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.

May 1 – County May 7 – County May 9 – County May 14 – County May 15 – County May 16 – County May 17 – County May 30 - County June 18 – County June 20 – County
Empower Retirement County Visit Schedule
Date County
April 25th Boone County
April 29th Atchinson County
May 1st Nodaway County
May 2nd Buchanan County
May 7th Gasconade County
May 9th Montgomery County
May 14th Cape Girardeau County
May 15th Perry County
May 16th St Francois County
May 17th Jefferson County
May 30th Warren County
June 18th Franklin County
June 20th Cole County

May 8th, 2024
Truman Day

May 27th, 2024
Memorial 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.