2000-016-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 2-35 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING
THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY
REVISING SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION 2-35 OF SAID CODE;
REVISING THE STATE LAW REFERENCE THEREIN; REVISING THE
E}'FECTIVE DATE FOR ELIGIBILITY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 11th day of
October, 1999, in Ordinance No. 99-075, amend Sec. 2-35 (b) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris by revising the retirement eligibility requirements; and,
WHEREAS, the City has coordinated with officials from the Texas Municipal Retirement
System (TMRS) regarding further appropriate changes; and,
WHEREAS, City Council deems it appropriate to adopt an ordinance making those
changes; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
hereby found and declared to be true and correct.
Section 2. That subsection (b) of Sec. 2-35 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 2-35. Optional benefit package - Generally.
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"(b) Eligibility for service retirement. Any member shall be eligible for
service retirement at any age who has completed twenty (20) years of creditable
service with this City or who has attained the age of sixty (60) years and has
completed at least ten (10) years of creditable service with participating
municipalities which have adopted the plan provisions of this section, or who has
become eligible for service retirement under any other applicable provision of
Subtitle G of Title 8, Texas Government Code."
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of March, 2000.
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ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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