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MO Rev Stat § 87.155 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.155 - Data and record to be kept — annual report.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   87.155. Data and record to be kept — annual report. — 1. The board of trustees shall keep in convenient form such data as is necessary for actuarial valuation of the funds of the retirement system and for checking the experience of the system.  2. The board of trustees shall keep a record of all its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection. It shall publish annually a report showing the fiscal transactions of the retirement system for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the accumulated cash and securities of the system, and the last balance sheet showing the financial condition of the system by means of an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 5, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.503)
MO Rev Stat § 87.160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.160 - Legal adviser — medical board.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   87.160. Legal adviser — medical board. — 1. The city counselor of the city shall be the legal adviser of the board of trustees.  2. The board of trustees shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians who shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations required under the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.370, shall investigate all essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability retirement and shall report in writing to the board of trustees its conclusions and recommendations upon all the matters referred to it. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 5, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.507)
MO Rev Stat § 87.165 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.165 - Actuarial investigation — establishment of contribution rates and tables.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   87.165. Actuarial investigation — establishment of contribution rates and tables. — 1. The actuary shall be the technical adviser of the board of trustees on matters regarding the operation of the funds created by sections 87.120 to 87.370 and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith. He shall be qualified by membership as a fellow in the Society of Actuaries.  2. The board of trustees shall have made every five years an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service and compensation experiences of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system and, taking into account the results of such investigation and valuation, the board of trustees shall establish for the retirement system such mortality, service and other tables as are deemed necessary.  3. On the basis of the tables as the board of trustees adopt, the actuary shall make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system.  4. On the basis of the valuation the board of trustees shall certify the rates of contribution payable by the city. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 5, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.510)
MO Rev Stat § 87.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.170 - Conditions of retirement.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   87.170. Conditions of retirement. — Retirement of a member on a service retirement allowance shall be made by the board of trustees as follows:  (1) Any member may retire upon the member's written application to the board of trustees setting forth at what time, not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days subsequent to the execution and filing therefor, the member desires to be retired, if the member at the time so specified for such member's retirement has twenty-five years or more of service; except that a member who ceases to be a firefighter after twenty years or more of service may retire prior to the twenty-five years of service with a retirement allowance based on the member's years of service;  (2) Any member in service upon attaining the age of sixty, if qualifying for a service retirement allowance equal to seventy-five percent of the average final compensation, shall be retired forthwith; except that with respect to any member, the board shall not retire such member when the member attains sixty years of age or more merely because the member has attained that age unless the member so requests or the member has completed thirty or more years of service, even if a portion of such service is not creditable service pursuant to participation in the deferred retirement option plan prescribed by section 87.182;  (3) Any member who qualifies for a service retirement allowance of seventy-five percent or over and has not attained sixty years of age may be retained as a member until sixty years of age, with no increase in retirement allowance. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 134 § 86.513, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 876, A.L. 1977 H.B. 308, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1543, A.L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al. merged with S.B. 404, A.L. 1997 H.B. 590, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)
MO Rev Stat § 87.175 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.175 - Retirement for service — amount, how computed — refund of member's contribution.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   87.175. Retirement for service — amount, how computed — refund of member's contribution. — 1. Upon retirement for service, a member shall receive a service retirement allowance which shall be equal to fifty percent of the average final compensation, plus an amount equal to five percent of the average final compensation for each additional year of service after twenty-five years, but no service retirement allowance shall exceed an amount equal to seventy-five percent of the average final compensation.  2. In addition to any other annuity or retirement allowance payable under this section and sections 87.195 and 87.205, any member upon retirement application approval shall be repaid the total amount of the member's contribution to the retirement system, without interest. Any beneficiary, upon the receipt of evidence and proof of the death of an active member, shall be repaid the total amount of the member's contribution to the firemen's retirement system, without interest. The board shall pay the beneficiary such total amount of the member's contribution to the retirement system within sixty days after the date of the death of the member.  3. Any annuity or retirement allowance repaid to a member under subsection 2 of this section shall be withdrawn from the members' contribution fund of the firemen's retirement system and no moneys shall be withdrawn from the general revenue fund of the city . ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.517, A.L. 1963 p. 142, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 876, A.L. 1969 pp. 161, 162, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1378, A.L. 1973 H.B. 591, A.L. 1977 H.B. 308, A.L. 1982 S.B. 508, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1575, A.L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al. merged with S.B. 404)
MO Rev Stat § 87.177 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.177 - Service retirement allowance, five year service and less than twenty — survivor to share benefits — cost-of-living allowance.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   87.177. Service retirement allowance, five year service and less than twenty — survivor to share benefits — cost-of-living allowance. — 1. Any firefighter who terminates employment with five or more years of service but less than twenty years may apply at age sixty-two for a service retirement allowance. Upon written application to the board of trustees the benefit payable shall be equal to two percent times years of service times the average final compensation, and the member shall also be repaid the total amount of the member's contribution, without interest.  2. The benefits provided in subsection 1 of this section shall be in lieu of any benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of section 87.240.  3. Any survivor of a firefighter retiring pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be entitled to fifty percent of the retirement allowance of the retired member at his or her date of death.  4. Any surviving spouse of a firefighter who had five or more years of service but less than twenty years and who dies prior to application for retirement benefits payable pursuant to this section shall be entitled to fifty percent of the retirement allowance of the member at his or her date of death payable at the date the member would have reached age sixty-two, or to the immediate refund of the member's contribution plus interest. If no surviving spouse exists, a benefit shall be payable pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection 1 of section 87.220, or by the immediate refund of the member's contribution plus interest.  5. Any firefighter retiring pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living allowance of five percent per year for a maximum of five years. ­­-------- (L. 2002 H.B. 1455 merged with S.B. 1107)  Effective 7-11-02 (H.B. 1455); 8-28-02 (S.B. 1107)
MO Rev Stat § 87.179 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.179 - Funding for increases in benefit provisions from future benefits fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   87.179. Funding for increases in benefit provisions from future benefits fund. — The funding for increases in benefit provisions of sections 87.170, 87.175, 87.182 and 87.371 shall be funded from the future benefits fund upon approval of an appropriate enabling ordinance. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 260, et al. merged with S.B. 404)
MO Rev Stat § 87.185 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.185 - Military service during war credited.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   87.185. Military service during war credited. — If, at any time since first becoming a member of the retirement system, a member has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, in any war or period of armed hostilities between the Armed Forces of the United States and those of a foreign power, and is subsequently reinstated as a firefighter within ninety days after his or her discharge, the member shall be granted credit for such service as if his or her service in the fire department of the city had not been interrupted by his or her induction into the Armed Forces of the United States, and as if the member had made the required contributions during such service. If earnable compensation is needed for such period in computation of benefits it shall be calculated on the basis of the compensation payable to the officers of his or her rank during the period of his or her absence. ­­-------- (L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.520, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)
MO Rev Stat § 87.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.190 - Disability retirement after five years of service.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   87.190. Disability retirement after five years of service. — Upon the application of a member in service or of the chief of the fire department, any member who has had five years or more of creditable service shall be retired by the board of trustees, not less than thirty and not more than ninety days next following the date of filing the application on an ordinary disability retirement allowance, if the medical board after a medical examination of the member shall certify that such member is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of duty, that such incapacity is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be retired. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.523, A.L. 1961 p. 213)
MO Rev Stat § 87.195 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.195 - Ordinary disability retirement, when, amount.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   87.195. Ordinary disability retirement, when, amount. — 1. Upon retirement for ordinary disability, a member shall receive a service retirement allowance if he has twenty years or more of creditable service; otherwise he shall receive an ordinary disability retirement allowance which shall be the larger of:  (1) Ninety percent of a service retirement allowance based on his creditable service and calculated the date of disability retirement, or  (2) One-fourth of his average final compensation, except that such allowance shall not exceed ninety percent of the service retirement allowance based on his creditable service and calculated at the date of disability retirement.  2. In addition to whichever of the allowances the member shall receive for retirement for ordinary disability, there shall be paid to him an additional allowance of ten percent of his average final compensation for each unmarried dependent child under the age of eighteen and each unmarried child, regardless of age, who is totally and permanently mentally or physically incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment sufficiently remunerative to support himself, but such additional allowance shall not be paid on more than three children.  3. No benefits under this section shall be paid to a child over eighteen years of age who is totally and permanently mentally or physically disabled and incapacitated if such child is a patient or ward in a publicly supported institution. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.527, A.L. 1961 p. 213, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 876, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171)
MO Rev Stat § 87.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.200 - Retirement for accidental disability.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   87.200. Retirement for accidental disability. — Upon application by the member or the chief of the fire department, any member who has become totally and permanently incapacitated for duty as the natural and proximate result of an accident occurring while in the actual performance of duty or exposure while in the actual performance of duty in response to an emergency call shall be retired by the board of trustees, if the medical board shall certify that the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for further performance of duty, that such incapacity is likely to be permanent and that the member should be retired. If the accident occurred prior to the beginning of the member's twentieth year of service, application for benefits must be made before this time, except that the interval between the date of accident and of application may be at least one year. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1957 p. 282 § 86.528, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314, A.L. 1961 p. 214, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 876, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171)
MO Rev Stat § 87.207 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.207 - Cost-of-living increase, how determined.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   87.207. Cost-of-living increase, how determined. — The following allowances due under the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.371 of any member who retired from service shall be increased annually, as approved by the board of trustees beginning with the first increase in the October following his or her retirement and subsequent increases in each October thereafter, at the rates designated:  (1) With a retirement service allowance or ordinary disability allowance:  (a) One and one-half percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty for those retiring with twenty to twenty-four years of service,  (b) Two and one-fourth percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty for those retiring with twenty-five to twenty-nine years of service,  (c) Three percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty for those retiring with thirty or more years of service,  (d) After age sixty, five percent per year for five years;  (2) With an accidental disability allowance, three percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty, then five percent per year for five years. Provided, however, for accidental disability on or after August 28, 2011, for reasons other than provided in subsection 3 of section 87.205, unless a member has more than twenty-five years of creditable service, the accidental disability allowance shall only increase at a rate of one percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty, then five percent per year for five years. For accidental disability on or after August 28, 2011, for reasons other than provided in subsection 3 of section 87.205, if a member has more than twenty-five years of creditable service, the accidental disability allowance shall only increase at a rate of two and one-fourth percent per year, compounded each year, up to age sixty, then five percent per year for five years. ­­-------- (L. 1969 p. 163 § 1, A.L. 1973 H.B. 591, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455 merged with S.B. 1107, A.L. 2011 H.B. 282 merged with H.B. 664)  (1975) Held an increase in pensions for persons already retired based on cost of living violates article VI, § 25, Constitution of Missouri, and that pension funds retain their identity as public funds. Section 86.441 insofar as it applies to persons already retired on August 13, 1972, is unconstitutional. Police Retirement System v. Kansas City (Mo.), 529 S.W.2d 388.
MO Rev Stat § 87.208 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.208 - Cost-of-living increases for certain persons, when — how computed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986   87.208. Cost-of-living increases for certain persons, when — how computed. — The retirement allowance, due under the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.370, of any member who retired from service prior to February 15, 1973, with a retirement service allowance, ordinary disability allowance or accidental disability allowance may be increased at the rate of three percent per year or at the discretion of the board of trustees a cash payment may be made in lieu of such percentage increase in an amount to be determined by the board but not to exceed fifty dollars whenever it has been determined by the board of trustees that the consumer price index as published by the United States Department of Labor shows an increase of at least three percent for three consecutive months in the twelve-month period preceding, but not to exceed a total increase of twenty-five percent. Such increase in retirement allowance shall commence in the payment for the first month following the determination by the board of trustees. At least once each quarter the board of trustees shall, at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose, consider the question of whether there has been an increase in such consumer price index. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 558, A.L. 1986 H.B. 856)
MO Rev Stat § 87.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.210 - Disability beneficiaries to undergo physical examinations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   87.210. Disability beneficiaries to undergo physical examinations. — Once each year during the first five years following the retirement of a member on a disability retirement allowance, and once in every three-year period thereafter, the board of trustees may, and upon his application shall, require any disability beneficiary to undergo a medical examination, the examination to be made at a place designated by the medical board, and to be made by the medical board or by a physician or physicians designated by such board. Should any disability beneficiary refuse to submit to the medical examination, his allowance may be discontinued until his withdrawal of the refusal, and if his refusal continues for one year all rights in and to his allowance may be revoked by the board of trustees. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.532)
MO Rev Stat § 87.215 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages|Chapter 87 - Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems|Section 87.215 - Reduction and suspension of pension, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   87.215. Reduction and suspension of pension, when. — 1. If the medical board reports and certifies to the board of trustees that the disability beneficiary is engaged or is able to engage in a gainful occupation other than firefighter paying more than the difference between his or her retirement allowance and one and one-half times the then current rate of pay for the rank held by the member at the time of retirement, and if the board of trustees concurs in the report, then the amount of his or her retirement allowance shall be reduced to an amount which together with the amount earnable by him or her in such other occupation shall equal the amount of such current rate of pay. If his or her earning capacity is later changed, the amount of his or her retirement may be further modified. If any such disability beneficiary is found by such medical board to be able to engage in the occupation of firefighter, his or her retirement allowance shall not cease until he or she is restored to active service at the position and title held by such disability beneficiary at the time such disability occurred.  2. If a disability beneficiary is restored to active service, his or her retirement allowance shall cease and he or she shall again become a member. His or her creditable service at the time of his or her retirement shall be restored to full force and effect and in addition, upon his or her subsequent retirement, he or she shall be credited with all his or her additional service as a member, and if his or her then average final compensation is less than the average final compensation used in determining his or her disability benefits, the latter amount shall be used in determining benefits. In addition, an accident-disabled member restored to active service shall be credited with all the time he or she has served as a beneficiary. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 708 § 6, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 §§ 86.537, 86.538, A.L. 1965 p. 212, A.L. 1967 p. 168, A.L. 1983 H.B. 694 & 171, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)