Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement systems

HB 2884 modifies how members are appointed to the St. Louis Police Retirement System Board of Trustees. It changes the mayor’s appointment process to require one one-year term and one two-year term starting October 2026 (then two-year terms for all), while prohibiting the mayor from appointing the police chief or public safety director. The bill also specifies that active police officers elect three board members (serving three-year terms with staggered start dates), and retired system members elect two additional members (with staggered terms). It includes a provision granting active elected trustees up to 30 days of paid travel time annually to attend board meetings. The changes primarily affect the composition and appointment rules of the retirement system’s governing board.