HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 605-89 11-13-1989 ORDINANCE NO. 605
• AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO CITY EMPLOYEES ADDITIONAL RIGHTS
AND CREDITS IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS
AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 63.303 SUBTITLE G, TITLE 110B, REVISED
CIVIL STATUTES, AS ENACTED BY HOUSE BILL 1885, ACTS OF THE
REGULAR SESSION OF THE 71ST LEGISLATURE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Any employee of this City who is a member of the Texas Municipal
Retirement System and who performed service as a probationary employee
for this City prior to September 1, 1989, for which the employee did
not receive credited service in the System because the person, as a
probationary employee was not enrolled as a member of the System
during the period of probationary employment, is hereby allowed to
obtain prior service credit for the period of such probationary
service (not in excess of six months), pursuant to the provisions of
Section 63.303 of Subtitle G, Title 110B, Revised Civil Statutes, as
enacted by House Bill 1885, Acts of the Regular Session of the 71st
Legislature.
• II.
To obtain prior service credit allowable under Section 1 of this
ordinance any employee entitled thereto shall file a detailed written
statement of the service claimed with the City Secretary within one
year from the effective date of this ordinance.
III.
As soon as practicable after the employee has filed a claim the
prior service credit under Section 63.303, Subtitle G of the
Government Code, the City Secretary shall, if said officer determines
that such service was performed as claimed, verify the prior service
allowable (not exceeding six months) and the average monthly
compensation paid the member during the period of probationary
employment, and shall certify to the Board of Trustees of the System
the creditable prior service approved, and the average monthly
compensation paid to the person by the city during the period of
probationary employment.
IV.
Savings Clause
That the remainder of the Ordinances governing the Texas Municipal
• Retirement System of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended
shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by
• this ordinance.
V.
Severability Clause
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have
been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
VI.
Effective Date of This Ordinance
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City
Charter and laws of the State of Texas, provided that it has
• previously been determined by the Actuary for the System that all
obligations of the City to the municipality accumulation fund,
including obligations hereby undertaken, can be funded by the City
within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization
period.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, ON THE MOTION OF LOGAN SECONDED BY
WRIGHT ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, MEETING IN REGULAR
SESSION THIS 13th DAY OF NOVFMRRR BY A VOTE OF 4
AYES, 1 NAYS AND p ABSTENTIONS. 1~~(j~
APPROVED:
W. H. VINCENT, JR., MAYOR
AT T:
Pauline Kempe, Cit Secretary
AP~~D A/S ,PTO FORM:
Paul Wieneskie, City Attorney