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<br />1 II}:RWthe Constitution of the State of 1'exas was
<br />amended on Ilovember 7, 19441 by the addition of Sectian
<br />51-f, Article III, which authorized the Legislature to
<br />establish a state-vride retirement and disability pension
<br />system for city eznployees;
<br />,ilv'D W-tiERFi,.5, Cha?oter 75, Acts 50th Legislature (1947)
<br />as amended by Chapter 24, ricts Regular Session 51st Legis-
<br />lature, establisned the Texas ;:iunicipal «etirement System,
<br />and authorizes tne goveining body of each city or town to
<br />elect, at its option, to have one or more of the city de-
<br />partriente participate in sucia system;
<br />Ai~D ';~.iE'rtEAS r>:unicipal e:iployees are not covered by
<br />'Pederal -jocial ;;ecurity, the City Council of the C;ity of
<br />Paris, `T'exas, finds that it will be tn tne public interest
<br />for the city to have its employees of-.-the:.departments of
<br />the City government herein set out participate in the
<br />Texas :.:unicigal Retirement System, NOYy= THEREFORE,
<br />BE I`l' ORD.~-~Ii~k';Ii BY T'_EE' CITY COUNCIL U~ TH-E CITY Oi F'ARTS:
<br />Section 1. 'I'hat in behalf oi the City of raris, the
<br />City Council oj' said Uity her.°eby exercises its option and
<br />elects to have 811 ersployees of the departrients of the
<br />(:ity of Paris hereinafter set out (the t'ire Department
<br />being specifically excepted) participate in the Texas
<br />:viunicigal itetirement zystem as provided in Chapter 75,
<br />.kcts of trie 50th I,egislatLire, as atnended, bein~; .:rticle
<br />6243h of Vernon's ~nnotated ;;ivil z.-tatutes; and all of
<br />the benaiits and obligations of such systezn are hereby
<br />accepted.
<br />Section 2. '1'hat the l::ayor is hereby directed to noti-
<br />fy the ~)oarci of Trustees of the Texas kiunicipal lietirement
<br />System tuat the Gity of' Paris, `iexas, has elected to par-
<br />ticipate and have all employees of tlie tollowine city de-
<br />partments participate in such system: Administrative lie-
<br />nartment, Finance llepartraent(including riccounting, :iuditing
<br />and Tax vivisions), Department of Public ~iorks(including
<br />11-;ngineering, Parks, ;~anitation, aeNer, Street, Later Pro-
<br />duction, and „,ater Distribution Livisions), 11,.iunicinal
<br />3arage, and Furchasing and ~iarehousing Lepartment.
<br />Section 3. Lach person who becomes an employee of any
<br />participating department on or aiter the effeetive date of
<br />participation of such depaztmerlt shall be inc:i.uded within
<br />and sub ject ta tYie provisions of t ne Texas i::unicipal ttetire-
<br />raent System beginning upon the c_ate such person becones an
<br />employee as defined in sucYi system.
<br />Section 4. Tilat tiie City of i'aris, `i'exas, reserves the
<br />right, and rnay in the future, reYuse to add new departmer~ts
<br />or neve employees to such system, but shall never discontinue
<br />as to any participants.
<br />aection 5. lhat the Director of Finanee of the City of
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