[R.O. 1985 § 2-161; Ord. No. 632, §§ 1 – 5, 12-27-1960; Code 1965, § 4.22]
(a) Coverage. It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the
City to extend to all eligible employees and officials of the City,
who are not excluded by law or by this Section, and whether employed
in connection with a governmental or proprietary function of the City,
the benefits of the system of Federal old-age and survivors insurance
as authorized by the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950, and by
the Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3 of the 66th
General Assembly of the State and amendments thereof, as the same
may be now and hereafter in effect.
(b) Plan And Agreements. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized
and directed, on behalf of the City, to prepare, execute and submit
to the office of administration, division of accounting of the State,
as State agency, a plan and agreement for extending said benefits
to said eligible employees and officials of the City, in the form
prepared by the State agency and hereby approved and adopted by the
Board of Aldermen, which plan and agreement are to become effective
upon approval thereof by the State agency, and are further authorized
and directed to execute agreements and modifications and amendments
thereof with said State agency, providing for the extension of said
benefits to said employees and officials as set forth in said plan
and agreement, as provided for in this Section, said plan and agreement
to provide that said extension of benefits is to be effective on January
1, 1961.
(c) Deductions From Pay. There shall be deducted from the wages of all
employees and officials of the City, to whom the benefits of said
system of Federal old-age and survivors insurance are extended, by
virtue of the plan and agreement hereinbefore provided for, the amount
of each of said employees' and officials' contributions, as determined
by the applicable State and Federal laws and by said plan and agreement,
the aggregate amount of said deductions to be paid into the contributions
fund created by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3
of the 66th General Assembly of the State.
(d) City Contributions. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated
from the general fund of the City, and there is, and shall be, appropriated
the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the contributions of the
City, which shall be due and payable by virtue of the extension of
the benefits of the Federal old-age and survivors insurance system
to the eligible employees and officials of the City, said sum or sums
of money to be paid into the contribution fund created by Senate Committee
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3 of the 66th General Assembly of the
State. The fund from which said appropriation is made will, at all
times, be sufficient to pay the contributions of the City by this
Section directed to be paid to the contributions fund.
(e) Records. The City shall fully comply with, and shall keep such records,
make such reports and provide such methods of administration of said
plan and agreement as may be required by all applicable State and
Federal laws, rules and regulations, with respect to the extension
of the benefits of the Federal old-age and survivors insurance system
to the employees and officials of this City. For the purpose of administering
said plan and agreement the City Clerk shall be the official who shall
make all required reports, keep all records and be responsible for
the administration of said plan and agreement on behalf of this City.
[R.O. 1985 § 2-162; Ord. No. 3452, § 1, 3-11-1997]
City employees with at least fifteen (15) years of service who
have reached the normal retirement age [currently age fifty-five (55)
for sworn police and fire personnel and age sixty (60) for all other
employees of the City] as defined by LAGERS will be eligible for health
insurance coverage to be provided by the City until such employees
are qualified for Medicare or they reach age sixty-five (65), whichever
comes first. The City shall pay a portion of such health insurance
premium in an amount equal to the amount which is being paid by the
City for single coverage for then-current City employees. Notwithstanding
any other provision to the contrary, no employee shall be entitled
to such coverage for more than one hundred twenty (120) months for
sworn police and fire personnel or sixty (60) months for all other
employees of the City.
[R.O. 1985 § 2-171; Ord. No. 4183, § 1, 4-14-2009]
The City, a municipal corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Missouri, hereby elects to become an employer and
cover all of its municipal employees under the provisions of the Missouri
Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS).
[R.O. 1985 § 2-172; Ord. No. 1937, § 1, 10-25-1983]
The City elects to require no contributions from covered employees
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 70.705 and 70.730, RSMo.
[R.O. 1985 § 2-173; Ord. No. 1060, § 3, 5-28-1968]
The City Finance Officer shall pay the employer's contribution
to the pension system, as shall be required by its board of trustees.