87.025. Duties and powers of board--assessment of members. - Missouri Statutes

Duties and powers of board--assessment of members.

87.025. The board shall have exclusive control andmanagement of the fund mentioned in section 87.010, and of allmoney donated, paid or assessed for the relief or pensioning ofdisabled members of the fire department, retirement for servicepensions, their widows and minor children, and shall assess eachmember of the fire department at least one percent but not morethan ten percent of the salary of such member, to be deductedand withheld from the monthly pay of each member so assessed,and the same to be placed by the treasurer of such city, villageor incorporated town, who shall be ex officio treasurer of suchboard, to the credit of such fund, subject to the order of suchboard. The percent rate shall not be changed without theaffirmative vote of a majority of the entire board. The boardshall make all needful rules and regulations for its governmentin the discharge of its duties, and shall hear and decide allapplications for relief or pensions, under sections 87.010 to87.105, and its decisions on such applications shall be finaland conclusive, and not subject to review and reversal except bythe board, and a record shall be kept of all the meetings andproceedings of all the board.

(RSMo 1939 § 9502, A.L. 1953 p. 301, A.L. 1979 H.B. 850, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1047)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 8935; 1919 § 9036; 1909 § 9861

Effective 4-30-90