Effective – 28 Aug 2001 87.120. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in sections 87.120 to 87.370, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, have the following meanings: (1) “Accumulated contributions”, the sum of all amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to his or her […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.125. Authorizing municipality to provide by ordinance for pensions. — Any city in this state that now has or may hereafter have seven hundred thousand inhabitants or more and that has an organized fire department is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.370, to provide by […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 87.127. Qualified government plan, retirement plan intended to be. — A retirement plan under sections 87.120 to 87.370 is intended to be a qualified governmental plan under the provisions of applicable federal law. The benefits and conditions of the plan shall be interpreted and the system shall be operated to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 87.130. Membership requirements. — 1. All persons who are firefighters shall be members as a condition of their employment and shall receive no pension or retirement allowance from any other pension or retirement system supported wholly or in part by the city or the state of Missouri because of years […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 87.135. Members shall file detailed account of service — verification of service and issuance of service certificate — cooperative agreements, transfer of creditable service between systems. — 1. Under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees shall adopt, each member who was a firefighter on and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 87.140. Administration vested in board of trustees — how appointed — vacancies — compensation — oath — voting. — 1. The general administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system shall be vested in a board of trustees of nine persons. The board shall be constituted […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.145. Board has exclusive original jurisdiction — review — rules and regulations. — The board of trustees shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to or affecting the funds herein provided for, including, in addition to all other matters, all claims for benefits and refunds under this law, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.150. Chairman — secretary — actuaries. — The board of trustees shall elect from its membership a chairman, and shall by majority vote of its members appoint a secretary who may be one of its members. It may engage such actuarial and other services as may be required to transact […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.155. Data and record to be kept — annual report. — 1. The board of trustees shall keep in convenient form such data as is necessary for actuarial valuation of the funds of the retirement system and for checking the experience of the system. 2. The board of trustees shall […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.160. Legal adviser — medical board. — 1. The city counselor of the city shall be the legal adviser of the board of trustees. 2. The board of trustees shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians who shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1959 87.165. Actuarial investigation — establishment of contribution rates and tables. — 1. The actuary shall be the technical adviser of the board of trustees on matters regarding the operation of the funds created by sections 87.120 to 87.370 and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 87.170. Conditions of retirement. — Retirement of a member on a service retirement allowance shall be made by the board of trustees as follows: (1) Any member may retire upon the member’s written application to the board of trustees setting forth at what time, not less than thirty days nor […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 87.175. Retirement for service — amount, how computed — refund of member’s contribution. — 1. Upon retirement for service, a member shall receive a service retirement allowance which shall be equal to fifty percent of the average final compensation, plus an amount equal to five percent of the average final […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2002 87.177. Service retirement allowance, five year service and less than twenty — survivor to share benefits — cost-of-living allowance. — 1. Any firefighter who terminates employment with five or more years of service but less than twenty years may apply at age sixty-two for a service retirement allowance. Upon written […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 87.179. Funding for increases in benefit provisions from future benefits fund. — The funding for increases in benefit provisions of sections 87.170, 87.175, 87.182 and 87.371 shall be funded from the future benefits fund upon approval of an appropriate enabling ordinance. ——– (L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al. merged with […]
Effective – 15 May 2003 87.182. Deferred retirement option plan, established, may include self-directed program — procedures — election to stop participation, how — death, effect of — interest earned. — 1. The board may develop and establish a deferred retirement plan program (DROP) which may include a self-directed program, in which members eligible for […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 87.185. Military service during war credited. — If, at any time since first becoming a member of the retirement system, a member has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, in any war or period of armed hostilities between the Armed Forces of the United States and those […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1961 87.190. Disability retirement after five years of service. — Upon the application of a member in service or of the chief of the fire department, any member who has had five years or more of creditable service shall be retired by the board of trustees, not less than thirty and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1983 87.195. Ordinary disability retirement, when, amount. — 1. Upon retirement for ordinary disability, a member shall receive a service retirement allowance if he has twenty years or more of creditable service; otherwise he shall receive an ordinary disability retirement allowance which shall be the larger of: (1) Ninety percent of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1983 87.200. Retirement for accidental disability. — Upon application by the member or the chief of the fire department, any member who has become totally and permanently incapacitated for duty as the natural and proximate result of an accident occurring while in the actual performance of duty or exposure while in […]
