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ORDINANCE NO. 635
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Texas was amended on
November 7, 1944, by the addition of Section 51-f, Article III, which
authorized the Legislature to establish a state-wide retirement and disability
pension system for city employees;
WHEREAS, Chapter 75, Acts 50th Legislature (1947) as amended,
established the Texas Municipal Retirement System, and authorizes the governing
body of each city or town to elect, at its option, to have one or more of the
city departments participate in such system; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, finds that it will be in the public interest for the city to have its
employees participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System as hereinafter
provided; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That on behalf of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas,
the City Council hereby exercises its option and elects to have the City and
all of the employees of all departments now existing or hereafter established,
participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System as provided in Chapter 75,
Acts 50th Legislature, as amended, (Article 6243h of Vernon's Civil Statutes of
Texas), and all of the benefits and obligations of such System are hereby accepted
as to such employees.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to notify the Board
of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System that the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, has elected to participate and have the employees of the
above departments participate in said System.
Section 3. Each person who becomes an employee of any participating
department on or after the effective date of participation of such department
shall become a member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System as a condition
of his employment. The City of North Richland Hills, Texas, may in the future
refuse to add new departments or new employees to such System, but shall never
discontinue as to any participants.
Section 4. In accordance with the provisions of the Statute, the
deposits to be made to the Texas Municipal Retirement System on account of
current service of the employees of the several participating departments are
hereby fixed at the rate of five percent (5%) of the earnings of each employee
of said departments, and in determining the deposits to be made on account of
such service the maximum earnings of this city is full salary.
Section 5. The Finance Director is hereby directed to remit to the
Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System, at its office in
Austin, Texas, the city1s contributions to the System and the amounts which
shall be deducted from the compensation or payroll of employees, all as required
by said Board under the provlslons of Chapter 75, Acts of the 50th Legislature
of the State of Texas, as amended, and the said official is hereby authorized
and directed to ascertain and certify officially on behalf of the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas, the prior service rendered to the said municipality
by each of the employees of the participating departments, and the average prior
service compensation received by each, and to make and execute all prior
service certifications and all other reports and certifications which may be
required of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, under the provisions of
Chapter 75, Acts Regular Session, 50th Legislature, as amended, or in compliance
with the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal
Retirement System.
Section 6. Participation of the above mentioned employees in the
Texas Municipal Retirement System shall become effective on October 1, 1976.
Passed and approved this the 23rd day of August
, 1976.
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Tom E. Ne an - Mayor
ATTEST:
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~éanette Moore - CHy Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Rex McEntire - City Attorney