HB 532 — Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions

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This bill amends 38 section(s) of the Missouri Revised Statutes: Section 50.327, RSMo; Section 50.815, RSMo; Section 50.820, RSMo; Section 55.160, RSMo; Section 57.317, RSMo; Section 58.095, RSMo.

• Section 50.327, RSMo

  of the second classification → not having a charter form of government 4. The salary commission of any county of the third classification may amend the base schedules for the computation of salaries for county officials referenced in subsection 1 of this section to include assessed valuation factors in excess of three hundred million dollars, provided that the percentage of any adjustments in assessed valuation factors shall be equal for all such officials in that county.

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• Section 50.815, RSMo

  the first Monday in March class not having a charter form of government and and which would be required to be included in or to construct a financial statement in the form prescribed for other counties by section 50.800 , and 19 6. The provisions of sections 50.800 and 50.810 do not apply to counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, except as provided in subsection 3 of this section. → June thirtieth , second, third, or fourth classification or other officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statement , as provided under section 493.050, ; and (The name, office, and current gross annual salary of each elected or appointed county official except to comply with subdivision (8) of subsection 2 of this section of this section . or other officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statement shall provide an electronic copy of the data used to create the financial statement without charge to any newspaper requesting a copy of such data, or her 20 or her

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• Section 50.820, RSMo

  not until is filed and notifies pasted on April Any county treasurer paying or entering for protest any warrant for any commissioner of the county commission prior to the receipt of such notice from the state auditor shall be liable therefor on his official bond. mail class not having a charter form of government → As required under section 493.025, a newspaper publishing the statement shall charge and receive no more than its regular local classified advertising rate, which shall be the rate on the newspaper's rate schedule that was offered to the public thirty days before the publication of the statement. upon the filing of . ⟦INS⟧verification, shall notify placed in July provide , second, third, or fourth classification

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• Section 50.815, RSMo

  he → , the county officer or her

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• Section 55.160, RSMo

  Upon request, the auditor shall have access to and the ability to audit and examine claims of every kind and character for which a county officer has a fiduciary duty.

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• Section 57.317, RSMo

  Except in a noncharter county of the first classification with more than one hundred fifty thousand and fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants,

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• Section 58.095, RSMo

  as well as any adjustment authorized under subsection 3 of section 50.327

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• Section 50.333, RSMo

  ⟦/INWhen the office of sheriff shall be vacant, by death or otherwise, the coroner of the county is authorized to perform all the duties which are by law required to be performed by the sheriff, until another sheriff for such county shall be appointed and qualified and such coroner shall have HCS HB 532 16 notice thereof. In such case, said coroner may appoint one or more deputies, with the approbation of the judge of the circuit court, and every such appointment, with the oath of office endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county. If the coroner becomes the acting sheriff and the sheriff is no longer receiving the sheriff's salary, the coroner may be paid, in addition to the coroner's salary, the difference between the salaries of sheriff and coroner so that the coroner receives the equivalent of the sheriff's salary while serving as acting sheriff.⟦INS⟧

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• Section 58.200, RSMo

  , , and → . If the coroner becomes the acting sheriff and the sheriff is no longer receiving the sheriff's salary, the coroner may be paid, in addition to the coroner's salary, the difference between the salaries of sheriff and coroner so that the coroner receives the equivalent of the sheriff's salary while serving as acting sheriff.

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• Section 64.231, RSMo

  at least fifteen days in advance thereof in at least two conspicuous places in each township → on the county's website

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• Section 67.597, RSMo

  seven hundred but fewer than seventeen thousand six hundred inhabitants and with a county seat with more than four thousand two hundred ten but fewer than six thousand inhabitants may adopt an order or ordinance imposing a sales tax on all retail sales made within the county that are subject to sales tax under chapter 144. The rate of such tax shall not exceed one percent. 2. Such tax shall not become effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county, on any date available for elections for the county, a proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose such tax. Such tax shall be in addition to all other taxes imposed by law. Such tax shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. The proceeds of such tax shall be used by the county solely for the support of the operations of hospital services in such county. 3. The ballot of submission for such tax shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall ______ (insert the county name) impose a sales tax at a rate of ______ (insert percentage) percent for the support of the operations of hospital services?". 4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, such tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, such tax shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters of the county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the question. 5. Except as modified in this section, all provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087 shall apply to the tax imposed under this section. 6. All moneys collected under this section by the director of the department of revenue on behalf of such county shall be deposited in a special trust fund, which is hereby created and shall be known as the "County Hospital Operations Sales Tax Fund", except that the director may deposit up to one percent for the cost of collection in the state's general revenue fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the designated purposes. Moneys in the fund shall not be deemed to be state moneys and shall not be commingled with any moneys of the state. The director may make refunds from the amounts in the fund and credited to the county for erroneous payments and overpayments made and may redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such county. Any moneys in the special fund that are not needed for current expenditures shall be invested in the same manner as other moneys are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. 7. The governing body of a county that has adopted such tax may submit the question of repeal of the tax to the voters on any date available for elections for the county. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, the repeal shall become effective on December thirty- first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, such tax shall remain effective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question. 8. Whenever the governing body of a county that has adopted such tax receives a petition, signed by a number of registered voters of the county equal to at least ten percent of the number of registered voters of the county voting in the last gubernatorial election, calling for an election to repeal such tax, the governing body shall submit to the voters a proposal to repeal the tax. If a maj

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• Section 67.782, RSMo

  of the third class having a population of ten thousand and less than fifteen thousand and of the second class having a population of fifty- eight thousand and less than seventy thousand adjacent to such third class county, both counties making up the same judicial circuit, jointly throughout each of their respective counties each of their respective counties the counties to impose 2. in conjunction with the county of ______ separate in each county then in both counties in either county then neither authorized by this section governing body of the county that has not approved the tax shall have another proposal to authorize the governing body to impose the tax, 3. → The governing body of the following counties may impose a tax as provided in this section: (1) with nine thousand nine hundred but fewer than eleven thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than one thousand but fewer than one thousand five hundred inhabitants; or (2) with eighty thousand but fewer than one hundred thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than thirteen thousand but fewer than seventeen thousand inhabitants. 2. The governing body of any county listed in subsection 1 of this section , 3. , the not proposal is 4.

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• Section 144.525, RSMo

  4. 5. 6. → 5. 6. 7.

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• Section 67.780, RSMo

  7. 8. 9. 10. 11. → 8. 9. 10. 11. , , 12.

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• Section 67.783, RSMo

  any county of the third class having a population of more than ten thousand and less than fifteen thousand and any county of the second class having a population of more than fifty-eight thousand and less than seventy thousand adjacent to such third class county, both counties making up the same judicial circuit, → the counties described under subsection 1 of section 67.782

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• Section 67.790, RSMo

  jointly in the second class county and the third class county → , in the counties described under subsection 1 of section 67.782 , ,

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• Section 67.785, RSMo

  the second class each expiring on December 31, 1992, December 31, 1994, and December 31, 1996 the third class each expiring on December 31, 1992, December 31, 1994, and December 31, 1996 his his he he his his he he he his the second class from the second class county the third class from the second class county → a described under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 67.782 members staggered such that the terms of expire on December thirty-first of each even-numbered year a described under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 67.782 members staggered such that the term of expires on December thirty-first of each even-numbered year the member's the member's the member the member the member's the the person the person such person such person's a described under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 67.782 a described under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 67.782

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• Section 67.1003, RSMo

  subsection 7. 8. → subsections and 6 (1) The governing body of the following cities may impose a tax as provided in this subsection: (a) A city with more than four thousand nine hundred but fewer than five thousand six hundred inhabitants and located in a county with more than four hundred thousand but fewer than five hundred thousand inhabitants; or (b) A city with more than five thousand six hundred but fewer than six thousand three hundred inhabitants and located in a county with more than four hundred thousand but fewer than five hundred thousand inhabitants. (2) The governing body of any city listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection may impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels or motels situated in such city or a portion thereof. Such tax shall not exceed five percent per occupied room per night. No such tax shall become effective unless the governing body of such city submits, after January 1, 2026, to the voters of that city, at an election permitted under section 115.123, a proposal to authorize the governing body of the city to impose a tax under this section. The tax authorized by this section shall be in addition to any and all other taxes imposed by law. Such tax shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. The ballot of submission for any tax authorized in this section shall be in substantially the following form: Shall (insert the name of the city or county) impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels and motels situated in (name of city or county) at a rate of (insert rate of percent) percent for the sole purpose of promoting tourism? Yes No If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question. ⟦INS⟧ 8. 9.

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• Section 67.1009, RSMo

  , except that of percent up to six-tenths of one percent → ; or (3) Any city with more than two thousand seven hundred but fewer than three thousand inhabitants and located in a county with more than fifty thousand but fewer than sixty thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than seventeen thousand but fewer than twenty-one thousand inhabitants for cities described under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of this section and not more than six percent per occupied room per night for cities described under subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section. For cities described under subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section, the revenue of the tax shall be used only for the purposes of promoting tourism, promoting economic development, and promoting the retention and growth of any military base near the city. proposed for the purpose of promoting tourism, promoting economic development, and promoting retention and growth of (insert name of military base)

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• Section 67.1013, RSMo

  provided in this section: (1) Any city with more than ten thousand but fewer than eleven thousand inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with more than one hundred thousand but fewer than one hundred twenty thousand inhabitants; or (2) Any city with more than fourteen thousand but fewer than sixteen thousand inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with more than eighty thousand but fewer than one hundred thousand inhabitants. 2. The governing body of any city described in subsection 1 of this section may impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels or motels situated in the city or a portion thereof, which shall be not more than six percent per occupied room per night. Such tax shall not become effective unless the governing body of the city submits to the voters of the city at a state, municipal, general, or primary election a proposal to authorize the governing body of the city to impose the tax under this section. The tax authorized by this section shall be in addition to the charge for the sleeping room and shall be in addition to any and all other taxes. The proceeds of such tax shall be used by the city solely for funding the promotion of tourism. Such tax shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes. 3. (1) The question submitted for the tax authorized in this section shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall ______ (insert city name) impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels and motels situated in ______ (insert city name) at a rate of ______ (insert percentage) percent, the proceeds of which shall be expended for the promotion of tourism?". (2) If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, the tax shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters of the city and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the city voting on the question. 4. As used in this section, "transient guests" means a person or persons who occupy a room or rooms in a hotel or motel for thirty-one days or less during any calendar quarter.

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• Section 67.1018, RSMo

  2. → the following counties may impose a tax as provided in this section: (1) ; or (2) Any county with more than fifteen thousand seven hundred but fewer than seventeen thousand six hundred inhabitants and with a county seat with more than two thousand but fewer than three thousand inhabitants. 2. The governing body of any county listed in subsection 1 of this section 3.

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• Section 67.1360, RSMo

  or → ; (38) Any city with more than five thousand six hundred but fewer than six thousand three hundred inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with more than twenty-two thousand but fewer than twenty-five thousand inhabitants; (39) Any city with more than eighteen thousand but fewer than twenty thousand inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with more than sixty thousand but fewer than seventy thousand inhabitants; (40) Any city with more than one thousand nine hundred but fewer than two thousand one hundred fifty inhabitants and partially located in a county with more than twenty-two thousand but fewer than twenty-five thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than one hundred but fewer than five hundred inhabitants; or (41) Any city with more than four thousand four hundred but fewer than four thousand nine hundred inhabitants and that is the county seat of a county with more than thirty thousand but fewer than thirty-five thousand inhabitants

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• Section 67.1366, RSMo

  and for the operating costs of a community center and the costs of operating a community center

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• Section 67.1367, RSMo

  any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than eighteen thousand but fewer than twenty HCS HB 532 35 thousand inhabitants and with a city of the fourth classification with more than eight thousand but fewer than nine thousand inhabitants as the county seat hotels or motels , which , and 2. hotels and motels 3. As used in this section, "transient guests" means a person or persons who occupy a room or rooms in a hotel or motel for thirty-one days or less during any calendar quarter. → As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Lodging establishment", a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other similar establishment offering similar lodging accommodations; (2"Lodging facility", a short-term rental of a house, condominium, campground cabin, or other similar facility offering similar lodging accommodations; (3) "Transient guests", individuals who, for thirty-one days or less during any calendar quarter, occupy a room or rooms in a lodging establishment or occupy a lodging facility. 2. (1) the following counties may impose a tax as provided in this section: (a) Any county with more than seventeen thousand six hundred but fewer than nineteen thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than eight thousand but fewer than ten thousand inhabitants; or (b) Any county with more than seventeen thousand six hundred but fewer than nineteen thousand inhabitants and with a county seat with more than four thousand but fewer than five thousand fifty inhabitants. (2) (a) The governing body of any county listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection lodging establishment lodging establishments and on the charges for all lodging facilities paid by transient guests who occupy such lodging facilities that are . (b) Such tax lodging establishment sleeping or six percent per rental term of such lodging facility (c) lodging establishment or lodging facility other . (d) (e) 3. and on the charges for all short-term rentals lodging establishments and lodging facilities 4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, the tax authorized by this section shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters of the county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the question. 5. Any county that imposed a tax under this section before the effective date of this section may impose such tax upon the charges for all lodging establishment sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of lodging establishments and on the charges for all lodging facilities paid by transient guests who occupy such lodging facilities under this section without requiring a separate vote authorizing the imposition of such tax upon such lodging establishment or lodging facility charges.

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• Section 67.2500, RSMo

  ; or (8) Any county that borders on or that contains part of a lake with at least one thousand miles of shoreline

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• Section 70.655, RSMo

  and 10 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, in effect January 1, 1975; provided, should such Consumer Price Index be restructured subsequent to 1974 in a manner materially changing its character, the board shall change the application of the Consumer Price Index so that as far as is practicable the 1975 intent of the use of the Consumer Price Index shall be continued Subject to the provisions of subsections 9 and 10 of this section, for an allowance becoming effective on September 28, 1975, or later, the maximum allowance payable under the provisions of section 70.685 shall be redetermined each October first in the same manner as an allowance is redetermined under the provisions of subsection 7 of this section. 9. subsections and 8 subsections and 8 10. , 8 9 → 8 and a measure of adopted by the board of trustees subsection subsection 9. 8

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• Section 70.660, RSMo

  and to the provisions of section 70.685

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• Section 70.660, RSMo

  and to the provisions of section 70.685

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• Section 70.690, RSMo

  three → ten

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• Section 70.745, RSMo

  1. The board of trustees may deliberate about, or make tentative or final decisions on, investments or other financial matters in a closed meeting under chapter 610 if disclosure of the deliberations or decisions would jeopardize the ability to implement a decision or to achieve investment objectives. A record of the retirement system that discloses deliberations about, or a tentative decision on, investments or other financial matters is not a public record under chapter 610 to the extent and so long as its disclosure would jeopardize the ability to implement a decision or to achieve investment objectives.

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• Section 70.746, RSMo

  Such investment counselor shall be registered as an investment advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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• Section 70.747, RSMo

  ; provided, however, that not more than one-tenth of the funds and moneys of the system at the time of such investment shall be so invested

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• Section 70.748, RSMo

  board may set up and maintain a local government employee retirement systems of Missouri investment fund account in which investment and reinvestment of all or part of the moneys of the retirement system may be placed and be available for investment purposes. 2. For the purpose of investing the funds of the retirement system, the funds may be combined with the funds of any retirement plan that is administered by the retirement system under section 70.621 and any retirement plan established for the purpose of providing benefits for employees of the system, but the funds of each plan shall be accounted for separately and for all other reporting purposes shall be separate. 3. The board of trustees may promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this section as deemed necessary for its proper administration, pursuant to the provisions of this section and this chapter. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the

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• Section 536.028, RSMo

  536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority

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• Section 79.235, RSMo

  city of the fourth classification with fewer than three thousand inhabitants, if a statute or ordinance authorizes the mayor of such city to appoint a member of a nonelected board or commission, any requirement that the appointed person be a resident of the city shall be deemed satisfied if the person owns real property or a business in the city, regardless of whether the position to which the appointment is made is considered an officer of the city under section 79.250. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for any city of the fourth classification with fewer than three thousand inhabitants, if a statute or ordinance authorizes the mayor of such city to appoint a member of a nonelected board that manages a municipal utility of the city, any requirement that the appointed person be a resident of the city shall be deemed satisfied if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The board has no authority to set utility rates or to issue bonds; (2) The person resides within five miles of the city limits; (3) The person owns real property or a business in the city; (4) The person or the person's business is a customer of a public utility, as described under section 91.450, managed by the board; and (5) The person has no pecuniary interest in, and is not an employee or board member of, any utility or other entity that offers the same kind of service as the utility managed by the board. 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any city within a county with more than one million inhabitants.

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• Section 86.200, RSMo

  established under section 84.160 which may be provided or board → , , is set state or municipal body or " " Further, "earnable compensation" shall not include any funds received by a member through a judgment or settlement of a legal action or claim made or threatened by the member against any city not within a county if the funds are intended to retroactively compensate the member for the salary differential between the member's actual rank and the rank the member claims he or she should have received.

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• Section 87.140, RSMo

  6. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 87.120 to 87.371 to the contrary, the board of trustees of the retirement system shall not be prevented from simultaneously acting as the trustees of any other pension plan that provides retirement, disability, and death benefits for firefighters employed by any city not within a county and the firefighters' covered dependents. The administration of the other pension plan shall be in accordance with the terms of such pension plan. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the board of aldermen of a city not within a county from adopting ordinances to govern the pensioning of firefighters and such firefighters' covered dependents in any other pension plan simultaneously administered by the board of trustees of the retirement system.

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• Section 87.145, RSMo

  The administration of any pension plan other than the retirement system includes the ability of the board of trustees, from time to time, to establish rules and regulations for the administration of funds of such other pension plan and for the transaction of such other pension plan's business. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board of aldermen of a city not within a county from adopting ordinances to govern the pensioning of firefighters and such firefighters' covered dependents in any other pension plan simultaneously administered by the board of trustees of the retirement system.

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• Section 87.155, RSMo

  3. To the extent the board of trustees administers a pension plan other than the retirement system, the board of trustees shall maintain separate records of all proceedings of such other pension plan.

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• Section 87.260, RSMo

  To the extent the board of trustees administers a pension plan other than the retirement system, the board of trustees shall also have the authority and discretion to invest and reinvest the funds of such other pension plan in property of any kind, real or personal. The board of trustees may choose to invest the funds of the retirement system and the funds of the other pension plan in the same investments so long as the amounts invested and the gains, profits, or losses on such investments are accounted for separately. No benefits due to the firefighters or such firefighters' covered dependents from the other pension plan shall be paid from the funds of the retirement system. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board of aldermen of a city not within a county from adopting ordinances to govern the pensioning of firefighters and such firefighters' covered dependents in any other pension plan simultaneously administered by the board of trustees of the retirement system.

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Action History

1. April 16, 2025

   Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

2. April 03, 2025

   HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0

3. April 02, 2025

   HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

4. April 02, 2025

   Executive Session Completed (H)

5. March 26, 2025

   Public Hearing Completed (H)

6. February 26, 2025

   Referred: Local Government(H)

7. January 09, 2025

   Read Second Time (H)

8. January 08, 2025

   Read First Time (H)

9. December 12, 2024

   Prefiled (H)

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• Ann Kelley · Primary

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