HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 606-89 11-13-1989 ORDINANCE NO. 606
AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, WHO
PERFORMED OR HEREAFTER PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED
FORCES (OR THEIR RESERVES OR AUXILIARIES) OF THE UNITED
STATES UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, TO APPLY AND MAKE
DEPOSITS FOR, AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL CREDIT WITH THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR LIMITED PORTIONS OF SUCH
MILITARY SERVICE, AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF
ITS SHARE OF THE COSTS OF ALLOWING SUCH CREDITS; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Pursuant to Section 63.502, Subchapter F of Chapter 63, Title
110B, Revised Civil Statues of Texas, as amended, the City of Richland
Hills hereby elects to allow eligible members in its employment to
establish credit in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for active
military service performed as a member of the armed forces or armed
forces reserves of the United States or an auxiliary of the armed
forces or armed forces reserves. Eligible members as used herein
. shall be those employees meeting the criteria set forth in Sections
63.502(b) and 63.503 of said Subchapter F, and the amount and use of
creditable military service shall be as further set forth in Section
63.505.
II.
In order to establish credit for military service hereunder, a
member must deposit with the Texas municipal Retirement System (in
that member's individual account in the Employees Saving Fund), an
amount equal to the number of months for which credit is sought,
multiplied by $15.00. The City of Richland Hills agrees that its
account in the Municipality Accumulation Fund is to be charged at the
time of the member's retirement with an amount equal to the
accumulated amount paid by the member for military service credit,
multiplied by the City's current service matching ratio in effect at
the date the member applies for such military service credit.
III.
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.
Iv.
• 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.
V.
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 ~q+y, DAY OF NOVEMBER , BY A VOTE OF 3
AYES , 2 NAYS AND p ABSTENTIONS
APPROVED:
Vv .
W. H. VINCENT, JR., MA OR
ATT T:
Pauline Kempe, Cit Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
• Paul Wieneskie, ity Attorney