Missouri § 86.344 - Certification of amounts due and payable, when, to whom — city, to appropriate funds, when.
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§ 86.344. Certification of amounts due and payable, when, to whom — city, to appropriate funds, when.
On or before the first day of March of each year the board of trustees shall certify to the board of estimate and apportionment of the city the amounts which will become due and payable during the year next following for expenses pursuant to subsection 2 of section 86.343 and the cost of benefits as determined pursuant to section 86.337. The amounts so certified shall be appropriated by the city and transferred to the retirement system in equal payments in the first six months of the ensuing year.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 664, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808)
Effective 7-01-00
(2007) Requirement that city pay entire contribution amounts certified by trustees for police retirement system and firemen's retirement system does not violate section 21, article X, Constitution of Missouri. Neske v. City of St. Louis, 218 S.W.3d 417 (Mo.banc).
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 86.344 ("Certification of amounts due and payable, when, to whom — city, to appropriate funds, when.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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