Each political subdivision, by a majority vote of its governing body, may elect to become an employer and cover its employees under the system, as follows:

(1) The clerk or secretary of the political subdivision shall certify the election to be an employer to the board within ten days after the vote of the governing body. The effective date of the political subdivision’s coverage is the first day of the calendar month next following receipt by the board of the election to be an employer, or the operative date of the system, whichever is the later.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 70.610

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) An employer must cover all its employees who are neither policemen nor firemen and may cover its policemen or firemen or both.