[CC 1999 §2-211; Ord. No. 78-12 §4, 5-8-1978; Ord. No. 2009-59 §1, 5-26-2009]
A. 
The City of Chillicothe is a "political subdivision", as defined under the Revised Statutes of Missouri and hereby elects to have covered by the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System all its eligible employees with one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more hours of annual employment and to cover under Benefit Program L-1 such employees as described in the following Sections:
1. 
Present and future general employees (neither "Policemen" nor "Firemen" as defined by Revised Statutes of Missouri).
2. 
Present and future Firemen (as defined by Revised Statutes of Missouri).
3. 
Present and future Policemen (as defined by Revised Statutes of Missouri).
B. 
The City hereby elects that one hundred percent (100%) of prior employment be considered for prior service credit in computing benefits and contributions to the system.
C. 
The City Clerk, with the assistance of the City Auditor, are hereby authorized and directed to keep all records, forms and information of each employee member pursuant to Revised Statutes of Missouri.
D. 
The City auditor is hereby authorized and directed to have deducted from the wages and salaries of each employee member, the member contributions required by Revised Statutes of Missouri and to promptly remit the deductions to the retirement system, together with the employer contributions required by Revised Statutes of Missouri. Employees and employer contributions are to be effective the first (1st) day of May, 1978.
E. 
The City to adopt a change in the Benefit Program of covered employees, changing to Benefit Program L-12 one and seventy-five hundredths percent (1.75%) in accordance with Section 70.655, RSMo.