Every year in October, LAGERS hosts its Annual Meeting, where member and employer delegates gather to elect open seats on the Board of Trustees. Each LAGERS employer can send one member delegate and one employer delegate to vote, and as many non-voting delegates as they wish.
Sending delegates allows both employers and members to help shape the future of the LAGERS retirement system and ensure their voices are heard. This year’s election will take place on Friday, Oct. 30 in Springfield, Mo.
The LAGERS board is made up of three elected member trustees, three elected employer trustees, and one appointed citizen trustee. The board meets quarterly to ensure that LAGERS is appropriately governed and managed.
This year’s delegates will be voting to fill two open seats, one member trustee and one employee trustee seat.
Member Delegates
The member delegate must be an active LAGERS member elected by their peers. The election must allow all active members of the employer to participate via a secret ballot.
- Any LAGERS member wishing to serve as a member delegate may express their desire to attend the LAGERS Annual Meeting as their employer’s member delegate.
- Each employer, by secret ballot, must allow all LAGERS-covered employees to vote for a member delegate. A simple majority wins. It is crucial to have the election completed before registering for LAGERS Annual Meeting. An employer may only have one member delegate.
- An employer official (typically a member of the administration) registers and certifies the member delegate. The certifying official cannot be the member delegate.
Employer Delegate
To send an employer delegate to the Annual Meeting, the employer should appoint a member of its governing body. Below is the process for appointing an employer delegate.
- An officer from the employer’s administration notifies the governing body about LAGERS’ upcoming Annual Meeting. Share the Annual Meeting Governing Body Flyer with your governing body or include it in meeting materials.
- During a regularly scheduled governing body meeting, the governing body should appoint an employer delegate from amongst its ranks. This appointment should be made before registering for the annual meeting. Each employer may only have one employer delegate.If no governing body member is available to attend, they may appoint a staff representative to attend and vote in their absence. A governing body member is preferred.
- An employer official registers and certifies the delegate.
Non-Voting Delegate
LAGERS employers may send as many non-voting attendees as they wish to the Annual Meeting. No appointments or elections are necessary.
To learn more about LAGERS Annual Meeting or the role of delegates, visit molagers.org.
