Election of Trustees

PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures related to the election of successor trustees of the system. (1) Trustees shall be elected in accordance with the following procedure: (A) Each employer shall certify two (2) persons to serve as representatives of the employer and employees. Collectively, these persons shall be known as the delegates. 1. The employer delegate shall be an officer of an employer certified to the board by the governing body of that employer to be their representative. 2. The employee delegate shall be an employee of an employer and elected by the collective employees of that employer. The secretary or clerk of the employer shall certify to the board the name of the employee delegate and that this name was obtained by an election consisting of a secret ballot wherein all employees were afforded the opportunity to vote; (B) The board shall designate a time and place to hold an annual meeting at which elections of trustees will be conducted; (C) For each class of elected trustee identified in section 70.605, RSMo, delegates from the same class shall elect a successor trustee; and (D) For any class of trustee identified in section 70.605, RSMo, that is not either an employer or employee, all delegates, collectively, shall elect a successor trustee. (2) Nothing in this rule shall otherwise prohibit the board, with the approval of the delegates from further establishing rules related to the manner in which an election is conducted. AUTHORITY: section 70.605(6) and (21), RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed March 27, 2024, effective Nov. 30, 2024. *Original authority: 70.605, RSMo 1967, amended 1974, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2013.