§ 2-1172. Membership.

(a)

Generally. All full-time, permanent employees in the classified and unclassified services shall become members of the retirement system as a condition of employment, including, all full-time, permanent former MAST employees who became city employees as of April 25, 2010, and who did not become members of the Fire Fighters' Pension System. Former MAST employees have the option within 60 days of the passage of this ordinance to elect to become members of this plan in lieu of participation in the defined contribution plan set out in Division 10. Also included in membership are those who have retired in circumstances establishing eligibility for an annuity in this pension system and inactive members on leave of absence.

(b)

Employees of boards. Employees of any administrative board or board of control as organized and existing under the general laws of the state and as defined in RSMo § 95.540, whose governing body has elected membership, shall be members.

(c)

Effective date. Membership shall begin on the first day of employment. It shall cease upon termination of employment or death.

(d)

Ineligible employees. Members of the police, firemen's, municipal judges' or any other pension system involving city funds, receiving or entitled to receive a future pension from the systems, are ineligible for membership.

(e)

Persons hired at age over 60 years. Employees previously deemed ineligible for membership because they were hired at an age over 60 years shall immediately become members. They may elect to claim membership service since date of employment by paying into this retirement system, no later than July 1, 1988, a single sum equaling the employee contributions they would have made had they been members at the time of their employment.

(Admin. Code 1967, § A9.2; Ord. No. 35794, 11-27-68; Ord. No. 41235, 5-26-72; Ord. No. 48432, 12-1-77; Ord. No. 61652, 11-5-87; Ord. No. 100607, § 1, 6-23-11)

Cross reference

Elected officials not to participate in employees' retirement system, § 2-1331.