Active members

Is There a Best Month to Retire?

May 19, 2025 While you might think there is a “best” month to step away from work, the truth is that the ideal retirement date depends on multiple personal and financial factors....

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For 47th Consecutive Year, LAGERS Receives Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting

May 12, 2025 The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30....

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LAGERS Education and Outreach Specialist III Earns RPA Designation 

April 24, 2025 Penny Thomas has earned her Retirement Plans Associate (RPA) designation, a rigorous course created to further educate those working with defined benefit plans and the management of retirement plan assets.  ...

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Use myLAGERS for a More Detailed Look at Your Benefit

April 3, 2025 Here are the top ways you can use your myLAGERS account to manage your membership online....

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Have You Received Your Member Annual Statement? 

April 4, 2025 In late March, Missouri LAGERS mailed all active members their Member Annual Statement with the 2025 Member Resource newsletter....

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Local Government Hero Nominations Are Now Open

April 1, 2025 If you know an active LAGERS member who deserves to be recognized, complete the online submission form by April 30 at 11:30 p.m....

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March Board Meeting

March 21, 2025 Read highlights from the most recent board meeting by the LAGERS Board of Trustees, which has a fiduciary duty to all members of the system to ensure their retirement is administered in a fiscally sound manner. ...

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In April, Nominate a Local Government Hero

March 24, 2025 The annual Local Government Hero Award recognizes a LAGERS member who has gone above and beyond their call of duty to create a lasting, positive impact on their community....

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Congratulations to the following members on their service milestones!

Feb. 14, 2025 Many LAGERS members have dedicated their entire careers to enriching the lives of those around them, reaching public service milestones of 30, 40, and even 50 years....

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Tracy Prost selected as Missouri LAGERS’ 2024 Local Government Hero

Oct. 25, 2024 The Local Government Hero award celebrates the outstanding contributions of the state’s local public workforce and honors a LAGERS member who has gone above and beyond the daily duties of a public servant to enhance their workplace, community, and profession....

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