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ORDINANCE NO. 1691
WHEREAS, there are certain employees of the City of North
Richland Hills who are in the Ready Reserve with the Armed Forces
of the United States; and
WHEREAS, a national crisis exists which places those
employees in a position to be called to active duty with the Armed
Forces; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the above national crisis, the
City Council has determined to inaugurate a program which
diminishes the financial impact and sacrifice of being called to
active duty in the Armed Forces.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that:
1.
To be eligible for participation in the benefits of this
ordinance an employee of the City must:
1. Have been an employee of the City on August 23, 1990, and
2. a member of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Services of
the United States or the National Guard on August 23,
1990. (an employee who has made a bonifide application to
be a member of the Ready Reserve prior to August 23, 1990
shall be considered to be eligible if his application is
subsequently approved), and
3. Be called to Active Duty with his Ready Reserve Unit or
individually after August 23, 1990, while such employee
is still employed by the City.
2.
Such eligible employee shall be entitled to receive the
following benefits from the City during the effective period of
this ordinance:
a. If the employee has more than 10 years service with the
City on August 23, 1990 that employee shall be entitled
to be paid monthly 100% of the difference between his
total base pay on the City payroll and his total pay and
allowances received from the Armed Forces for each month
of active duty;
b. If the employee has more than 5 years but less than 10
years service with the City on August 23, 1990 that
employee shall be entitled to be paid monthly 75% of the
difference between his total base pay on the City payroll
and his total pay and allowances from the Armed Forces
for each month of active duty.
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c. If the employee has less than 5 years with the City on
August 23, 1990 that employee shall be entitled to be
paid monthly 50% of the difference between his total base
pay on the City payroll and his total pay and allowances
from the Armed Forces for each month of active duty.
The first monies paid to augment the military pay of any eligible
employee shall come from his unused vacation, compensatory and
holiday hours.
3.
Any eligible employee who is so called to active duty
shall have the option to continue participation in the City
retirement program. If said employee so elects he shall remit to
the City his monthly contribution and the City will pay its normal
contribution.
4.
The Director of Personnel shall augment all necessary
rules and regulation necessary to insure that the program adopted
herein is not abused and to insure that correct calculations are
made by comparing monthly leaves and earnings statements with the
employees normal base pay on the City payroll. He shall generate
all necessary forms and maintain all necessary records in order to
protect the public interest and the interest of each affected
employee.
5.
In order for the City Council to monitor the financial
impact of this program, this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from its date of passage until the ____ day of March, 1991.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of September, 1990.
APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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