Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.700

The liquidator under sections 249.670 to 249.700 shall receive compensation to be fixed by the court, not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars per month, and he shall also have power, subject to the approval of the court, to employ counsel whose compensation shall not exceed two hundred dollars per month and necessary clerks whose compensation shall be approved by the court; such counsel and clerks shall serve at the will of the liquidator. The compensation of the liquidator, his counsel and clerks shall be deemed part of the cost of winding up the district.