The LAGERS Board of Trustees has a fiduciary duty to its membership to ensure the system is administered in a fiscally sound manner. The board meets at least quarterly to make sure LAGERS continues to deliver on its commitments of strength and security. The board gathered on June 14, 2024 for…...
2024 Local Government Hero Nominations Now Open
Each year, LAGERS celebrates the men and women who serve tirelessly to make our communities safe, clean, and thriving places to live through the Missouri Local Government Hero Award. This program annually bestows the Hero Award upon an outstanding LAGERS member who has consistently acted above and beyond their call…...
2024 Session Concludes with No Direct Impact to LAGERS
The 2024 Regular Legislative Session concluded on May 17 with little fanfare, as the legislature capped off the year by Truly Agreeing and Finally Passing twenty-nine bills (excluding budget bills) out of over 2,600 bills filed. The session marks one of the least productive years in recent history, primarily due…...
Missouri LAGERS Selects Scott Day as Chief Investment Officer
The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) is pleased to announce they have selected Scott Day as the pension fund’s next chief investment officer. Day will assume the role effective May 1, 2024. Day will join Missouri LAGERS with over 30 years of institutional asset management experience. Most recently,…...
Missouri LAGERS Announces Retirement of CIO Brian Collett
Jefferson City, MO –The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) announced today the retirement of Brian Collett, Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective January 31, 2024. Mr. Collett joined LAGERS in 2005 as the organization’s first chief investment officer. During his tenure, he has played an integral role in the…...
Missouri LAGERS Again Receives Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Funding, and Administration
For the 45th consecutive year, the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) has received the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The system also received…...
Jamey McVicker Named 2023 Local Government Hero Award Winner
Jamey McVicker has been named LAGERS 2023 Local Government Hero Award Winner. The announcement was made during the system’s Annual Meeting, held in Maryland Heights on October 26, 2023. The award, which seeks to celebrate the outstanding contributions of the state’s local public workforce, is annually bestowed upon a LAGERS…...