HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 437-80 09-02-1980 ORDINANCE 437
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF THE
CITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND OF
THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE
CERTAIN IN-SERVICE DEATH BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES,
AND DEATH BENEFITS FOR ANNUITANTS WHOSE LAST
EMPLOYMENT BEFORE RETIREMENT WAS WITH THE CITY OF '
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is a municipality
participating on a full-salary basis in the several programs
presently operated by the Texas Municipal Retirement System; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is of opinion that it is to the best
interests of the City that employees and annuitants whose last cover-
ed employment under the System was as an employee of the City shall
participate in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund operated by said
System; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS:
Section 1. That the City of Richland Hills hereby elects to
participate in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund of the Texas
Municipal Retirement System beginning on the first day of the calendar
• month following written notification to the System of the adoption of
this ordinance, for the purpose of providing in-service death bene~its
in the amounts and on the terms provided for in Section XIX of the
TMRS Act (Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended)
for each of the City's employees who are members of said System, and
for the purpose of providing post-retirement death benefits as pro-
vided in said Section XIX for annuitants whose last covered employ~ent
was as an employee of this City,
Section 2. The City of Richland Hills is hereby authorized and
directed to notify the Director of the System of adoption of this
ordinance, and of the participation of the City in said Fund.
Section 3. Participation of the above mentioned employees and
annuitants in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund shall be effective
on January 1, 1981.
Passed and approved this the day of ,
1980.
ATTEST : APPROVED •
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• City Secretary ayor