The County & Member Self-Service Portals will be down for maintenance on every Sunday from 7 pm to 11 pm. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Has your address changed? Has your position in the county changed? Please contact your County Clerk as soon as possible to complete a Form 4: Change of Information.

Keep your beneficiary designations up-to-date! It's extremely important to update your beneficiary designation as you experience life changes. See forms to complete at https://www.mocerf.org/CERFPlan/DeathBenefit.html.

Please note that CERF will never request, by email, any personal identifying information from you, including your Social Security number or bank account information. If you receive any emails requesting such information, please disregard and contact CERF immediately, at 877-632-2373.

Until final salary, hours and contributions information through termination date is received from the County Clerk for an employee ready to retire, the CERF Administrative Office cannot commence retirement benefits. However, benefits will be paid retroactively to the day the retiree is entitled.


Ben Harris is the Empower Retirement Plan Advisor. Click here to make an appointment.

Empower Retirement County Visit Schedule
Date County
July 8th and 9th Butler County
July 10th Reynolds County
July 11th Crawford County
July 15th Taney County
July 16th Christian County
July 17th Stone County
July 18th Greene County
July 24th Benton County
July 25th Camde County
July 30th Platte County
July 31st & August 1st Clay County

July 4th & 5th, 2024
Independence Day


When talking with the CERF Administrative Office, please be advised that your call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.

To contact CERF Administration by e-mail, please click here.  Because e-mail is not secure, do not include a date of birth or Social Security Number in the communication. ***NOTE: CARS Support questions should be directed to [email protected].

Please click here to see the Staff Extensions

CERF
Address: 2121 Schotthill Woods Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Tel: 877-632-2373
Fax: 573-761-4404
Normal Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m, Mon - Fri.
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Questions about CARS?

General questions can be directed to [email protected].

Specific questions about payroll, deposits, participants, forms, etc. can be directed to the Benefits Specialist or Accounts Specialist for your county. Please visit CERF's Contact Us page for more information.