Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 50

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 50
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.010 Fiscal year in counties.

50.010. Fiscal year in counties. — Unless otherwise provided in a charter adopted by a county under the provisions of Sections 18 or 31, 32 and 33 of Article VI, of the Constitution of this state, the fiscal year of the several counties of the state shall commence on January first and terminate on the thirty-first day of December in each year, and the books, accounts and reports of all county officers shall be made to conform thereto. (L. 1945 p. 1391 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.020 Transfer of county funds.

50.020. Transfer of county funds. — Whenever there is a balance in any county treasury in this state to the credit of any special fund, which is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was raised, the county commission may, by order of record, direct that said balance be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund of the county, or to such other fund as may, in their judgment, be in need of such balance. (RSMo 1939 § 13829) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12167; 1919 § 9565; 1909 § 3786 CROSS REFERENCE: Funds, interest and sinking, balances may be transferred, when, 108.220

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.030 Section 50.020 construed.

50.030. Section 50.020 construed. — Nothing in section 50.020 shall be construed to authorize any county commission to transfer or consolidate any funds not otherwise provided for by law, excepting balances of funds of which the objects of their creation are and have been fully satisfied. (RSMo 1939 § 13830) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12168; 1919 § 9566; 1909 § 3787

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.032 Mediation of disputes necessary for receipt of state funds.

50.032. Mediation of disputes necessary for receipt of state funds. — No county shall receive any state funds unless the county has determined, by order or ordinance, to agree to engage in mediation if a dispute concerning a financial expenditure arises between such county and another county as to which county is fully responsible or if both counties are partially responsible for paying such expenses. Mediation under this section shall be nonbinding and independently administered. The counties shall mutually agree upon a qualified independent and neutral county commissioner of a county not involved in the dispute to serve as mediator, and shall share the costs of the mediator. If the counties cannot mutually agree upon a county commissioner to serve as mediator, the matter shall be resolved by a three-person arbitration panel consisting of a county commissioner selected by each county, and one person selected by such selected county commissioners. In the event that a three-person arbitration panel is necessary, each county shall jointly and equally bear with the other county the expense of the arbitration. The mediation or arbitration shall take place within thirty days of the selection of the mediator or arbitration panel. Any decision issued by an arbitration panel may be appealed to the circuit court to determine the portion of expenses each county shall be responsible for paying. (L. 2007 S.B. 22)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.040 County commission may invest school funds, when and how.

50.040. County commission may invest school funds, when and how. — Whenever there are outstanding any legal county revenue warrants of any county bearing six percent interest which will be redeemed by the taxes of the current year, and there are school moneys in the hands of the county treasurer belonging to the various districts which will not be required for the support of the public schools before the date when such revenue warrants will be paid, the county commissions are authorized to direct the county treasurer to invest such surplus school moneys in the revenue warrants, and hold them for the use and benefit of the school districts until the money for the redemption of such warrants is received into the county revenue fund, when such moneys shall be applied to their payment. (RSMo 1939 § 10430) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9313; 1919 § 11224; 1909 § 10858 CROSS REFERENCES: School funds, 166.131 Surplus funds of district to be invested, how, 165.051

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.050 County treasurer to report.

50.050. County treasurer to report. — The county treasurer shall, at the first term of county commission after the redemption of the warrants by the county revenue fund, submit to the commission a detailed statement showing the amount and time the school moneys were invested, the amount belonging to each district so used, and the amount of interest realized for each district; and the commission shall direct such interest to be placed to the credit of the respective districts and the treasurer be charged therewith. (RSMo 1939 § 10431) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9314; 1919 § 11225; 1909 § 10859

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.055 Accounts of county may be audited (counties of the second classification).

50.055. Accounts of county may be audited (counties of the second classification). — The accounts of any county of the second class, or the accounts of any officer or office of such county, may be audited at any time, if the county commission determines such an audit desirable or necessary, either by a certified public accountant employed by the county commission or by the state auditor, as the county commission may determine. If the audit is to be made by the state auditor, the state auditor shall be requested by the county commission to make the audit, as provided by law. Unless the audit is requested for a particular officer or office, the audit may also review the records of the receipts and disbursements and the property inventory of every officer or office of the county which receives or disburses money on behalf of the county or which holds property belonging to the county. Upon the completion of the investigation, the certified public accountant or the state auditor, as the case may be, shall render a report to the county commission. The county commission shall provide for the expense of such audit if made by a certified public accountant employed by the county commission. For audits performed by the state auditor, all expenses incurred in performing the audit, including salaries of auditors, examiners, clerks, and other employees of the state auditor, shall be paid by the county or county commission and the moneys are to be deposited in the petition audit revolving trust fund pursuant to section 29.230 . (L. 1945 p. 1406 § 13885b, A.L. 1979 S.B. 246, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.057 Audit, when, by whom (certain counties of the first classification).

50.057. Audit, when, by whom (certain counties of the first classification). — The accounts of any county of the first class not having a charter form of government, or the accounts of any officer or office of such county, may be audited at any time, if the county commission determines such an audit desirable or necessary, either by a certified public accountant employed by the county commission or by the state auditor, as the county commission may determine. If the audit is to be made by the state auditor, the state auditor shall be requested by the county commission to make the audit, as provided by law. Unless the audit is requested only for a particular officer or office, the audit shall also review the records of the receipts and disbursements and the property inventory of every officer or office of the county which receives or disburses money on behalf of the county or which holds property belonging to the county. Upon completion of the investigation, the certified public accountant or the state auditor, as the case may be, shall render a report to the county commission together with a statement showing under appropriate classifications the receipts and disbursements of the county or of the particular officer or office of the county for which the audit was requested, as the case may be, during the period covered by the audit. For audits performed by the state auditor, all expenses incurred in performing the audit, including salaries of auditors, examiners, clerks, and other employees of the state auditor, shall be paid by the county or county commission and the moneys are to be deposited in the petition audit revolving trust fund pursuant to section 29.230 . (L. 1973 H.B. 662, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.059 Counties with federal highways, or weigh stations to receive additional ...

50.059. Counties with federal highways, or weigh stations to receive additional funds, allocation. — In any county through which a federal interstate highway passes, or in any county which has an official weigh station, the county may receive an additional two thousand five hundred dollars for duties associated with offenses originating on the federal interstate highway or at a weigh station. The county shall allocate these moneys for the compensation of the sheriff and prosecuting or circuit attorney in the proportion sixty percent to the prosecuting or circuit attorney and forty percent to the sheriff. (L. 1997 S.B. 11 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.060 County commission may borrow money - amount (first and second class counties).

50.060. County commission may borrow money — amount (first and second class counties). — The county commission of counties of classes one and two may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes and revenues for the current fiscal year. The amount of such loans shall at no time exceed ninety percent of the estimated collectible taxes and revenues for the year yet uncollected. The county commission shall determine the amount and terms of such loans, and shall execute and issue warrants of the county for all money so borrowed to the lenders thereof as evidence of such loans and of the terms of the county's obligation to repay the same; and immediately before their delivery to such lenders such warrants shall be registered in the office of the clerk of the county commission, and upon delivery shall also be registered in the office of the county treasurer by entry upon the books provided pursuant to section 50.220 , correctly stating the date, amount, serial number, in whose favor drawn, by whom presented and the date presented to the treasurer for registration, and such warrants so issued and registered in connection with such loans shall have preference and priority in payment, from the date of their registration by the treasurer over all warrants subsequently issued, and over all prior issued and then unregistered warrants. (RSMo 1939 § 10930, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A. 1949 H.B. 2007)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.065 Borrowing by first class counties authorized, limitations on - tax ...

50.065. Borrowing by first class counties authorized, limitations on — tax anticipation warrants, procedure for issue and redemption. — The county commission or other governing body of counties of the first class may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes and revenues for the current fiscal year. The amount of such loans shall at no time exceed ninety-five percent of the estimated collectible taxes and revenues for the year yet uncollected. The county commission or other governing body of the county shall determine the amount and terms of such loans, and shall execute and issue warrants of the county for all money so borrowed to the lenders thereof as evidence of such loans and of the terms of the county's obligation to repay the same; and immediately before their delivery to such lenders such warrants shall be registered in the office of the clerk of the county commission or of any other governing body of the county, and upon delivery shall also be registered in the office of the county treasurer by entry upon the books provided pursuant to section 50.220 , correctly stating the date, amount, serial number, in whose favor drawn, by whom presented and the date presented to the treasurer for registration, and such warrants so issued and registered in connection with such loans shall have preference and priority in payment, from the date of their registration by the treasurer, over all warrants subsequently issued, and over all prior issued and then unregistered warrants. (L. 1965 p. 154 § 1, A.L. 1977 S.B. 314)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.070 Tax anticipation notes may be issued in counties of first, third and fourth ...

50.070. Tax anticipation notes may be issued in counties of first, third and fourth class. — The county commission in counties of class one, class three and class four may, by resolution, duly passed by a majority of the commissioners thereof, and upon order of said commission, issue negotiable notes payable in one year or less from the date of issue out of the current county revenues, respectively, to be derived from taxes or other revenues of the county of the year in which said notes are issued; but where taxes are levied for special purposes or revenues derived from special sources other than taxes resulting from a levy, the notes issued against the anticipated revenues derived therefrom shall bear a statement that the said notes are to be paid out of said special taxes or special revenues. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927a, A. 1949 H.B. 2007)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.080 Tax anticipation notes - how made, signed and attested.

50.080. Tax anticipation notes — how made, signed and attested. — Said notes shall be known as tax anticipation notes, and by no other name, and on the back of each of said notes there shall appear a certificate that it is issued pursuant to an order of the county commission, the total borrowing power herein authorized and the aggregate principal amount of all prior notes and warrants theretofore issued and registered at that date. Such certificate shall be made by the treasurer of the county wherein such notes are issued and his signature thereto shall constitute conclusive evidence to the holder of such note that the same was duly authorized under and within the powers, limitations and provisions of sections 50.070 to 50.140 . Said notes shall be signed by the presiding commissioner of the county commission, attested by the county clerk with the seal of his office affixed thereto. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927b)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.090 Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes.

50.090. Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes. — The notes herein authorized shall not be issued until after the anticipated revenue for the year has been estimated, as herein provided in section 50.110 , and when issued shall be in proportion to the total estimated revenue as follows: Not to exceed ten percent in any one month in any year and the total of such notes issued shall not exceed ninety percent of the total anticipated revenue in any county in any one year, but if said notes, or any thereof, shall not be issued within or at the times so fixed, they may be subsequently issued to the amount so limited, but in no event shall said notes be issued if there be on hand general revenues sufficient to pay the general operating expenses of the county. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927c)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.095 Notes not to issue until revenue estimate made - limitation on amount ...

50.095. Notes not to issue until revenue estimate made — limitation on amount issued — form of note (first class counties). — In counties of the first class authorized to borrow in anticipation of revenue pursuant to section 50.065 , the notes authorized pursuant to section 50.070 shall not be issued until after the anticipated revenue for the year has been estimated, as herein provided in section 50.110 . The total principal amount of such notes issued shall not exceed ninety-five percent of the total anticipated revenue in any such county in any one year but in no event shall said notes be issued if there be on hand general revenues sufficient to pay the general operating expenses of the county. Tax anticipation notes issued by counties of the first class pursuant to sections 50.065 and 50.080 shall be entitled "(Name of county) County Tax Anticipation Note" and shall not be further identified as to a particular county fund or purpose. (L. 1977 S.B. 314, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.100 Note provisions.

50.100. Note provisions. — Said notes shall be issued to mature in one or more months, but not to exceed twelve months, after date of issue, shall be payable to bearer, shall bear a rate of interest not to exceed fourteen percent per annum from date until maturity, and shall be in such form as the county commission may prescribe. If sufficient funds shall not be on hand to pay any of said notes at maturity the same shall continue to bear interest at the rate therein provided until necessary funds are available for the payment thereof. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927d, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1582 & 1277) Effective 6-10-80

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.110 Board of estimate of anticipated revenue.

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 levy shall have been made by the county commission said board shall make an estimate of the revenues of the county for the current year; provided, however, that such estimate may be made at any time during the year prior to the making of such tax levy upon the basis of a tentative levy made by the county commission, but if the estimate shall in due course be thereafter changed or such levy shall be changed when made at the time provided by law, then such prior estimate shall be changed and corrected accordingly to conform to the facts, and the amount of the notes to be subsequently issued shall be limited or may be enlarged to conform to such subsequent or corrected estimate, so that in no event will the aggregate of all notes issued exceed ninety percent of the revenues as finally so estimated. In determining the percentage of the taxes which will be collected for the current year, the board in making said estimate will use the average percentage of collections of general county taxes of the prior three years. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927e)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.120 County treasurer to sell notes - publication - private sale.

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 daily papers of general circulation published in the county, or in third and fourth class counties for two weeks in two weekly papers of general circulation published in the county; that sealed proposals for the purchase of all or any part of said notes will be received at his office, and that the same will be opened by him in the presence of the county commission on the day and hour mentioned in the notice. Said treasurer shall, under the direction of the commission, reject any or all bids that the commission may not deem satisfactory as to price or otherwise, and in case of rejection, he may again advertise and sell said notes in the same manner. Or, if the commission so order, the county treasurer may sell the said notes or any part thereof at not less than their face value, at private sale without advertisement, and report the same to the commission at the next term thereafter. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927f, A. 1949 H.B. 2007)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.130 Registration of notes.

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 sections 50.070 to 50.140 shall be registered immediately before delivery in the office of the county treasurer and the clerk of the county commission, in books kept for that purpose, which registry shall show the number, date, amount, date of sale, name of the purchaser and the amount for which the notes were severally sold, and such notes shall have preference and priority in payment, from the date of registration, over all notes and warrants subsequently issued and registered in such counties and over all prior issued unregistered warrants. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927g)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.140 Proceeds from sale of notes to be deposited in county treasury - used only ...

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 commission shall charge the treasurer of the county therewith; and said moneys shall be used solely for the payment of county warrants of such counties issued for the payment of the expenses and obligations of the county of the fiscal year in which said notes are issued; but should there remain a surplus after all said warrants have been paid, the said surplus may be applied on the order of the county commission to the payment of maturing anticipation notes if any or transferred to the various county funds respectively according to law. (L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927h)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.150 County warrants may be pledged - for what purpose - redemption.

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 the county commission to any corporation, commission or agency created or authorized by congress or the state of Missouri to accept a pledge of such warrants, and the county commission is authorized to pledge the warrants of any county issued under sections 50.160 to 50.320 in a manner to conform to the requirements, rules and/or regulations of any such corporation, commission or agency. Upon a pledge of any such warrants, as by this section authorized, funds available or to be available shall be segregated and set apart for the redemption of such warrants and interest thereon from the terms of such pledge in the same manner as if said warrants had been sold, and the lien of such pledged warrants and interest thereon shall be enforced in the same manner as provided in sections 50.160 to 50.320 for warrants sold. Funds derived from a pledge of any such warrants shall be deposited, accounted for and paid to parties so pooling them in the same manner as if such warrants had been sold or as may be provided by the requirements, rules and/or regulations of the corporation, commission or agency accepting a pledge of such warrants and advancing funds thereon. (RSMo 1939 § 13847)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.160 Powers of county commission - auditing and enforcement of claims of county ...

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 money found to be due by the county on such accounts; (3) Enforce the collection of money due the county; (4) Order suit to be brought on the bond of any delinquent and require the prosecuting attorney for the county to commence and prosecute the same; (5) Issue all necessary process to secure the attendance of any person, whether party or witness, whom it deems necessary to examine in the investigation of any accounts; (6) In order to procure the exhibition or delivery to it of any accounts, books, documents or other papers, it may issue process directed to the person in whose custody or care the accounts, books, documents or other papers may be, commanding him to deliver or transmit the same to such commission, which process shall be served by the sheriff; (7) * Examine all parties and witnesses on oath, touching the investigation of any accounts, and if any person being served with such process shall not appear according to the command thereof, without reasonable cause, or if any person in attendance at any hearing or proceeding shall, without reasonable cause, refuse to be sworn or to be examined, or to answer a question or to produce a book or paper, or to subscribe or swear to his deposition, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; (8) If it finds it necessary to do so, it may employ an accountant to audit the accounts of the various county officers. (RSMo 1939 §13824, A.L. 1945 p. 1386, A.L. 1992 S.B. 833) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12162; 1919 § 9560; 1909 § 3781 *Word "May" appears here in original rolls. CROSS REFERENCES: Audit of county offices, duty of state auditor, 29.230 County auditor, counties of class one and two, duties, Chap. 55 County contracts, may be inquired into on petition, 49.500 Fines and forfeitures, officers collecting to settle, when, 105.060 to 105.090 Settlement with treasurer, county commission to count money, 49.260

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.166 Clerk may fill in warrant for expenses - form, negotiable instrument - ...

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 clerk may fill in on a form of warrant the amount due as approved by the county commission and other necessary information. The form of the warrant thus filled in by the county clerk may be transmitted to the county treasurer. The warrant may be in such form that a single instrument may serve as the warrant and the county treasurer's draft or check, and may be so designed that it is a nonnegotiable warrant when signed by the county clerk and becomes a negotiable check or draft after it has been signed by the county treasurer. 2. Upon request, the county treasurer shall have access to any financially relevant document in the possession of any county official for the purposes of processing a warrant, unless such warrant is received in the absence of a check then the county treasurer shall have access to the information necessary to process the warrant. 3. No official of any county shall refuse a request from the county treasurer for access to or a copy of any document in the possession of a county official that is financially relevant to his or her duties under section 50.330 , except that any county official may redact, remove, or delete any personal identifying information, including a Social Security number, financial account numbers, medical information, or any other personal identifying information, before submission to the county treasurer. 4. No county treasurer shall refuse to release funds for the payment of any properly approved expenditure. (L. 1992 S.B. 833, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.320 Penalty for clerk or treasurer violating section 50.160, 50.166 or 50.172.

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 from office, and shall forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved thereby, double damages for the injury sustained, which may be recovered by an action in the ordinary form, to the use of such party against such clerk or treasurer and his sureties on his official bond in any court of competent jurisdiction. (RSMo 1939 § 13842, A. 1949 H.B. 2007, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1992 S.B. 833) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12180; 1919 § 9578; 1909 § 3798

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.327 Base salary schedules for county officials - salary commission responsible ...

50.327. Base salary schedules for county officials — salary commission responsible for computation of county official salaries, except for charter counties — salary increases, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the salary schedules contained in sections 49.082 , 50.334 , 50.343 , 51.281 , 51.282 , 52.269 , 53.082 , 53.083 , 54.261 , 54.320 , 55.091 , 56.265 , 58.095 , and 473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for those county officials. Except when it is necessary to increase newly elected or reelected county officials' salaries, in accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section, the salary commission in all counties except charter counties in this state shall be responsible for the computation of salaries of all county officials; provided, however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a county shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 2. Upon majority approval of the salary commission, the annual compensation of part-time prosecutors contained in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in sections 49.082 , 50.334 , 50.343 , 51.281 , 51.282 , 52.269 , 53.082 , 53.083 , 54.261 , 54.320 , 55.091 , 58.095 , and 473.742 may be increased by up to two thousand dollars greater than the compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided, however, that any vote to increase compensation be effective for all county offices in that county subject to the salary commission. 3. Upon the majority approval of the salary commission, the annual compensation of a county coroner of any county not having a charter form of government as provided in section 58.095 may be increased up to fourteen thousand dollars greater than the compensation provided by the salary schedule of such section. 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. (L. 2005 H.B. 58 § 3 merged with S.B. 210 § 3, A.L. 2006 S.B. 932, A.L. 2007 S.B. 497, A.L. 2018 S.B. 568, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271 merged with S.B. 53 & 60, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606, A.L. 2025 S.B. 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.330 Salaries of county officers and assistants, how paid.

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. (L. 1949 H.B. 2007 § 50.33, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1208, A.L. 1992 S.B. 833)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.332 Certain counties may perform certain duties for municipalities, when - ...

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 fewer than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, each county officer may, subject to the approval of the governing body of the county, contract with the governing body of any municipality located within such county, either in whole or in part, to perform the same type of duties for such municipality as such county officer is performing for the county. Any compensation paid by a municipality for services rendered pursuant to this section shall be paid directly to the county, or county officer, or both, as provided in the provisions of the contract, and any compensation allowed any county officer under any such contract may be retained by such officer in addition to all other compensation provided by law. (L. 1982 S.B. 478 § 2, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1106)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.333 Salary commission, duties of clerk or court administrator, meetings, notice ...

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 nonchartered county. 2. The clerk or court administrator of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which such county is located shall set a date, time and place for the salary commission meeting and serve as temporary chairman of the salary commission until the members of the commission elect a chairman from their number. Upon written request of a majority of the salary commission members the clerk or court administrator of the circuit court shall forthwith set the earliest date possible for a meeting of the salary commission. The circuit clerk or court administrator shall give notice of the time and place of any meeting of the salary commission. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in such county at least five days prior to such meeting. Such notice shall contain a general description of the business to be discussed at such meeting. 3. The members of the salary commission shall be: (1) The recorder of deeds if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit clerk; (2) The county clerk; (3) The prosecuting attorney; (4) The sheriff; (5) The county commissioners; (6) The collector or treasurer ex officio collector; (7) The treasurer or treasurer ex officio collector; (8) The assessor; (9) The auditor; (10) The public administrator; and (11) The coroner. Members of the salary commission shall receive no additional compensation for their services as members of the salary commission. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 610.021 and 610.022 , all meetings of a county salary commission shall be open meetings and all votes taken at such meetings shall be open records. Any vote taken at any meeting of the salary commission shall be taken by recorded yeas and nays. 5. In every county, the salary commission shall meet at least once before November thirtieth of each odd-numbered year and may meet in any even-numbered year. The salary commission may meet as many times as it deems necessary and may meet after November thirtieth and prior to December fifteenth of any odd-numbered year if the commission has met at least once prior to November thirtieth of that year. At any meeting of the salary commission, the members shall elect a chairman from their number. The county clerk shall present a report on the financial condition of the county to the commission once the chairman is elected, and shall keep the minutes of the meeting. 6. For purposes of this section, the 1988 base compensation is the compensation paid on September 1, 1987, plus the same percentage increase paid or allowed, whichever is greater, to the presiding commissioner or the sheriff, whichever is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 1988. Such increase shall be expressed as a percentage of the difference between the maximum allowable compensation and the compensation paid on September 1, 1987. At its meeting in 1987 and at any meeting held in 1988, the salary commission shall determine the compensation to be paid to every county officer holding office on January 1, 1988. The salary commission shall establish the compensation for each office at an amount not greater than that set by law as the maximum compensation. If the salary commission votes to increase compensation, but not to pay the maximum amount authorized by law for any officer or office, then the increase in compensation shall be the same percentage increase for all officers and offices and shall be expressed as a percentage of the difference between the maximum allowable compensation and the compensation being received at the time of the vote. If two-thirds of the members of the salary commission vote to decrease the compensation being received at the time of the vote below that compensation, all officers shall receive the same percentage decrease. The commission may vote not to increase or decrease the compensation and that compensation shall continue to be the salary of such offices and officers during the subsequent term of office. 7. For the year 1989 and every second year thereafter, the salary commission shall meet in every county as many times as it deems necessary on or prior to November thirtieth of any such year for the purpose of determining the amount of compensation to be paid to county officials. For each year in which the commission meets, the members shall elect a chairman from their number. The county clerk shall present a report on the financial condition of the county to the commission once the chairman is elected, and shall keep minutes of the meeting. The salary commission shall then consider the compensation to be paid for the next term of office for each county officer to be elected at their next general election. If the commission votes not to increase or decrease the compensation, the salary being paid during the term in which the vote was taken shall continue as the salary of such offices and officers during the subsequent term of office. If the salary commission votes to increase the compensation, all officers or offices whose compensation is being considered by the commission at that time shall receive the same percentage of the maximum allowable compensation. However, for any county in which all offices' and officers' salaries have been set at one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation, the commission may vote to increase the compensation of all offices except that of full-time prosecuting attorneys at that or any subsequent meeting of the salary commission without regard to any law or maximum limitation established by law. Such increase shall be expressed as a percentage of the compensation being paid during the term of office when the vote is taken, and each officer or office whose compensation is being established by the salary commission at that time shall receive the same percentage increase over the compensation being paid for that office during the term when the vote is taken. This increase shall be in addition to any increase mandated by an official's salary schedule because of changes in assessed valuation during the current term. If the salary commission votes to decrease the compensation, a vote of two-thirds or more of all the members of the salary commission shall be required before the salary or other compensation of any county office shall be decreased below the compensation being paid for the particular office on the date the salary commission votes, and all officers and offices shall receive the same percentage decrease. 8. The salary commission shall issue, not later than December fifteenth of any year in which it meets, a report of compensation to be paid to each officer and the compensation so set shall be paid beginning with the start of the subsequent term of office of each officer. The report of compensation shall be certified to the clerk of the county commission for the county and shall be in substantially the following form: The salary commission for _________ County hereby certifies that it has met pursuant to law to establish compensation for county officers to be paid to such officers during the next term of office for the officers affected. The salary commission reports that there shall be (no increase in compensation) (an increase of _________ percent) (a decrease of _________ percent) (county officer's salaries set at _________ percent of the maximum allowable compensation). Salaries shall be adjusted each year on the official's year of incumbency for any change in the last completed assessment that would affect the maximum allowable compensation for that office. 9. For the meeting in 1989 and every meeting thereafter, in the event a salary commission in any county fails, neglects or refuses to meet as provided in this section, or in the event a majority of the salary commission is unable to reach an agreement and so reports or fails to certify a salary report to the clerk of the county commission by December fifteenth of any year in which a report is required to be certified by this section, then the compensation being paid to each affected office or officer on such date shall continue to be the compensation paid to the affected office or officer during the succeeding term of office. 10. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, in every instance where an officer or employee of any county is paid a mileage allowance or reimbursement, the county commission shall allow or reimburse such officers or employees out of the county treasury at the highest rate paid to any county officer for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in the performance of their official duties. The county commission of any county may elect to pay a mileage allowance for any county commissioner for travel going to and returning from the place of holding commission meetings and for all other necessary travel on official county business in the personal motor vehicle of the commissioner presenting the claim. The governing body of any county of the first classification not having a charter form of government may provide by order for the payment of mileage expenses of elected and appointed county officials by payment of a certain amount monthly which would reflect the average monthly mileage expenses of such officer based on the amount allowed pursuant to state law for the payment of mileage for state employees. Any order entered for such purpose shall not be construed as salary, wages or other compensation for services rendered. 11. The term "maximum allowable compensation" as used in this section means the highest compensation which may be paid to the specified officer or office in the particular county based on the salary schedule established by law for the specified officer or office. If the salary commission at its meeting in 1987 voted for one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation and does not change such vote at its meeting held within thirty days after May 13, 1988, as provided in subsection 6 of this section, the one hundred percent shall be calculated on the basis of the total allowable compensation permitted after May 13, 1988. 12. At the salary commission meeting which establishes the percentage rate to be applied to county officers during the next term of office, the salary commission may authorize the further adjustment of such officers' compensation as a cost-of-living component and effective January first of each year, the compensation for county officers may be adjusted by the county commission, and if the adjustment of compensation is authorized, the percentage increase shall be the same for all county officers, not to exceed the percentage increase given to the other county employees. The compensation for all county officers may be set as a group, although the change in compensation will not become effective until the next term of office for each officer. 13. At the salary commission meeting in 1997 which establishes the salaries for those officers to be elected at the general election in 1998, the salary commission of each noncharter county may provide salary increases for associate county commissioners elected in 1996. This one-time increase is necessitated by the change from two- to four-year terms for associate commissioners pursuant to house bill 256 * , passed by the first regular session of the eighty-eighth general assembly in 1995. (L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al. § 7, A.L. 1988 S.B. 431, A.L. 1990 S.B. 525 merged with S.B. 580, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268, A.L. 1996 S.B. 719, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 1998 S.B. 819, A.L. 2005 S.B. 210, A.L. 2018 S.B. 568) *See section 49.020 . (2000) In determining amount of annual compensation to be paid to public administrators, more specific provisions of section 473.739 apply. State ex rel. Pate v. Mooney, 22 S.W.3d 766 (Mo.App.E.D.). (2000) Section does not authorize salary commission to provide for automatic increase in assessor's compensation based on unknown future increases in county's assessed valuation. Day v. Wright County, 69 S.W.3d 485 (Mo.App.S.D.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.334 Recorders of deeds, compensation - classroom instruction required, when, ...

50.334. Recorders of deeds, compensation — classroom instruction required, when, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties). — 1. In all counties, except counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and counties of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, each recorder of deeds, if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit clerk, shall receive as total compensation for all services performed by the recorder, except as provided pursuant to section 50.333 , an annual salary which shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as computed for the year next preceding the computation. The county recorder of deeds whose office is separate from that of the circuit clerk in any county, other than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county recorder of deeds in the particular county for services rendered or performed on January 1, 1997. 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the recorder only if he has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the recorder's office when approved by a professional association of the county recorders of deeds of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each recorder who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified recorders to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the county recorder in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. (L. 1969 p. 120 § 50.335, A.L. 1971 H.B. 697, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, H.B. 1121 & 1257, A.L. 1982 S.B. 478, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1988 S.B. 431, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 2001 H.B. 84)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.337 Governing body may provide for pension plan for county employees (first ...

50.337. Governing body may provide for pension plan for county employees (first class counties). — The governing body of any county of the first class is hereby authorized by order or otherwise to provide for the pensioning of all county employees and widows and minor children of deceased employees and to appropriate and utilize its revenues and other available funds for such purposes. (L. 1965 p. 155 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.338 Compensation for loss of commissions by reduction of school operating levy, ...

50.338. Compensation for loss of commissions by reduction of school operating levy, loss offset procedure. — 1. In the event the reduction in the operating levy made by a school district pursuant to sections 144.700 , 144.701 , and 164.013 causes a loss of compensation to any county or township officials, such officials shall retain, from that school district's property tax collections, an amount sufficient to offset such loss of compensation, in addition to other compensation permitted by law. 2. In the event the reduction in the operating levy made by a school district pursuant to sections 144.700 , 144.701 , and 164.013 causes a loss of revenue to any county or township fund, an amount sufficient to offset such loss shall be retained from that school district's property tax collections and deposited to the credit of the appropriate fund. 3. In the event the reduction in the operating levy made by a school district pursuant to sections 144.700 , 144.701 , and 164.013 causes a reduction in total tax collection of a county which would reduce the commissions of any county or township official, the amount of school taxes used in determining the total amount levied and in computing such commission shall include the amount by which the total amount levied is reduced by each school district in the current tax year pursuant to sections 144.700 , 144.701 , and 164.013 . (L. 1983 H.B. 310) Effective 3-03-83

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.339 Cole County and Cape Girardeau salary commission authorized to equalize ...

50.339. Cole County and Cape Girardeau salary commission authorized to equalize salaries on a one-time basis. — 1. In any county of the first classification with more than seventy-one thousand three hundred but less than seventy-one thousand four hundred inhabitants, the salary commission at its meeting in 2003 and at any meeting held in 2004 may equalize the base salary for each office to an amount not greater than that set by law as the maximum compensation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent offices which have additional compensation specified in law from receiving such compensation or from having such compensation added to the base compensation in excess of the equalized salary. 2. Notwithstanding any provision of section 50.327 , 50.333 , or 50.343 to the contrary, in any county of the first classification with more than sixty-eight thousand six hundred but less than sixty-eight thousand seven hundred inhabitants, the salary commission may meet in the year 2007 to determine whether to equalize the base salary for the office of treasurer and public administrator with the base salaries of the offices of auditor and recorder of deeds. (L. 2003 S.B. 547 § 1, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al. merged with S.B. 782, A.L. 2006 S.B. 932)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.340 Officers compensated by salaries only - exceptions - to collect fees and ...

50.340. Officers compensated by salaries only — exceptions — to collect fees and turn over to treasury — report to county commission (first class counties). — All county officers, excepting public administrators and notaries public, in all counties of class one shall be compensated for their services by salaries only. It shall be the duty of any such county officer in any such county to charge on behalf of the county every fee that accrues in or to his office and to receive the same and all fees, fines, costs, commissions, penalties and charges that may be taxed in his office. All such fees, fines, costs, commissions, penalties and charges imposed by law and collected by such officer shall be paid into the county treasury and become the property of the county. The county commission of such counties shall determine by a proper order when such fees, fines, costs, commissions, penalties or charges so collected by any of the officers of said county shall be paid and turned over to the county treasury and how they shall be accounted for. The county commission shall require a sworn or affirmed statement by each county officer, showing such items collected in detail, their source, character and the aggregate amount thereof, and shall require a copy of such sworn or affirmed statement to be filed in the office of the county clerk in said county. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to include the performance by the sheriff of his duties as trustee in any deed of trust or mortgage with power of sale, within the term "services" used herein. (L. 1945 p. 1942 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.343 Compensation of certain officers, how computed (St. Charles, Clay, ...

50.343. Compensation of certain officers, how computed (St. Charles, Clay, Jefferson, Greene and certain other counties). — 1. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any first classification nonchartered county, including any county containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the annual salary of a county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor or salaried public administrator may be computed on an assessed valuation basis, without regard to modification due to the existence of enterprise zones or financing under chapter 100 , as set forth in the following schedule except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid on January 1, 1997, for any of the offices subject to this section on January 1, 1997. (1) For a recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, presiding commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor, or salaried public administrator: (2) Presiding commissioners shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars more than the salary received by the associate commissioners. 2. After December 31, 1990, in any county of the second classification which becomes a first classification county without a charter form of government, the annual compensation of county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor and the public administrator in counties where the public administrator is paid a salary under the provisions of section 473.740 may be set at the option of the salary commission. On or before October first of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the county fiscal year following the general election after the certification by the state equalizing agency that the county possesses an assessed valuation placing it in first classification status, the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting compensation for such county officials and such compensation shall be payable immediately except that no compensation of any county official shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Thereafter in all such counties the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting the compensation of the officers in this subsection who will be elected at the next general election, and such compensation shall be payable upon the beginning of the next term of office of such officers; except that, no compensation of any officer shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Two thousand dollars of the compensation established under the procedures authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be payable to a county officer only if the officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction in the operation of the office in the same manner as provided by law for officers subject to the provisions of section 50.333 . At the salary commission meeting which establishes the percentage rate to be applied to county officers during the next term of office, the salary commission may authorize the further adjustment of such officers' compensation as a cost-of-living component and effective January first of each year, the compensation for county officers may be adjusted by the county commission, not to exceed the percentage increase given to the other county employees. 3. Other provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, at the option of a majority of the county salary commission members, the salary of associate commissioners of a county of the first classification without a charter form of government with a population of at least eighty-two thousand but not more than eighty-five thousand inhabitants may be set at no more than sixty-five percent of the amount on the salary schedule for the county affected. (L. 1988 S.B. 431 § 2, A.L. 1990 S.B. 525 merged with S.B. 580, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1571, A.L. 1994 S.B. 700, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.350 Salaried officer to collect fees (second class counties).

50.350. Salaried officer to collect fees (second class counties). — 1. It shall be the duty of every county officer, in all counties of the second class, who shall be paid an annual salary in lieu of all fees, penalties, commissions, charges, emoluments, and moneys due him or his office for any service performed, to charge, collect and receive, upon behalf of the county, every fee, penalty, commission, charge, emolument and money that accrues in his office for any service rendered, by virtue of any statute of this state, except such fees as are chargeable to the county. 2. Subsection 1 shall not be construed to prohibit the retention of the commission allowed to the collector in counties having less than one hundred thousand inhabitants for collection of levee and drainage district taxes as provided in section 52.275 . (L. 1945 p. 1564 § 1, A.L. 1961 p. 281)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.360 Pay money to county treasurer - monthly report concerning paid and unpaid ...

50.360. Pay money to county treasurer — monthly report concerning paid and unpaid fees — duty of county commission. — Every such officer shall, at the end of each month, pay over to the county treasury all moneys collected by him from the above sources. He shall take two receipts therefor, and one of such receipts he shall file immediately with the county commission. He shall also, at the end of each month, make out an itemized and accurate list of fees, penalties, commissions, charges, emoluments, and moneys accruing in his office for services rendered, which have been collected by him, and one of all fees, penalties, commissions, charges, emoluments, and moneys accruing in his office for services rendered, which have not been collected, giving in both instances the name or names of the person or persons paying or owing the same, and stating, with reference to any money uncollected, that he has been unable, after the exercise of due diligence, to make collection thereof. The aforesaid itemized list shall be signed by the officer and verified by his affidavit, and filed with the county commission, and such officer shall be liable on his official bond for all money collected and not accounted for and paid into the county treasury as herein provided. It shall be the duty of the county commission to cause any money, shown by the officer's report to be due and unpaid, to be collected by law, and the same, when collected, to be paid into the county treasury. (L. 1945 p. 1564 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.370 Officers to file monthly report with county commission (third and fourth ...

50.370. Officers to file monthly report with county commission (third and fourth class counties). — In all counties of classes three and four, every county officer who receives any fees or other remuneration for official services which is payable to the county, except recorders of deeds whose offices are separate from that of circuit clerks, shall at the end of each month file a verified report with the county commission of his county showing all fees charged and accruing to his office and the act or service for which each such fee was charged, together with the names of persons paying or liable for same. Upon the filing of such report, each said county officer shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer all fees and other moneys collected by him which belong to the county and shall take two receipts therefor, one of which shall be filed with the county commission and the other shall be kept on file in his office. Every such officer shall be liable personally and on his official bond for all fees collected by him and not accounted for and paid into the county treasury as herein provided. (L. 1949 H.B. 2007 § 50.37) CROSS REFERENCE: Recorder's fees, when payable to county, 59.250

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.380 Penalty.

50.380. Penalty. — Any county officer required to make such report who shall fail or neglect to comply with any provision of sections 50.340 to 50.370 shall forfeit his salary for that month, and be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, and if he shall continue in default for three months, his office shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided by law for filling vacancies therein. (L. 1945 p. 1564 § 3, A. 1949 H.B. 2007)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.390 Officers to settle with county commission.

50.390. Officers to settle with county commission. — All county officers and other persons chargeable with moneys belonging to any county shall render their accounts to and settle with the county commission in the manner and at the time prescribed by law. (RSMo 1939 § 13815, A. 1949 H.B. 2007) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12153; 1919 § 9551; 1909 § 3772

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.400 Refusal to settle - commission may estimate amount due.

50.400. Refusal to settle — commission may estimate amount due. — If any person thus chargeable shall neglect or refuse to render true accounts, or settle, as aforesaid, the commission shall adjust the accounts of such delinquent, according to the best information they can obtain, and ascertain the balance due to the county. (RSMo 1939 § 13816) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12154; 1919 § 9552; 1909 § 3773

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.410 Penalty of defaulting officer.

50.410. Penalty of defaulting officer. — In such case, the commission may refuse to allow any commissions to such delinquent, and shall, moreover, require him, without delay, to pay into the county treasury the balance found due, as aforesaid. (RSMo 1939 § 13817) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12155; 1919 § 9553; 1909 § 3774

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.420 Damages against delinquents.

50.420. Damages against delinquents. — If he shall not pay the amount thereof, and produce to the clerk of the county commission the treasurer's receipt therefor, within ten days after such balance is ascertained, the clerk shall charge such delinquent ten percent on the amount then due. (RSMo 1939 § 13818) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12156; 1919 § 9554; 1909 § 3775

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.430 Commission determination final, when - interest - misdemeanor.

50.430. Commission determination final, when — interest — misdemeanor. — Unless the delinquent appear on the first day of the next succeeding term and show good cause for setting aside such settlement, same shall become final and the amount found due shall bear interest at the rate of thirty percent per annum until paid. Such delinquent shall, moreover, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office and proceeded against accordingly. (RSMo 1939 § 13819, A. 1949 H.B. 2007) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12157; 1919 § 9555; 1909 § 3776

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.440 Penalties may be remitted, when.

50.440. Penalties may be remitted, when. — If good cause be shown for setting aside the settlement, the commission may examine the accounts, settle and adjust the same according to law, and in their discretion remit the penalties imposed. (RSMo 1939 § 13820) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12158; 1919 § 9556; 1909 § 3777

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.450 County clerk to make abstract of settlement - record of.

50.450. County clerk to make abstract of settlement — record of. — Whenever the county commission shall so order, it shall be the duty of the clerk of such commission to make out and deliver an abstract, certified under his hand and seal of office, of any settlement made or balance ascertained to be due the county, as provided in sections 50.330 to 50.520 to the clerk of the circuit court of the county, who shall forthwith file and record the same in his office, noting the time of filing the same. (RSMo 1939 § 13821) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12159; 1919 § 9557; 1909 § 3778

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.460 Abstract to be a lien, when - execution.

50.460. Abstract to be a lien, when — execution. — Every such abstract, from the time of the filing of the same, shall have the same lien on the real estate of such delinquent in the county as a judgment of the circuit court of such county, and shall be equally under the control of such court, and may be revived by scire facias, and carried into execution in the same manner and with like effect as the judgment of such court; and executions issued thereon may be directed to and executed in any county in this state. (RSMo 1939 § 13822) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12160; 1919 § 9558; 1909 § 3779

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.470 Officers to keep an account of fees collected for others.

50.470. Officers to keep an account of fees collected for others. — Every sheriff, marshal, coroner, and all clerks of courts of record and all other officers shall, at the expense of their respective counties, procure a book in which a correct account of all fees collected by such officer, giving the date when collected, and in what case, giving the name of the person entitled thereto, shall be entered. (RSMo 1939 § 13444) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11822; 1919 § 11030; 1909 § 10728

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.480 Duty of officer to pay fees belonging to others to county treasurer and ...

50.480. Duty of officer to pay fees belonging to others to county treasurer and take receipts. — It shall be the duty of each sheriff, marshal, coroner, clerk of the courts of record, and other officers, on the first day of January and the first day of July in each year, to pay over all fees in their hands belonging to others to the treasurer of the county, with the name and amount belonging to each person, date when collected and in what case, taking from the treasurer duplicate receipts therefor, one of which the officer shall file with the clerk of the county commission who shall immediately charge the treasurer with the same. (RSMo 1939 § 13446) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11824; 1919 § 11032; 1909 § 10730

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.490 Treasurer to keep an account of such fees.

50.490. Treasurer to keep an account of such fees. — Such treasurer shall keep a correct account of such fees in a book kept for that purpose, the account to correspond to that required to be kept by other officers in section 50.470 , and shall pay out the same to the proper owners as the same may be called for or demanded, and shall, in his regular settlements with the county commission make a full and complete exhibit of all his acts under the provisions of this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 13447) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11825; 1919 § 11033; 1909 § 10731

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.510 Books and fees to be turned over to successor.

50.510. Books and fees to be turned over to successor. — It shall be the duty of the sheriff, marshal, coroner, all clerks of courts of record, and other officers, to turn over all books and fees charged therein, and not paid out to the lawful owner or his authorized agent or the county treasurer, to his successor in office, and take duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be filed with the clerk of the county commission. (RSMo 1939 § 13449) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11827; 1919 § 11035; 1909 § 10733

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.515 County governing body may impose administrative service fee, when, rate - ...

50.515. County governing body may impose administrative service fee, when, rate — limit on fee in counties of the third classification. — The governing body of any county may, by order of such governing body, impose an administrative service fee on the county park fund or the county road and bridge fund, or any specific purpose capital improvements fund, authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 67.547 , 67.550 or 67.700 . Such administrative service fee shall only be imposed to recoup expenditures made from the county general revenue fund to provide administrative services to the county park fund or the county road and bridge fund, or any specific purpose capital improvements fund authorized pursuant to section 67.547 , 67.550 or 67.700 , including, but limited to, accounting, bookkeeping, legal services, auditing, investment control, fiscal management, and revenue collection. Any administrative service fee imposed under this section shall be imposed at a rate which will only generate revenue sufficient to recoup actual expenditures made from the general revenue fund of the county to provide administrative services to the fund against which such service fee is imposed, including both direct and indirect expenditures as determined by an independent audit; provided, that no administrative service fee shall exceed three percent of the total budget of the fund on which such fee is imposed, except in any county of the third classification, in which no administrative service fee shall exceed five percent of the total budget of the fund on which such fee is imposed. (L. 1983 H.B. 269 & 514 § 11, A.L. 1997 H.B. 659, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.525 County budget law.

50.525. County budget law. — Sections 50.525 to 50.745 may be cited as "The County Budget Law". (L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.527 Revenue defined.

50.527. Revenue defined. — As used in sections 50.525 to 50.745 , "revenue" means the ordinary or general revenue to be used for the current expenses of the county regardless of the source from which it is derived. (RSMo 1939 § 10910, A.L. 1945 p. 610, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64 § 50.530, A.L. 1965 p. 155)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.530 Definitions.

50.530. Definitions. — As used in sections 50.530 to 50.745 : (1) "Accounting officer" means county auditor in counties of the first and second classifications and the county clerks in counties of the third and fourth classifications; (2) "Budget officer" means such person, as may, from time to time, be appointed by the county commission of counties of the first classification except in counties of the first classification with a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants according to the official United States Census of 1970 the county auditor shall be the chief budget officer, the presiding commissioner of the county commission in counties of the second classification, unless the county commission designates the county clerk as budget officer, and the county clerk in counties of the third and fourth classification. (L. 1945 p. 611 § 10919a, A. 1949 H.B. 2007, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155, A.L. 1980 S.B. 803, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.535 County sheriff's revolving fund established - fees deposited into, use of ...

*50.535. County sheriff's revolving fund established — fees deposited into, use of moneys — no prior approval for expenditures required—authorized payment of certain expenses — excess funds, use of. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 50.525 to 50.745 , the fee collected pursuant to subsections 11 and 12 of section 571.101 shall be deposited by the county treasurer into a separate interest-bearing fund to be known as the "County Sheriff's Revolving Fund" to be expended at the direction of the county or city sheriff or his or her designee as provided in this section. 2. No prior approval of the expenditures from this fund shall be required by the governing body of the county or city not within a county, nor shall any prior audit or encumbrance of the fund be required before any expenditure is made by the sheriff from this fund. This fund shall only be used by law enforcement agencies for the purchase of equipment, to provide training, and to make necessary expenditures to process applications for concealed carry permits or renewals, including but not limited to the purchase of equipment, information and data exchange, training, fingerprinting and background checks, employment of additional personnel, and any expenditure necessitated by an action under section 571.114 or 571.117 . Except as provided in subsection 5 of this section, if the moneys collected and deposited into this fund are not totally expended annually, then the unexpended balance may remain in said fund and the balance may be kept in said fund to accumulate from year to year. This fund may be audited by the state auditor's office or the appropriate auditing agency. The funds received under section 571.101 shall be used only to supplement the sheriff's funding received from other county, state, or general funds. The county commission shall not reduce any sheriff's budget as a result of funds received under section 571.101 . 3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the sheriff of every county, regardless of classification, is authorized to pay, from the sheriff's revolving fund, all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses for activities or services occasioned by compliance with sections 571.101 to 571.121 . Such was the intent of the general assembly in original enactment of this section and sections 571.101 to 571.121 , and it is made express by this section in light of the decision in Brooks v. State of Missouri , (Mo. Sup. Ct. February 26, 2004). The application and renewal fees to be charged pursuant to section 571.101 shall be based on the sheriff's good faith estimate, made during regular budgeting cycles, of the actual costs and expenses to be incurred by reason of compliance with sections 571.101 to 571.121 . If the maximum fee permitted by section 571.101 is inadequate to cover the actual reasonable and necessary expenses in a given year, and there are not sufficient accumulated unexpended funds in the revolving fund, a sheriff may present specific and verified evidence of the unreimbursed expenses to the office of administration, which upon certification by the attorney general shall reimburse such sheriff for those expenses from an appropriation made for that purpose. 4. If pursuant to subsection 13 of section 571.101 , the sheriff of a county of the first classification designates one or more chiefs of police of any town, city, or municipality within such county to accept and process applications for concealed carry permits, then that sheriff shall reimburse such chiefs of police, out of the moneys deposited into this fund, for any reasonable expenses related to accepting and processing such applications. 5. Any excess funds unnecessary to meet the mandate of subsection 3 of this section may be expended for other purposes or transferred to discretionary funds for county sheriffs; provided that, no claim for inadequate coverage under subsection 3 of this section has been made within the last five years resulting in reimbursement from the office of administration for expenses incurred implementing sections 571.101 to 571.121 . (L. 2003 H.B. 349, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 365, A.L. 2011 H.B. 294, et al., A.L. 2013 S.B. 75, A.L. 2016 S.B. 656) *Effective 10-14-16, see § 21.250. S.B. 656 was vetoed June 27, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.540 Offices to prepare estimates of expenditures and revenues - duties of ...

50.540. Offices to prepare estimates of expenditures and revenues — duties of budget officer — hearings. — 1. On or before September first of each year in counties of class one, and on or before December first in counties of class two, and on or before the fifteenth day of January in counties of classes three and four, each department, office, institution, commission, or court of the county receiving its revenues in whole or in part from the county shall prepare and submit to the budget officer estimates of its requirements for expenditures and its estimated revenues for the next budget year compared with the corresponding figures for the last completed fiscal year and estimated figures for the current fiscal year. The expenditure estimates shall be classified to set forth the data by funds, organization units, character and objects of expenditure; the organization units may be subclassified by functions and activities, if so directed by the budget officer. The estimates shall be accompanied by work programs showing the work planned to be done and the estimated cost thereof classified according to funds, organization units, character and objects of expenditure. The estimate of revenue shall be prepared by the accounting officer and shall be classified to show the receipts by funds, organization units and sources. The budget officer may cause estimate forms to be prepared and sent to the departments, offices, institutions, commissions and courts, or may direct the accounting officer to do so, and may direct that the estimates be returned to the accounting officer for tabulation. If any department, office, institution, commission or court fails to return its estimates by September tenth in counties of class one, or by December first in counties of class two, or by January fifteenth in counties of classes three and four, the budget officer shall make the estimates and his estimates shall be considered as the estimates of the department, office, institution, commission or court. All boards and commissions responsible for the expenditure of funds derived from countywide levies, including, but not limited to, library, hospital, health units and similar political subdivisions, shall file with the budget officer a copy of their final budget for the following year prior to the time the budget officer must submit the comprehensive budget to the county commission for inclusion by the budget officer with the consolidated county budget for the budget year. 2. The budget officer shall review the estimates, altering, revising, increasing or decreasing the items as he deems necessary in view of the needs of the various spending agencies and the probable income for the year. 3. The budget officer may direct any officer to appear and explain his estimates or to present additional information. 4. The budget officer shall then prepare the budget document in the form prescribed by section 50.550 , and transmit it to the county commission not later than November fifteenth in counties of class one, December fifteenth in counties of class two, February first in counties of classes three and four. The budget officer shall recommend and the county commission shall fix all salaries of employees, other than those established by law, except that no salary for any position shall be fixed at a rate above that fixed by law for the position. The budget officer shall provide in his recommendations, and the county commission shall provide in its appropriation order, that an amount equal to not less than three percent of the total estimated general fund revenues shall be appropriated each year as an emergency fund. At any time during the year the county commission in counties of class one may make transfers from the emergency fund to any other appropriation, and in counties of classes two, three and four the county commission may make these transfers on recommendation of the budget officer; but the transfers in all classes shall be made only for unforeseen emergencies and only on unanimous vote of the county commission. 5. (1) The budget officer or the county commission, in counties of class one, shall hold public hearings before the preparation and adoption of the budget document. Whenever the budget officer recommends any decrease or reduction in the estimate of any department, officer, commission or other agency of the county, he shall give special notice to the officer or agency of the decrease or reduction and the officer or agency is entitled to be heard thereon by the county commission. (2) The budget officer, in counties of class two, shall hold public hearings before preparation of the budget document or before submission to the county commission. (3) The budget officer, in counties of classes three and four, shall hold a public hearing, in the presence of the county commission, before preparation of the budget document. (4) In all classes of counties, all estimates, work programs and other budget information shall be open to public inspection at any time. (L. 1945 p. 611 § 10921b, A.L. 1957 p. 348, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155) CROSS REFERENCE: County auditor to furnish budget officer a statement of estimated revenues and an itemized list of expenditures for previous fiscal year, 55.161

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.550 Annual budget shall present a complete financial plan - county law ...

50.550. Annual budget shall present a complete financial plan — county law enforcement restitution fund authorized. — 1. The annual budget shall present a complete financial plan for the ensuing budget year. It shall set forth all proposed expenditures for the administration, operation and maintenance of all offices, departments, commissions, courts and institutions; the actual or estimated operating deficits or surpluses from prior years; all interest and debt redemption charges during the year and expenditures for capital projects. 2. The budget shall contain adequate provisions for the expenditures necessary for the care of insane pauper patients in state hospitals, for the cost of holding elections and for the costs of holding circuit court in the county that are chargeable against the county, for the repair and upkeep of bridges other than on state highways and not in any special road district, and for the salaries, office expenses and deputy and clerical hire of all county officers and agencies. 3. In addition, the budget shall set forth in detail the anticipated income and other means of financing the proposed expenditures. 4. All receipts of the county for operation and maintenance shall be credited to the general fund, and all expenditures for these purposes shall be charged to this fund; except, that receipts from the special tax levy for roads and bridges shall be kept in a special fund and expenditures for roads and bridges may be charged to the special fund. 5. All receipts from the sale of bonds for any purpose shall be credited to the bond fund created for the purpose, and all expenditures for this purpose shall be charged to the fund. All receipts for the retirement of any bond issue shall be credited to a retirement fund for the issue, and all payments to retire the issue shall be charged to the fund. All receipts for interest on outstanding bonds and all premiums and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be credited to the interest fund, and all payments of interest on the bonds shall be charged to the interest fund. 6. Subject to the provisions of section 50.565 the county commission may create a fund to be known as "The County Law Enforcement Restitution Fund". 7. The county commission may create other funds as are necessary from time to time. (RSMo 1939 § 10923, A.L. 1945 p. 603; A.L. 1945 p. 611 § 10921a; A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1055)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.565 County law enforcement restitution fund may be established, proceeds ...

50.565. County law enforcement restitution fund may be established, proceeds designated for deposit in, use of moneys — audit of fund. — 1. A county commission may establish by ordinance or order a fund whose proceeds may be expended only for the purposes provided for in subsection 3 of this section. The fund shall be designated as a county law enforcement restitution fund and shall be under the supervision of a board of trustees consisting of two citizens of the county appointed by the presiding commissioner of the county, two citizens of the county appointed by the sheriff of the county, and one citizen of the county appointed by the county coroner or medical examiner. The citizens so appointed shall not be current or former elected officials, current or former employees of the sheriff's department, the office of the prosecuting attorney for the county, office of the county commissioners, or the county treasurer's office. If a county does not have a coroner or medical examiner, the county treasurer shall appoint one citizen to the board of trustees. 2. Money from the county law enforcement restitution fund shall only be expended upon the approval of a majority of the members of the county law enforcement restitution fund's board of trustees and only for the purposes provided for by subsection 3 of this section. 3. Money from the county law enforcement restitution fund shall only be expended for the following purposes: (1) Narcotics investigation, prevention, and intervention; (2) Purchase of law enforcement-related equipment and supplies for the sheriff's office; (3) Matching funds for federal or state law enforcement grants; (4) Funding for the reporting of all state and federal crime statistics or information; and (5) Any county law enforcement-related expense, including those of the prosecuting attorney, approved by the board of trustees for the county law enforcement restitution fund that is reasonably related to investigation, charging, preparation, trial, and disposition of criminal cases before the courts of the state of Missouri. 4. The county commission may not reduce any law enforcement agency's budget as a result of funds the law enforcement agency receives from the county law enforcement restitution fund. The restitution fund is to be used only as a supplement to the law enforcement agency's funding received from other county, state, or federal funds. 5. County law enforcement restitution funds shall be audited as are all other county funds. 6. No court may order the assessment and payment authorized by this section if the plea of guilty or the finding of guilt is to the charge of speeding, careless and imprudent driving, any charge of violating a traffic control signal or sign, or any charge which is a class C misdemeanor or an infraction. No assessment and payment ordered pursuant to this section may exceed three hundred dollars for any charged offense. (L. 2004 H.B. 1055, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.590 Budget document - contents.

50.590. Budget document — contents. — The budget document shall include the following: (1) A budget message outlining the fiscal policy of the government for the budget year and describing the important features of the budget plan, giving a general budget summary setting forth the aggregate figures of the budget in a manner to show the balanced relations between total proposed expenditures and total expected income and other means of financing the budget compared with the corresponding figures for the last completed fiscal year and the current fiscal year, and including explanatory schedules classifying expenditures by organization units, objects and funds, and income by organization units, sources and funds; (2) The detailed budget estimates, as provided for in section 50.550 , showing the recommendations of the budget officer compared with the figures for the last completed fiscal year and the estimates for the current fiscal year; (3) Complete drafts of appropriation and revenue orders to put the budget into effect if approved by the county commission. The appropriation order shall be drawn in a form to authorize appropriations for expenditures classified only as to the various spending agencies and the principal subdivisions thereof and as to principal items of expenditure within the subdivisions. Appropriations for the acquisition of property and for expenditures from bond funds shall be in the detail the budget officer determines. (RSMo 1939 § 10925, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.600 Form of budget documents - public hearing.

50.600. Form of budget documents — public hearing. — The budget document shall be presented to the county commission in typewritten or in printed form. Copies shall be available for public distribution. The county commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed budget before final action is taken. At least five days' notice of the hearing shall be given and the hearing shall not be held within ten days after the budget document is made available to the public. (RSMo 1939 § 10926, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.610 Commission may revise budget - adoption and appropriation order.

50.610. Commission may revise budget — adoption and appropriation order. — After the budget hearings, the county commission may revise, alter, increase or decrease the items contained in the budget and may eliminate any item or add new items. If it increases the total proposed expenditures from any fund so that the total proposed expenditures exceed the total estimated income, it shall also make provision for the necessary additional income so that the budget as adopted shall provide revenue at least equal to expenditures for each fund. Any cash surplus at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and merged with the revenues of the succeeding year. Payment of any legal unpaid obligations of any prior year, however, shall be a first charge in the budget against the revenues of the budget year. Except as herein provided, the budget shall be adopted and the appropriation order finally made at least ten days after the beginning of the fiscal year. At the same time, the county commission shall tentatively fix the tax rate necessary to finance and balance the budget. At the same time, also, a statement shall be prepared and made public showing the changes made by the county commission in the budget. The final tax rate need not be fixed until final action by the state tax commission on the assessment made by the county assessor. In any year in which the terms of any of the commissioners of the county commission in counties of classes one and two expire, the budget shall be approved and the appropriation order made by the new commission within thirty days after the beginning of the fiscal year. (RSMo 1939 § 10927, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.620 Appropriations (first and second class counties).

50.620. Appropriations (first and second class counties). — If at the termination of any fiscal year in counties of classes one and two the appropriations necessary for the support of the government for the ensuing year have not been made, the several amounts appropriated in the last annual appropriation order for the objects and purposes therein specified, so far as they relate to operation and maintenance expenses, are deemed to be reappropriated for the several objects and purposes specified in the appropriation order; and until the county commission acts, the accounting officer shall authorize expenditures and draw warrants in payment thereof, and the warrants shall be countersigned and paid for the support of the government on the basis of the appropriation for the preceding fiscal year. (RSMo 1939 § 10928, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.622 Amendment of annual budget by any county during fiscal year receiving ...

50.622. Amendment of annual budget by any county during fiscal year receiving additional funds, procedure — decrease permitted, when. — 1. Any county may amend the annual budget during any fiscal year in which the county receives additional funds, and such amount or source, including, but not limited to, federal or state grants or private donations, could not be estimated when the budget was adopted. The county shall follow the same procedures as required in sections 50.525 to 50.745 for adoption of the annual budget to amend its budget during a fiscal year. * 2. Any county may decrease the annual budget twice during any fiscal year in which the county experiences a verifiable decline in funds of two percent or more, and such amount could not be estimated or anticipated when the budget was adopted, provided that any decrease in appropriations shall not unduly affect any one officeholder. Before any reduction affecting an independently elected officeholder can occur, negotiations shall take place with all officeholders who receive funds from the affected category of funds in an attempt to cover the shortfall. The county shall follow the same procedures as required in sections 50.525 to 50.745 to decrease the annual budget, except that the notice provided for in section 50.600 shall be extended to thirty days for purposes of this subsection. Such notice shall include a published summary of the proposed reductions and an explanation of the shortfall. * 3. Any decrease in an appropriation authorized under subsection 2 of this section shall not impact any dedicated fund otherwise provided by law. * 4. County commissioners may reduce budgets of departments under their direct supervision and responsibility at any time without the restrictions imposed by this section. 5. Subsections 2, 3, and 4 of this section shall expire on July 1, 2027. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no charter county shall be restricted from amending its budget under and pursuant to the terms of its charter. (L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116 merged with H.B. 451, A.L. 2017 S.B. 95 merged with S.B. 112) *Subsections 2, 3, and 4 of this section expire 7-01-27.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.630 County commissions shall have power to authorize the transfer of any ...

50.630. County commissions shall have power to authorize the transfer of any unencumbered appropriation balance. — The county commission may authorize the transfer within the same fund of any unencumbered appropriation balance or any portion thereof from one spending agency under its jurisdiction to another; but this action shall be taken only on the recommendation of the budget officer and only during the last two months of the fiscal year, except that transfers from the emergency fund may be made at any time in the manner herein provided. (RSMo 1939 § 10929, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.640 Estimate of circuit court or circuit clerk, changed, how - disagreement ...

50.640. Estimate of circuit court or circuit clerk, changed, how — disagreement with county, escrow account equal to difference established — resolved, how. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all offices, departments, courts, institutions, commissions or other agencies spending moneys of the county shall perform the duties and observe the restrictions set forth in sections 50.540 to 50.630 relating to budget procedure and appropriations. The estimates of the circuit court, including all activities thereof and of the circuit clerk, shall be transmitted to the budget officer by the circuit clerk. The estimates of the circuit clerk shall bear the approval of the circuit court. The budget officer or the county commission shall not change the estimates of the circuit court or of the circuit clerk without the consent of the circuit court or the circuit clerk, respectively, but shall appropriate in the appropriation order the amounts estimated as originally submitted or as changed, with their consent. 2. If the county governing body deems the estimates of the circuit court to be unreasonable, the governing body may file a petition for review with the judicial finance commission on a form provided by the judicial finance commission after the estimates are included in the county budget. An amount equal to the difference between the estimates of the circuit court and the amounts deemed appropriate by the governing body shall be placed in a separate escrow account, and shall not be appropriated and expended until a final determination is made by the judicial finance commission under this subsection. The form provided by the judicial finance commission shall include an opportunity for the governing body and the circuit court to state their positions in a summary fashion. If a petition for review is filed, the circuit court shall have the burden of convincing the judicial finance commission that the amount estimated by it and included in the budget is reasonable. In determining if the circuit court estimate is reasonable, the judicial finance commission shall consider the expenditures necessary to support the circuit court in relation to the expenditures necessary for the administration of all other county functions, the actual or estimated operating deficit or surplus from prior years, all interest and debt redemption charges, all capital projects expenditures, and the total estimated available revenues from all sources available for financing the proposed expenditures. In determining the reasonableness of any budget estimate involving compensation, the judicial finance commission shall also consider compensation for county employees with similar duties, length of service and educational qualifications. The judicial finance commission shall immediately order a settlement conference to determine if the matter can be resolved before ordering briefs and oral argument. The judicial finance commission, to the maximum extent practicable, shall resolve the dispute prior to the beginning of the fiscal year in question, however, if the dispute is submitted within ninety days of the end of the fiscal year, the commission shall resolve the dispute within ninety days of the beginning of the subsequent fiscal year. The county governing body may file and prosecute a petition for review without representation by counsel. (RSMo 1939 § 10931, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1961 p. 463, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352, A.L. 2003 H.B. 613 merged with S.B. 465) (1967) This section applies to St. Louis County. State v. St. Louis County (Mo.), 421 S.W.2d 249. (1979) Funding in juvenile court for treatment program that began with funding grants from the Federal Government can be deleted from the budget of the juvenile court since the expenditures were not fixed by statute, absolutely reposed in discretion of juvenile court, or without which juvenile court would be unable to perform its function. In re 1979 Budget of Juvenile Court of St. Louis County (Mo.), 590 S.W.2d 900.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.641 Estimates - contents - covering circuit judges, associate circuit judges, ...

50.641. Estimates — contents — covering circuit judges, associate circuit judges, staffs, juvenile officers and juvenile court personnel. — 1. The estimates of the circuit court referred to in section 50.640 which are to be included within the county budget by the budget officers and the county commissions without change shall include those categories of expenditures to support the operations of the circuit court which are attributable to the business of the circuit judges, associate circuit judges and the staffs serving such judges. Such estimates shall also include those categories of expenditures to support the operations of all juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel within the circuit that are funded, in whole or in part, by the county. 2. Nothing contained in section 50.640 shall be construed as providing for the budgeting of county funds to fund the operation of municipal divisions of the circuit court. (L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352) (1982) Circuit judges do not have the authority to fix the salaries of deputy recorders of deeds in those counties where the offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds are combined, and such deputy recorders also act as deputy circuit clerks. State ex inf. Dietrich ex rel. Turpin v. Rush (Mo. banc), 636 S.W.2d 51.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.642 Presiding judge of circuit court to meet with county budget officer and ...

50.642. Presiding judge of circuit court to meet with county budget officer and county commission to discuss budget before filing estimate. — 1. The presiding judge of each circuit court, or the presiding judge's designee, shall, not later than fifteen days prior to filing the budget estimates with the county budget officer as required by section 50.640 , meet with the county commission and budget officer of each county or their respective designees, and confer and discuss with them the circuit court's estimates of its requirements for expenditures and its estimates of its revenues for the next budget year. After the presiding judge and county commissions or their representatives have met, conferred and discussed the estimates, the estimates of the circuit court shall be transmitted to the budget officer of each county in the same manner as provided by section 50.640 . 2. In all respects other than as provided in subsection 1 of this section, the budget of the circuit court shall follow the same course and be subject to the same rights, obligations and processes as otherwise provided by law. (L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352) CROSS REFERENCE: Circuit clerk and circuit court judge, St. Louis City, budget estimate procedure, 478.428

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.650 Liability of certain officers.

50.650. Liability of certain officers. — The accounting officer is personally liable on his bond for the amount of any obligation incurred by his erroneous certification as to the sufficiency of an appropriation or of a cash balance, or for any warrant drawn when there is not a sufficient amount unencumbered in the appropriation or a sufficient unencumbered cash balance in the fund to pay the warrant, or for the payment of any amount not legally owed by the county. Any officer purchasing any supplies, materials or equipment is liable personally and on his bond for the amount of any obligation he incurs against the county without first securing the proper certificate from the accounting officer. The other officers, as the county commission requires, shall each give surety bond in an amount fixed by order of the county commission for the faithful performance of his duties and for a correct accounting for all moneys and other property in his custody. The sufficiency of the sureties shall be approved by the county commission. Any premium on the bonds shall be paid by the county. (RSMo 1939 § 10933, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.660 Rules governing contracts.

50.660. Rules governing contracts. — All contracts shall be executed in the name of the county, or in the name of a township in a county with a township form of government, by the head of the department or officer concerned, except contracts for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal made by the officer in charge of purchasing in any county or township having the officer. No contract or order imposing any financial obligation on the county or township is binding on the county or township unless it is in writing and unless there is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which it is to be charged and a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation incurred and unless the contract or order bears the certification of the accounting officer so stating; except that in case of any contract for public works or buildings to be paid for from bond funds or from taxes levied for the purpose it is sufficient for the accounting officer to certify that the bonds or taxes have been authorized by vote of the people and that there is a sufficient unencumbered amount of the bonds yet to be sold or of the taxes levied and yet to be collected to meet the obligation in case there is not a sufficient unencumbered cash balance in the treasury. All contracts and purchases shall be let to the lowest and best bidder after due opportunity for competition, including advertising the proposed letting in a newspaper in the county or township with a circulation of at least five hundred copies per issue, if there is one, except that the advertising is not required in case of contracts or purchases involving an expenditure of less than twelve thousand dollars. It is not necessary to obtain bids on any purchase in the amount of twelve thousand dollars or less made from any one person, firm or corporation during any period of ninety days. All bids for any contract or purchase may be rejected and new bids advertised for. Contracts which provide that the person contracting with the county or township shall, during the term of the contract, furnish to the county or township at the price therein specified the supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal therein described, in the quantities required, and from time to time as ordered by the officer in charge of purchasing during the term of the contract, need not bear the certification of the accounting officer, as herein provided; but all orders for supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal shall bear the certification. In case of such contract, no financial obligation accrues against the county or township until the supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal are so ordered and the certificate furnished. (RSMo 1939 § 10932, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1957 p. 327, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1982 S.B. 691, A.L. 1995 H.B. 622, A.L. 1998 S.B. 917, A.L. 1999 S.B. 220, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22, A.L. 2012 S.B. 729, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.740 Commission to revise and amend estimates (counties of the third and fourth ...

50.740. Commission to revise and amend estimates (counties of the third and fourth classification). — 1. It is hereby made the first duty of the county commission in counties of classes three and four at its regular January term to go over the estimates and revise and amend the same in such way as to promote efficiency and economy in county government. The commission may alter or change any estimate as public interest may require and to balance the budget, first giving the person preparing supporting data an opportunity to be heard. After the county commission shall have revised the estimate it shall be the duty of the clerk of said commission forthwith to enter such revised estimate on the record of the said commission and the commission shall forthwith enter thereon its approval. 2. The county clerk shall within five days after the date of approval of such budget estimate file a certified copy thereof with the county treasurer, taking a receipt therefor, and he shall also forward a certified copy thereof to the state auditor by registered mail or by electronic means under subsection 4 of this section. The county treasurer shall not pay nor enter protest on any warrant except payroll for the current year until such budget estimate shall have been so filed. If any county treasurer shall pay or enter for protest any warrant except payroll before the budget estimate shall have been filed, as by sections 50.525 to 50.745 provided, the county treasurer shall be liable on the official bond for such act. Immediately upon receipt of the estimated budget the state auditor shall send to the county clerk the receipt therefor by registered mail or by electronic means under subsection 4 of this section. 3. Any order of the county commission of any county authorizing or directing the issuance of any warrant contrary to any provision of this law shall be void and of no binding force or effect; and any county clerk, county treasurer, or other officer participating in the issuance or payment of any such warrant shall be liable therefor upon the official bond. 4. For the purposes of fulfilling their respective requirements under subsection 2 of this section, the county clerk and state auditor may correspond with the other by email or other electronic system established by the state auditor for that purpose. (RSMo 1939 § 10917, A.L. 1965 p. 155, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2017 S.B. 112)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.745 State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties).

50.745. State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties). — The state auditor shall develop or approve adequate forms which will be used by counties of the third or fourth class in compliance with sections 50.525 to 50.745 . The state auditor is authorized to appoint committees of county commissioners and clerks to assist in developing such forms. (L. 1965 p. 155)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.750 Missouri products to be purchased by officers.

50.750. Missouri products to be purchased by officers. — Every county officer, agent or any governing body of any county in this state authorized to make purchases for use of their county shall purchase and use only those materials, products, supplies, provisions and other needed articles produced, manufactured, compounded, made or grown within the state of Missouri, when they are found in marketable quantities in the state and are of a quality suited to the purpose intended, and can be secured without additional cost over foreign products or products of other states; provided, however, that quality and fitness of articles shall be considered in purchasing or letting contracts for articles herein mentioned. (RSMo 1939 § 14616, A. 1949 H.B. 2007) Prior revision: 1929 § 13320

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.753 Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants.

50.753. Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants. — The county commission of any county may by order of the commission appoint some suitable person to the position of county purchasing agent. The purchasing agent shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission, and at such compensation as is determined by the commission. The county commission may appoint assistants for the purchasing agent and may fix their compensation. (L. 1955 p. 365 § 1, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.755 Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers.

50.755. Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers. — All county officers, officials or employees shall make known to the county purchasing agent, if one is appointed as herein provided, any and all requirements that may exist for the purchase of any and all articles needed for the proper conduct or duties of their office or position, and it shall be the duty of such purchasing agent, under the direction of the county commission, to investigate and determine if such article or articles are necessary and actually required for the proper conduct of the official business of the county. (L. 1955 p. 365 § 2, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.757 Purchasing agent, duties - bids rejected, when.

50.757. Purchasing agent, duties — bids rejected, when. — 1. It shall be the duty of the county purchasing agent, if one is appointed, to purchase all supplies of whatever kind or nature necessary for the conduct of the business of the county in all its departments; and the county shall not be liable for any debts except upon the written order of such purchasing agent, who shall make purchases only from those offering the lowest price, quality considered, and the purchasing agent is not authorized to purchase supplies of higher quality or price than is reasonably required for the purpose to which they are to be applied. 2. The purchasing agent may reject any or all bids for the sale of articles and supplies for the use of the county. (L. 1955 p. 365 § 3, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.760 Advertisement for bids, procedure for - purchase at public auctions - ...

50.760. Advertisement for bids, procedure for — purchase at public auctions — purchase order required (second class and certain first class counties). — 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of the county commission in all counties of the second class, and in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, if there is no purchasing agent appointed pursuant to section 50.753 , on or before the first day of February of each year, to estimate the kind and quantity of supplies, including any advertising or printing which the county may be required to do, required by law to be paid for out of the county funds, which will be necessary for the use of the several officers of such county for the following year, and to advertise for sealed bids and contract with the lowest and best bidder for such supplies. Before letting any such contract or contracts the commission shall cause notice that it will receive sealed bids for such supplies to be given by advertisement in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county, such notice to be published once per week for three consecutive weeks, the last insertion of which shall not be less than ten days before the date in said advertisement fixed for the letting of such contract or contracts, which shall be let on the first Monday in March, or on such other day and date as the commission may fix between the first Monday of March and the first Saturday after the second Monday in March next following the publication of such notice; except that if by the nature or quantity of any article or thing needed for any county officer in any county of this state to which sections 50.760 to 50.790 apply, the same may not be included in such contract at a saving to such county, then such article or thing may be purchased for such officer upon an order of the county commission first being made and entered as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 ; and except further, that if any supplies not included in such contract are required by any such officer or if the supplies included in such contract are exhausted then such article or thing may be purchased for such officer upon order of the county commission first being made and entered of record as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 . 2. The county commission may authorize the purchase of supplies, not including for contractual services, at any public auction held. 3. No contract for a purchase under this section shall arise until the commission has approved a purchase order for the supplies for which the bids were advertised and submitted under this section. (RSMo 1939 § 2513, A.L. 1945 p. 832, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.770 Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties).

50.770. Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties). — The word "supplies" , as used in sections 50.760 to 50.790 , means materials, equipment, contractual services, and shall be held and construed to include every article or thing, excluding utility services regulated under chapters 392 and 393, for which payment may by law be required to be made by the county, and including advertising and printing required to be done by the county. The term "purchase" includes the rental or leasing of any equipment, articles, or things. (RSMo 1939 § 2514, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.780 Commissions may permit officers to purchase supplies direct - liability ...

50.780. Commissions may permit officers to purchase supplies direct — liability therefor — preference in bids — waiver, when (second class and certain first class counties). — 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any county or township officer in any county to which sections 50.760 to 50.790 apply to purchase any supplies not contracted for as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 for the officer's official use and for which payment is by law required to be made by the county unless the officer shall first apply to and obtain from the county commission an order in writing and under the official seal of the commission for the purchase of such supplies, and in all cases where the supplies requested by such officer have been contracted for by the county commission as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 , the order shall be in the form of a requisition by said officer addressed to the person, firm, company or corporation with whom or which the county commission has made a contract for such supplies, and presented to the county commission for approval or disapproval; and unless approval be given such requisition shall not be filled and any such requisition filled without such approval shall not be paid for out of county funds. The county shall not be liable for any debts for supplies except debts contracted as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 . The best price and the quality of supplies shall be considered and supplies of a higher price or quality than is reasonably required for the purposes to which they are to be applied shall not be purchased or contracted for. Preference to merchants and dealers within their counties may be given by such commissioners, provided the price offered is not above that offered elsewhere. 2. The county commission may waive the requirement of competitive bids or proposals for supplies when the county commission has determined that there exists a threat to life, property, public health, or public safety or when immediate expenditure is necessary for repairs to county property in order to protect against further loss of, or damage to, county property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in county services or to ensure the integrity of county records. Emergency procurements shall be made with as much competition as is practicable under the circumstances. After an emergency procurement is made by the county commission, the nature of the emergency and the vote approving the procurement shall be noted in the minutes of the next regularly scheduled meeting. (RSMo 1939 § 2515, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.783 Waiver of competitive bid requirements, when - rescission of waiver, when - ...

50.783. Waiver of competitive bid requirements, when — rescission of waiver, when — single feasible source purchases — exception for Boone and Greene counties. — 1. The county commission may waive the requirement of competitive bids or proposals for supplies when the commission has determined in writing and entered into the commission minutes that there is only a single feasible source for the supplies. Immediately upon discovering that other feasible sources exist, the commission shall rescind the waiver and proceed to procure the supplies through the competitive processes as described in this chapter. A single feasible source exists when: (1) Supplies are proprietary and only available from the manufacturer or a single distributor; or (2) Based on past procurement experience, it is determined that only one distributor services the region in which the supplies are needed; or (3) Supplies are available at a discount from a single distributor for a limited period of time. 2. On any single feasible source purchase where the estimated expenditure is over twelve thousand dollars, the commission shall post notice of the proposed purchase and advertise the commission's intent to make such purchase in at least one daily and one weekly newspaper of general circulation in such places as are most likely to reach prospective bidders or offerors and may provide such information through an electronic medium available to the general public at least ten days before the contract is to be let. 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2 of this section to the contrary, on any single feasible service purchase by any county of the first classification with more than one hundred fifty thousand but fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants or any county of the first classification with more than two hundred sixty thousand but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants where the estimated expenditure is over twelve thousand dollars, the commission shall post notice of the proposed purchase and advertise the commission's intent to make such purchase in at least one daily and one weekly newspaper of general circulation in such places as are most likely to reach prospective bidders or offerors and may provide such information through an electronic medium available to the general public at least ten days before the contract is to be let. (L. 2005 H.B. 58, A.L. 2012 S.B. 729, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.784 Procurement authority delegation permitted, when - accepting department's ...

50.784. Procurement authority delegation permitted, when — accepting department's duties. — The county commission may, when in the commission's best judgment it is in the best interests of the county, delegate the commission's procurement authority under this chapter to an individual county department; provided, however, that each instance of single feasible source purchasing authority in excess of five thousand dollars under section 50.783 shall be specifically delegated by the commission. The delegation may allow county departments to negotiate the purchase of services for patients, residents, or clients with funds appropriated for this purpose. In accepting this delegated authority the department acknowledges its ability to, and agrees to, fulfill all of the requirements of this chapter in making purchases and entering into contracts and keeping records. No claim for payment based upon any purchase under this section shall be certified by the commission unless accompanied by such documentation of compliance with the provisions of this chapter as the commission may require. Any department that fails to fulfill all such requirements may have its delegated authority rescinded by the commission. A full and detailed listing of vendors, supplies purchased, and warrants issued for single or multiple source payments shall be retained by the custodian of records. (L. 2005 H.B. 58)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.790 Duties of commissioners - violation of law - penalty (second class and ...

50.790. Duties of commissioners — violation of law — penalty (second class and certain first class counties). — It shall hereafter be unlawful for the commissioners of the county commission of any county of this state to which sections 50.760 to 50.790 apply to draw, or authorize the drawing of, any check or county warrant, or other order for the payment of money for any supplies for any county officer for which an order or requisition has not first been obtained as in sections 50.760 to 50.790 required. Whosoever shall violate the provisions of this law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that if any such commissioner shall be absent at the time, or shall cause his protest against such action to be entered in the minutes of the commission, when any violation of this law is ordered by the other commissioners of such commission, he shall not be deemed to have violated the provisions of this law. (RSMo 1939 § 2516)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.815 Financial statement of county, when published, contents - certificate, ...

50.815. Financial statement of county, when published, contents — certificate, penalty (certain counties). — 1. On or before June thirtieth of each year, the county commission of each county of the first, second, third, or fourth classification shall, with the assistance of the county clerk or other officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statement, prepare and publish in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county, as provided under section 493.050 , a financial statement of the county for the year ending the preceding December thirty-first. 2. The financial statement shall show at least the following: (1) A summary of the receipts of each fund of the county for the year; (2) A summary of the disbursements and transfers of each fund of the county for the year; (3) A statement of the cash balance at the beginning and at the end of the year for each fund of the county; (4) A summary of delinquent taxes and other due bills for each fund of the county; (5) A summary of warrants of each fund of the county outstanding at the end of the year; (6) A statement of bonded indebtedness, if any, at the beginning and at the end of the year for each fund of the county; (7) A statement of the tax levies of each fund of the county for the year; and (8) The name, office, and current gross annual salary of each elected or appointed county official. 3. The financial statement need not show specific disbursements, warrants issued, or the names of specific payees except to comply with subdivision (8) of subsection 2 of this section, but every individual warrant, voucher, receipt, court order and all other items, records, documents and other information which are not specifically required to be retained by the officer having initial charge thereof shall be filed on or before the date of publication of the financial statement prescribed by subsection 1 of this section in the office of the county clerk. The county clerk or other officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statement shall preserve the same, 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, and shall cause the same to be available for inspection during normal business hours on the request of any person, for a period of five years following the date of filing in his or her office, after which five-year period these records may be disposed of according to law unless they are the subject of a legal suit pending at the expiration of that period. 4. At the end of the financial statement, each commissioner of the county commission and the county clerk shall sign and append the following certificate: 5. Any person falsely certifying to any fact covered by the certificate is liable on his or her bond and is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or by confinement in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and confinement. Any person charged with preparing the financial report who willfully or knowingly makes a false report of any record is, in addition to the penalties otherwise provided for in this section, guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to imprisonment by the division of corrections for a term of not less than two years nor more than five years. (L. 1973 H.B. 669, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606, A.L. 2025 H.B. 199 merged with S.B. 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.820 Statement, how published - duties of state auditor (certain counties).

50.820. Statement, how published — duties of state auditor (certain counties). — 1. The statement required by section 50.815 shall be set in the standard column width measure which will take the least space and the publisher shall file two proofs of publication with the county commission and the commission shall forward one proof to the state auditor and shall file the other in the office of the commission. 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. The county commission shall pay the publisher upon the filing of proof of publication with the commission. After verification, the state auditor shall notify the commission that proof of publication has been received and that it complies with the requirements of this section. 2. The statement shall be spread on the record of the commission and for this purpose the publisher shall be required to furnish the commission with at least two copies of the statement which may be placed in the record. 3. The state auditor shall notify the county treasurer immediately of the receipt of the proof of publication of the statement. After the first day of July of each year the county treasurer shall not pay or enter for protest any warrant for the pay of any of the county commission until notice is received from the state auditor that the required proof of publication has been filed. 4. The state auditor shall prepare sample forms for financial statements required by section 50.815 and shall provide the same to the county clerk of each county of the first, second, third, or fourth classification in this state, but failure of the auditor to supply such forms shall not in any way excuse any person from the performance of any duty imposed by this section or by section 50.815 . If any county officer fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section or section 50.815 , the county officer shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be liable on his or her official bond for dereliction of duty. (L. 1973 H.B. 669, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606, A.L. 2025 H.B. 199 merged with S.B. 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.850 Counties reimbursed for expense of prosecuting crimes committed within ...

50.850. Counties reimbursed for expense of prosecuting crimes committed within state correctional facilities, how computed, limitation. — The office of administration may reimburse counties, out of funds appropriated by the general assembly, for expenses related to the prosecution of crimes occurring within institutions under the supervision and management of the department of corrections. Such expenses shall not exceed fifty percent of expenses. The amount of reimbursement may be based on the number of cases referred for prosecution, the number of cases filed or the number of cases tried. (L. 1988 H.B. 1340 & 1348 § 10 subsec. 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.853 Counties, third and fourth class, reimbursed for expenses of prosecution in ...

50.853. Counties, third and fourth class, reimbursed for expenses of prosecution in capital cases, requirements of negative financial situation — funding. — In addition the office of administration may reimburse counties of the third and fourth class, out of funds appropriated by the general assembly, for expenses related to trial of capital cases. Such expenses shall not exceed fifty percent of expenses. The amount of reimbursement shall be for actual expenses incurred by the county for capital cases tried. The reimbursement set forth under this section shall be limited to counties which were at the time of the trial in a negative financial situation and * to counties which would be placed in a negative financial situation as a result of the trial. The county requesting reimbursement under this section shall furnish the office of administration required proof of the negative financial situation in order to avail itself of this act. The request for funds under this section shall be included in the appropriations request of the office of administration. (L. 1988 H.B. 1340 & 1348 § 10 subsec. 2) *Word "and" does not appear in original rolls, an apparent typographical error.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1000 Definitions.

50.1000. Definitions. — As used in sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 , the following words and terms mean: (1) "Annuity" , annual payments, made in equal monthly installments, to a retired member from funds provided for in, or authorized by, the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 ; (2) "Average final compensation" , the monthly average of the two highest years of annual compensation received by the member; (3) "Board of directors" or "board" , the board of directors established by the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 ; (4) "Compensation" , all salary and other compensation payable to a county employee for personal services rendered as a county employee, but not including travel and mileage reimbursement, and not including compensation in excess of the limit imposed by 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(17); (5) "County" , each county in the state, except any city not within a county and counties of the first classification with a charter form of government; (6) "Creditable service" , a member's period of employment as an employee, including the member's prior service, except as provided in sections 50.1090 and 50.1140 ; (7) "Effective date of the establishment of the system" , August 28, 1994, the date the retirement system was established; (8) "Employee" , any county elective or appointive officer or employee who is hired and fired by the county or by the circuit court located in a county of the first classification without a charter form of government which is not participating in LAGERS, whose work and responsibilities are directed and controlled by the county or by the circuit court located in a county of the first classification without a charter form of government which is not participating in LAGERS, who is compensated directly from county funds, and whose position requires the actual performance of duties during not less than one thousand hours per year, except county prosecuting attorneys covered pursuant to sections 56.800 to 56.840 , circuit clerks and deputy circuit clerks covered under the Missouri state retirement system and county sheriffs covered pursuant to sections 57.949 to 57.997 in each county of the state, except for any city not within a county and any county of the first classification having a charter form of government; (9) "LAGERS" , the local government employees' retirement system presently codified at sections 70.600 to 70.755 ; (10) "Primary Social Security amount" , the old age insurance benefit pursuant to Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) payable to a member at age sixty-two. The primary Social Security amount shall be determined pursuant to the Social Security Act as in effect at the time the employee's normal annuity pursuant to section 50.1060 is determined. Such determination shall be at the time that creditable service ends without assuming any future increases in compensation, any future increases in the taxable wage base, any changes in the formulas used pursuant to the Social Security Act, or any future increases in the consumer price index. However, it shall be assumed that the employee will continue to receive compensation at the same rate as that received at the time the determination is being made, until the member reaches age sixty-two. Only compensation with respect to creditable service as a county employee shall be considered, and the first year of compensation as a county employee shall be regressed at three percent per year with respect to years prior to the period of creditable service; (11) "Prior service" , service of a member rendered prior to August 28, 1994, the effective date of the establishment of the system; (12) "Required beginning date" , the April first of the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the member reaches age seventy and one-half, or the calendar year in which the member retires; (13) "Retirement fund" or "fund" , the funds held by the county employees' retirement system; (14) "Retirement system" or "system" , the county employees' retirement system authorized by the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 ; (15) "Target replacement ratio" : (a) Eighty percent, if a member's average final compensation is thirty thousand dollars or less; (b) Seventy-seven percent, if a member's average final compensation is forty thousand dollars or less, but greater than thirty thousand dollars; (c) Seventy-two percent, if a member's average final compensation is fifty thousand dollars or less, but greater than forty thousand dollars; (d) Seventy percent, if a member's average final compensation is greater than fifty thousand dollars. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2001 S.B. 274) (2000) Circuit court employees, whose work and responsibilities are controlled by the circuit court as a division of the state, are not "county employees" qualified to participate in county retirement system. Boone County v. County Employees' Retirement Fund, 26 S.W.3d 257 (Mo.App.W.D.). (2009) Statutory exclusion of juvenile office personnel from membership in County Employees' Retirement Fund is not clearly arbitrary or otherwise unconstitutional. Alderson v. State, 273 S.W.3d 533 (Mo.banc).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1010 Fund authorized, management - apportionment of benefits.

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 administration and the investment of the funds of such county employees' retirement fund. If insufficient funds are generated to provide the benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1200 , the board shall apportion the benefits according to the funds available. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 50.1000 to 50.1200 to the contrary, an individual who is in a job classification that the retirement system finds not eligible for coverage under the retirement system as of September 1, 2001, shall not be considered an employee for purposes of coverage in the retirement system, unless adequate additional funds are provided for the costs associated with such coverage. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 2, A.L. 2001 S.B. 274) (2009) Statutory exclusion of juvenile office personnel from membership in County Employees' Retirement Fund is not clearly arbitrary or otherwise unconstitutional. Alderson v. State, 273 S.W.3d 533 (Mo.banc).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1020 Source of funds, delinquent tax penalties - county assessor, duties - ...

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 shall be used to fund sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 . 3. In all counties, except counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and any city not within a county, the penalties provided in sections 137.280 and 137.345 shall be deposited in the county employees' retirement fund. Any interest derived from the collection and investment of any part of the penalties shall also be credited to the county employees' retirement fund. All penalties and interest shall be transmitted to the board monthly by the county treasurer. The county assessor shall maintain a written or electronic log reflecting number of assessment notices sent, number of personal property lists that were not returned by the deadline established by law, number of penalties waived and the reason for waiving such penalty. 4. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, pending final settlement of taxes collected by the county collector, the county collector shall deposit all money collected in interest-bearing deposits within twenty-four hours after the close of business each day collections are received, except on Fridays of each week or on days prior to a state or national holiday, in a financial institution and all interest or other gain on such deposits shall be paid to the county treasurer and shall be credited to the political subdivision for which the funds were collected. 5. Each county clerk, except in counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and any city not within a county, shall make the payroll deductions mandated pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 of section 50.1040 , and the county treasurer shall transmit these moneys monthly to the board for deposit into the county employees' retirement fund. 6. Each county, except counties of the first classification with a charter form of government and any city not within a county, shall deposit in the county employees' retirement fund each payroll period ending after December 31, 2002, an amount equal to four percent of the compensation paid in such payroll period to each employee hired or rehired by that county on or after February 25, 2002. Such deposit shall be paid out of the county funds or, at the county's election, in whole or in part through payroll deduction as described in subsection 2 of section 50.1040 . All amounts due pursuant to this subsection shall be transmitted by the county treasurer to the county employees' retirement fund immediately following the payroll period for which such amounts are due. Each county clerk shall maintain a written or electronic log reflecting the employees hired or rehired by such county on or after February 25, 2002, the amount of each such employee's compensation, and the dollar amount due each payroll period by the county pursuant to this subsection with respect to each such employee, and shall provide such log to the county employees' retirement fund immediately following the payroll period for which such amounts are due. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 3, A.L. 1997 S.B. 194, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455) Effective 7-11-02

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1030 Board of directors, election, appointment by the governor, term, powers, ...

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 and the system and the investment of the funds of the system are vested in a board of directors of eleven persons. Nine directors shall be elected by a secret ballot vote of the county employee members of this state. Two directors, who have no beneficiary interest in the system, shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than one director at any one time shall be employed by the same elected county office. Directors shall be chosen for terms of four years from the first day of January next following their election. It shall be the responsibility of the board to establish procedures for the conduct of future elections of directors and such procedures shall be approved by a majority vote by secret ballot by members of the system. The board shall have all powers and duties that are necessary and proper to enable it, its officers, employees and agents to fully and effectively carry out all the purposes of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 . 2. The board of directors shall elect one of their number as chairman and one of their number as vice chairman and may employ an administrator who shall serve as secretary to the board. The board shall hold regular meetings at least once each quarter. Board meetings shall be held in Jefferson City. Other meetings may be called as necessary by the chairman. Notice of such meetings shall be given in accordance with chapter 610 . 3. The board of directors shall retain an actuary as technical advisor to the board. 4. The board of directors shall retain investment counsel to be an investment advisor to the board. 5. The board shall arrange for annual audits of the Missouri county employees' retirement system and the operations of the board by a certified public accountant or by a firm of certified public accountants. 6. The board of directors shall serve without compensation for their services, but each director shall be paid out of the funds of the system for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties authorized by the board. 7. The board of directors shall be allowed administrative costs for the operation of the system to be paid out of the funds of the system. 8. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection. It shall annually prepare a report showing the financial condition of the system. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, an auditor's opinion, financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, an actuary's certification along with actuarial assumptions and financial solvency tests. 9. The board shall conduct an annual review, to determine if, among other things, the following actions are actuarially feasible: (1) An adjustment to the formula described in section 50.1060 , subject to the limitations of subsection 4 of section 50.1060 ; (2) An adjustment in the flat dollar pension benefit credit described in subsection 1 of section 50.1060 ; (3) The cost-of-living increase as described in section 50.1070 ; (4) An adjustment in the matching contribution described in section 50.1230 ; (5) An adjustment in the twenty-five year service cap on creditable service; (6) An adjustment to the target replacement ratio; or (7) An additional benefit or enhancement which will improve the quality of life of future retirees. Based upon the findings of the actuarial review, the board may vote to change none, one, or more than one of the above items, subject to the actuarial guidelines outlined in section 50.1031 . (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 4, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1031 Benefit adjustments, required assets-to-liability ratio - frequency of ...

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. No benefit adjustment shall be adopted which causes the funded ratio to fall more than five percent. 2. Adjustments may be made no more frequently than once every twelve months. 3. Any adjustment or combination of adjustments within a twelve-month period may increase the actuarially determined, normally required annual contribution as a percentage of payroll no more than one percent. 4. Adjustments, other than those in subdivision (3) of subsection 9 of section 50.1030 , will apply only with respect to active employees on the effective date of any adjustment. (L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1032 Board to adopt rules for administration of retirement system.

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 H.B. 260, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1034 Correction of errors - false statements - benefits not paid to survivor or ...

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 occurred, the board shall correct such error and, as far as practicable, make future payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid, and to this end may recover any overpayment. 2. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of the system, in an attempt to defraud the system is subject to fine or imprisonment pursuant to the Missouri revised statutes. 3. The board of trustees of the county employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any survivor or beneficiary who is charged with the intentional killing of a member without legal excuse or justification. A survivor or beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the survivor or beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the survivor or beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge. (L. 1997 S.B. 11)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1036 Errors, false statements, false records, consequences.

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 practicable, make future payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid, and to this end may recover any overpayment. 2. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of the system, in an attempt to defraud the system is subject to fine or imprisonment pursuant to the Missouri revised statutes. (L. 1997 H.B. 331 § 50.1036, subsecs. 1, 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1038 Survivor or beneficiary charged with intentional killing of member, ...

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 who is charged with the intentional killing of a member without legal excuse or justification. A survivor or beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no * longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the survivor or beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the survivor or beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge. (L. 1997 H.B. 331 § 50.1036, subsec. 3) *Word "not" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1040 Membership in system - payroll deduction for nonLAGERS members - opting out ...

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 system who is employed as a county employee as defined in section 50.1000 and who is hired and fired by the county and whose work and responsibilities are directed and controlled by the county and who is compensated directly from county funds shall become a member of the system. Such membership shall continue as long as the person continues to be an employee, or receives benefits pursuant to the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 . 2. A member who is not a member of LAGERS shall be subject to a payroll deduction equal to two percent of the member's compensation. In addition, in order to meet the deposit required by subsection 6 of section 50.1020 , a county may, in its discretion, subject any member, including a member of LAGERS, hired or rehired by that county on or after February 25, 2002, to an additional payroll deduction not to exceed four percent of the member's compensation. Such additional payroll deduction shall be used exclusively for the deposit in the county employees' retirement fund pursuant to subsection 6 of section 50.1020 . Any payroll deduction pursuant to this subsection shall constitute the member's required contribution to the plan and shall be designated as an employer "pick-up" contribution, as described in 26 U.S.C. 414(h)(2). A member may not waive this contribution, or terminate this contribution requirement by opting out of the retirement system. 3. A county employee who is a member on January 1, 2000, and a county employee who is hired after January 1, 2000, shall not be permitted to opt out of the retirement system; except that, before January 1, 2000, a county employee did have the right to opt out of the retirement system. County employees who exercised this opt-out option must wait three years from the date the opt-out decision was made before becoming a member. After this three-year period has elapsed, the employee shall have a three-month period to opt into the system. If the employee opts into the system, such employee shall be subject to a payroll deduction of two percent, or one percent if the employee is also a member of the LAGERS, of the compensation received from the date the county employee opted out of the system, plus interest equal to the current prime rate plus two percent, to purchase all or part of this period of employment as creditable service. The payroll deduction shall be made in equal monthly installments for a time agreed to by the employee and the board, but in no event longer than four years. 4. An employee may opt into the retirement system, after having opted out, without purchasing any portion of his or her earlier service as creditable service. In such event, the deduction described in subsection 3 of this section shall not be imposed, and the employee shall become vested in the system after eight years of subsequent uninterrupted service. 5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, an employee who opted out of the retirement system before January 1, 2000, shall not be permitted to opt back into the system after January 1, 2000, unless the employee opts in, in accordance with the procedures of subsection 3 or 4 of this section, immediately following the expiration of the three-year opt-out period that includes January 1, 2000. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 5, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455) Effective 7-11-02

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1050 Normal annuity, qualifications.

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)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1060 Normal annuity, amount, limitation - board to recommend adjustments to formula.

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, up to a maximum of twenty-five years; or (2) An amount determined according to the formula: the target replacement ratio applicable to the member times the member's average final compensation minus the member's monthly primary Social Security amount and that times the member's years of creditable service, up to a maximum of twenty-five years, divided by twenty-five or ((TRR x AFC) - PSSA) x (CS ÷ by 25). 2. The normal annuity of a retired member who is also a member of LAGERS shall be sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the normal annuity determined pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. 3. As provided in subsection 1 of section 50.1150 , the normal annuity of a member shall not be less than the annuity the member had earned as of the day before January 1, 2000, under the terms of the retirement system in effect on that date. 4. The board may recommend to the general assembly adjustments to the formulas described in this section, provided: (1) The recommended adjustment to the formula is actuarially feasible; and (2) The adjustment does not reduce the annuity a member had earned as of the date of the adjustment; provided, however, that the provisions of section 50.1010 apply and the board is authorized to apportion benefits if funds are not available to pay accrued benefits. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 7, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1070 Increase in benefits, limitation - determination - waiver of increase.

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 preceding year equal to the increase in the consumer price index calculated in accordance with subsection 2 of this section, provided however that such automatic increase shall not exceed one percent in any year. The total increase in the amount of benefits received pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not exceed fifty percent of the initial benefit which the member received upon retirement. 2. For the purposes of this section, any increase in the consumer price index shall be determined by the board in February of each year, based upon the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year over the consumer price index for the calendar year immediately prior thereto. Any increase so determined shall be applied by the board in calculating any benefit increases that become payable pursuant to this section for the twelve-month period beginning with the July first immediately following such determination. 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a member from waiving his or her right to receive an annual increase provided pursuant to this section. The waiver shall be final as to the annual increase waived. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 8, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1080 What calculators apply.

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)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1090 Creditable service - special consultant, duty, compensation - limitation - ...

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. In addition, absences for sickness or injury of less than twelve months shall be counted as creditable service. However, a member who opted out of the retirement system but has rejoined the system shall not receive creditable service for either the period the employee opted out of the system or employment before August 28, 1994, unless the member purchases his or her creditable service in accordance with subsection 3 of section 50.1040 . 2. Any county employee as defined in section 50.1000 who was employed on January 1, 1990, and who was not employed on August 28, 1994, and who had prior service as a county employee for at least eight years may apply to the board and shall be made and employed by the board of trustees as a special consultant on the problems of retirement for the remainder of the person's life. Upon request of the board, the consultant shall give opinions or be available to give opinions in writing or orally in response to such requests. As compensation the consultant may elect to become a member of the system and purchase a portion of such prior service as prior creditable service. The election shall be made in writing to the board at the time the person applies to be made a consultant pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The purchase shall be, for those who are not also members of the local government employees' retirement system, at the rate of three percent of the retiring member's average final compensation times the number of years purchased. The purchase for those who are also members of the local government employees' retirement system will be at the rate of two percent of the retiring member's average final compensation times the number of years purchased. Fifty percent of the purchase of prior creditable service shall be made prior to receiving retirement benefits and the balance may be in one lump sum payment at the time of application for appointment as a consultant or may be deducted in equal monthly installments from the retirement benefits paid to the consultant over a period of years to be agreed upon by the consultant and the board but not to exceed four years. If the consultant dies prior to payment of the full amount due, no further payment shall be due and the surviving spouse of the deceased shall receive the benefits required pursuant to the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 . 3. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as authorizing or permitting the accumulation of prior creditable service to an extent that a retired member would receive or be eligible to receive benefits in excess of those permitted for qualifying public retirement plans pursuant to federal tax law. 4. The county employees' retirement system shall be responsible for verifying all members' records with those of the local government employees' retirement systems and with any other applicable plans to ensure compliance with 26 U.S.C. Section 415. 5. Before January 1, 2000, an employee's creditable service did not include the employee's prior service unless it was purchased in accordance with the provisions of this section in effect before January 1, 2000. Since, on or after January 1, 2000, a county employee's prior service is included in creditable service, an active employee who is a member of the retirement system may request the refund of any voluntary early buyback contribution made to purchase prior service in accordance with procedures to be established by the board. The refund shall not apply to contributions made in accordance with section 50.1040 , whether made before, on or after January 1, 2000, or with this section in effect before January 1, 2000. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 10, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1100 Retirement, application, payment of annuity, restriction - exception, ...

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 retire pursuant to the provisions of section 50.1050 , and upon the member's submission of a written application to the board setting forth at what time, not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days subsequent to the execution and filing of the application, the member desires to be retired. The payment of the annuity shall begin as of the first day of the calendar month coincident with or next following the date specified by the member, but shall begin no later than the required beginning date. Notwithstanding the member's eligibility, no member shall receive such annuity while serving as an employee of the county; except that, a member may work as an employee of the county for less than one thousand hours in a calendar year and be eligible to receive the annuity. Such part-time service shall not increase or change the member's annuity. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 11, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1110 Options in lieu of normal annuity, election - survivorship benefit.

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 a member, the member may elect in the member's application for retirement to receive the actuarial equivalent of the member's normal annuity in reduced monthly payments for life during retirement with the provision that upon the member's death, either one hundred percent, seventy-five percent or fifty percent of the reduced normal annuity, as elected by the member, shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the member's beneficiary. 3. The election may be made only in the application for retirement and such application shall be filed prior to the date on which the retirement of the member is to be effective. A member shall not be permitted to change the form of benefit elected or the designated beneficiary after benefits commence to him, even if the designated beneficiary dies before the member. 4. If a member dies after completing eight or more years of creditable service, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to survivorship benefits under the fifty-percent annuity option as set forth in this section. If the member was age sixty-two or older at death, the surviving spouse's benefit will commence the first day of the month following the member's death. If the member was under age sixty-two at death, the surviving spouse's benefits will commence on the first day of the month following the date the member would have attained age sixty-two had the member lived. Alternatively, the surviving spouse may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent benefit payable on the first day of any month following the date of the member's death and prior to the date the member would have attained age sixty-two, reduced for early commencement. 5. Actuarial equivalence shall be determined in accordance with assumptions adopted by the board after consulting with the actuary of the retirement system. 6. If a member dies prior to retirement and after completing eight or more years of * service and there is no surviving spouse, the member's designated beneficiary shall be entitled to receive a refund of the member's contributions under section 50.1040 . If there is no designated beneficiary, the contributions shall be paid to the member's estate. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 12, A.L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al.) *Word "of" does not appear in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1120 Death of beneficiary, reversion of normal annuity.

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 received a reduced annuity during his or her lifetime and the member's beneficiary precedes the member in death, the member's benefit shall revert, effective the next month following the death of the member's beneficiary, to an amount equal to his or her normal annuity at the time of retirement plus any cost-of-living or other increases that the member may have received prior to the member's beneficiary's death. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 13, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1130 Death benefit.

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 accumulated contributions standing to his or her credit in the fund shall be paid to the designated beneficiary of every active member upon his or her death or, if the member fails to designate a beneficiary, then to the member's surviving spouse or, if there is no spouse, then in equal shares to the member's surviving children. If there is neither a surviving spouse or surviving children, then the benefit shall be paid to the active member's estate. 2. If the member executes a beneficiary designation form and lists more than one beneficiary but fails to list the percentage of benefit that each beneficiary should receive, then the benefit shall be divided equally among the named beneficiaries. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 14, A.L. 1997 S.B. 194, A.L. 2012 S.B. 625)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1140 Termination of employment, forfeit of rights, refund - deferred annuity ...

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 forfeit all rights in the fund, including the member's accrued creditable service as of the date of the member's termination of employment, but may receive any refund of contributions to which the member is entitled pursuant to subsection 3 of this section or subsection 1 of section 50.1130 . 2. A member who terminates employment with at least eight years of creditable service shall be entitled to an annuity from the fund, determined in accordance with the formula described in section 50.1060 . The member may elect to defer the receipt of his or her annuity, until the member's attainment of age sixty-two, or the member may elect to begin receiving his or her annuity on the first day of any month following the later of the date of termination of employment or age fifty-five. If the member begins receiving an annuity before age sixty-two and termination of employment occurs on or after age fifty-five, the annuity shall be reduced by four-tenths of one percent for each month the commencement date of the annuity precedes age sixty-two, and an additional three-tenths of one percent for each month the commencement date of the annuity precedes age sixty. 3. In the event a member ceases to be a member other than by death before the date the member becomes vested in the system, the member shall be paid, upon his or her written application filed with the board, the member's accumulated contributions standing to his or her credit in the members' deposit fund. 4. A former member who has forfeited creditable service may have the creditable service restored by again becoming an employee, completing a total of eight years of uninterrupted creditable service, and purchasing the forfeited service by paying into the fund the forfeited amount previously refunded to the participant or credited to the participant's county plus interest equal to the current prime rate plus two percent. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 15, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1599, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2012 S.B. 625)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1150 Law not to affect certain rights - discrimination prohibited.

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 otherwise accrue pursuant to sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 as a result of services rendered by an employee after such alteration, amendment or repeal. 2. No membership or benefits pursuant to the provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall be denied to any employee or spouse, other than the limitations provided in sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 , because of age, sex, race, national origin or religious beliefs. 3. The provisions of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall be administered in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1160 Effect upon eligibility for other retirement systems.

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 pension system, or in any way have the effect of reducing retirement benefits in such systems, or reducing compensation or mileage reimbursement of employees, anything to the contrary notwithstanding. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 17, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1170 Applicability.

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 of sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 , as amended, shall apply to any county employee whose employment terminates on or after January 1, 2000. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 18, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1175 Pension benefits and retirement allowances, exempt from attachment, ...

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 contributions, allowance options, property, or right created by or accrued, accruing or paid to any person pursuant to sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 , including any defined contribution account created pursuant to sections 50.1210 to 50.1260 and any deferred compensation plan created pursuant to section 50.1300 shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, writ of sequestration, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, a qualified domestic relations order as defined in 26 U.S.C. Section 414(p) or 29 U.S.C. Section 1056(d), or any other domestic relations order or to any other claim or process of law whatsoever except for the collection of child support and maintenance after a member begins receiving payments, and shall be unassignable except as specifically provided in sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 . (L. 2000 H.B. 1808) Effective 7-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1180 Law not to apply to certain political subdivisions.

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 sections 50.1000 to 50.1300 shall lose any of those benefits accrued because the county where the employee serves or served subsequently adopts a charter or constitutional form of government and the county shall continue to assess and collect all fees and penalties provided pursuant to law to fund the county employees' retirement fund. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 19, A.L. 1997 S.B. 194, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1190 Recorder of deeds, extra fees, deposit.

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 a six-dollar fee on all documents recorded or filed. The recorder shall transfer monthly all such fees and interest to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall forthwith transmit such fees and interest to the board for deposit in the county employees' retirement fund. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 20)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1200 Ex officio collector, fees, deposit.

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 all delinquent and back taxes and these additional fees shall be transmitted monthly to the board for deposit in the county employees' retirement fund. (L. 1994 S.B. 579 § 21)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1210 Contribution accounts established, board and nonLAGERS members to ...

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 system. In addition, members of the retirement system who are not members of LAGERS shall contribute to this defined contribution program. The board's contributions shall be made from the revenues described in subsections 1 and 3 of section 50.1020 , and sections 50.1190 and 50.1200 , but only if it is determined that the entire amount of such revenues need not be contributed to the retirement system described in sections 50.1000 to 50.1200 in order to keep such retirement system actuarially sound. The provisions of sections 50.1220 to 50.1260 shall apply exclusively to the program described in this section. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1220 NonLAGERS member contribution, amount.

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 made by payroll deduction. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1230 Matching contributions by board, when, rules - matching contributions by ...

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 contributions to the deferred compensation program described in section 50.1300 during the calendar year for which the contribution is made shall be eligible to receive an allocation of this contribution. Generally, the board shall allocate matching contributions pro rata, on the basis of a member's contributions to the deferred compensation program described in section 50.1300 . However, the board shall follow these rules in making this allocation: (1) Board matching contributions allocated to a member who is not a member of LAGERS shall not exceed the lesser of (i) three percent of such nonLAGERS member's compensation for the calendar year or (ii) fifty percent of such nonLAGERS member's contributions to the deferred compensation program described in section 50.1300 ; (2) Board matching contributions allocated to a member who is a member of LAGERS shall not exceed the lesser of (i) one and one-half percent of such member's compensation for the calendar year or (ii) twenty-five percent of such member's contributions to the deferred compensation program described in section 50.1300 ; (3) The board shall set a specific matching percentage for each calendar year. Unless otherwise provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the matching contribution allocated to a nonLAGERS member shall be such matching percentage, multiplied by the member's contributions to the deferred compensation program for the calendar year. Unless otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the board matching contribution allocated to a member who is also a LAGERS member shall be one-half of the matching percentage, multiplied by the member's contributions to the deferred compensation program for the calendar year. 2. In addition to matching contributions made by the board pursuant to the aforementioned criteria, a county shall also be entitled to make matching contributions to defined contribution accounts of members employed by such county in accordance with the rules and regulations formulated and adopted by the board from time to time. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2001 S.B. 274) Effective 1-01-02

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1240 Bookkeeping account established.

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 county employees' retirement fund described in subdivision (13) of section 50.1000 and shall share in the gains and losses of this retirement system. A member's matching account shall be valued as of the last day of each calendar year quarter. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1250 Forfeiture of contributions, when - reversion of forfeitures - distribution ...

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 of his or her defined contribution account attributable to board matching contributions or county matching contributions pursuant to section 50.1230 . The proceeds of such forfeiture shall be applied towards matching contributions made by the board for the calendar year in which the forfeiture occurs. If the board does not approve a matching contribution, then forfeitures shall revert to the county employees' retirement fund. The proceeds of such forfeiture with respect to county matching contributions shall be applied toward matching contributions made by the respective county in accordance with rules prescribed by the board. 2. A member shall be eligible to receive a distribution of the member's defined contribution account in such form selected by the member as permitted under and in accordance with the rules and regulations formulated and adopted by the board from time to time, and commencing as soon as administratively feasible following separation from service, unless the member elects to receive the account balance at a later time, but no later than his or her required beginning date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of a member's defined contribution account balance is one thousand dollars or less at the time of the member's separation from service, without respect to any board-matching contributions or employer-matching contribution which might be allocated following the member's separation from service, then his or her defined contribution account shall be distributed to the member in a single sum as soon as administratively feasible following his or her separation from service. The amount of the distribution shall be the amount determined as of the valuation date described in section 50.1240 , if the member has at least five years of creditable service. If the member has less than five years of creditable service upon his or her separation from service, then the amount of the distribution shall equal the portion of the member's defined contribution account attributable to the member's seed contributions pursuant to section 50.1220 , if any, determined as of the valuation date. 3. If the member dies before receiving the member's account balance, the member's designated beneficiary shall receive the member's defined contribution account balance, as determined as of the immediately preceding valuation date, in a single sum. The member's beneficiary shall be his or her spouse, if married, or his or her estate, if not married, unless the member designates an alternative beneficiary in accordance with procedures established by the board. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467, A.L. 2001 S.B. 274, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 406)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1260 Direct rollover permitted, when.

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 of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, not less frequently than annually, made for the life, or life expectancy, of the distributee or the joint lives, or joint life expectancy, of the distributee and the distributee's designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(9); and the portion of any distribution that is not includable in gross income, determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities. 3. An eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account, an individual retirement annuity, an annuity plan described in 26 U.S.C. 403(a), or a qualified trust described in 26 U.S.C. 401(a) that accepts the distributee's eligible rollover distribution. However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution to the surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity. 4. A distributee includes a member, the member's surviving spouse and the member's former spouse who is the alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. 5. A direct rollover is a payment made, in accordance with the provisions of section 50.1250 , to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee. 6. A distributee may elect a complete direct rollover with respect to all of the distribution or a partial direct rollover with respect to a portion of the distribution with the remainder paid directly to the distributee. The amount of a partial direct rollover must be at least five hundred dollars. 7. A distributee who does not make any election shall be deemed to have rejected the direct rollover option. 8. A distribution of less than two hundred dollars that otherwise would be an eligible rollover distribution shall not be an eligible rollover distribution if it is reasonable to expect that all such distributions to the distributee from the plan during the same calendar year will not exceed two hundred dollars. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.1300 Deferred compensation plan authorized - consolidation permitted, when.

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 meets the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 457. Any deferred compensation plan sponsored by a county that participates in the retirement system shall be eligible for consolidation with the plan adopted by the board within a reasonable time of this adoption. (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467) Effective 1-01-00
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