction of the county commission and shall cause notice to be published in first class counties for ten days in at least two…

50.1200. Ex officio collector, fees, deposit. — In addition to the two percent commission collected on all delinquent and back taxes by any county ex officio collector under the provisions of chapter 54, such ex officio collector shall collect an additional three percent fee on a…

50.1210. Contribution accounts established, board and nonLAGERS members to contribute to accounts. — Effective with calendar years ending after January 1, 2000, the board shall make contributions to defined contribution accounts established on behalf of members of the retirement …

50.1220. NonLAGERS member contribution, amount. — Each employee who is not a member of LAGERS shall make a contribution of seven-tenths of one percent of his or her compensation to a defined contribution account established on the employee's behalf. This contribution shall be mad…

50.1230. Matching contributions by board, when, rules — matching contributions by county, when. — 1. The board, in its sole discretion, shall determine if it will make matching contributions for a calendar year and the aggregate amount of the contribution. Each member who makes c…

50.1240. Bookkeeping account established. — The contributions allocated to a member in accordance with sections 50.1220 and 50.1230 shall be deposited in a bookkeeping account established on the member's behalf. This account shall be held as part of the funds of the Missouri coun…

50.1250. Forfeiture of contributions, when — reversion of forfeitures — distribution of contribution account, when — death of a member, effect of. — 1. If a member has less than five years of creditable service upon termination of employment, the member shall forfeit the portion …

50.1260. Direct rollover permitted, when. — 1. A distributee may elect to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. 2. An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution…

50.130. Registration of notes. — The faith and credit of the county shall be deemed to be pledged for the payment of said notes with interest in the manner and from the funds herein specified as though a statement to that effect were endorsed thereon. All notes issued under secti…

50.1300. Deferred compensation plan authorized — consolidation permitted, when. — The board is authorized to develop and adopt a deferred compensation plan that benefits county employees covered by the retirement system, and those employees who have opted out of such system, and …

50.140. Proceeds from sale of notes to be deposited in county treasury — used only to pay warrants — use of surplus. — The moneys derived from the sale of the tax anticipation notes herein authorized shall be deposited with the county treasurer, and the clerk of the county commis…

50.150. County warrants may be pledged — for what purpose — redemption. — County warrants issued under the authority of sections 50.160 to 50.320, issued to pay any legal indebtedness of a county may be pooled by the holders thereof and assigned to such county and be pledged by t…

50.160. Powers of county commission — auditing and enforcement of claims of county — refusal to testify, penalty. — The county commission may: (1) Audit, adjust and settle all accounts to which the county is a party; (2) Order the payment out of the county treasury of any sum of …

50.166. Clerk may fill in warrant for expenses — form, negotiable instrument — county treasurer access to financially relevant documents. — 1. In all cases of claims allowed against the county, and in all cases of grants, salaries, pay and expenses allowed by law, the county cler…

50.172. Documents approved by commission to be preserved — destruction of documents, method — replacement of lost or destroyed checks, procedure. — 1. The original of all accounts, vouchers and documents approved or to be approved by the county commission shall be preserved in th…

50.320. Penalty for clerk or treasurer violating section 50.160, 50.166 or 50.172. — Any county clerk or treasurer violating any provisions of section 50.160, 50.166 or 50.172 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be punished as provided by law, and be removed fro…

50.327. Base salary schedules for county officials — salary commission responsible for computation of county official salaries, except for charter counties — salary adjustments and increases, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the salary sched…

50.330. Salaries of county officers and assistants, how paid. — Any salary provided for a county officer, deputies and assistants, shall be paid by warrants drawn on the county treasury and unless otherwise provided by law, shall be approved by the governing body of the county. ­…

50.332. Certain counties may perform certain duties for municipalities, when — compensation for, paid how, to whom. — In all counties of the first, second, third, and fourth classes, and in any county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred thousand but f…

50.333. Salary commission, duties of clerk or court administrator, meetings, notice of, members, duties, report, form, failure to meet, effect of — mileage allowance — maximum compensation allowable, defined (noncharter counties). — 1. There shall be a salary commission in every …