83-060 ORD PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN TX MUNICPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH UNIT
ORDINANCE N0. 83-060
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS
MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY THE PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH
UNIT ACTING AS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS AND PROVIUING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
OCTOBER 1, 1983.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, on behalf of said City, hereby exercises its
option and elects to have the employees of the Paris-Lamar
County Health Unit which acts as the Health Department for
the City of Paris who are not employees of the State of
Texas and all departments now existing and those hereafter
created, except those employeed of the Fire Department who
are included in or who are eligible to be included in
membership in Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund of the
City of Paris, participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement
System as provided in the TMRS Act.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to notify the board of Trustees of the Texas
Municipal Retirement System that the City has elected to
include the employees of the Paris-Lamar County Health Unit
which acts as the Health Department for the City of Paris
who are not employees of the State of Texas in participation
and have said employees covered in said System.
Section 3. Each person less than 60 years of age or
who was less than 60 years of age when that person becar_ie an
employee of the Paris-Lamar County Health Unit, acting as
the Health Department of the City of Paris, who is not an
employee of the State of Texas, who becomes an employee of
any participating department on or after the effective date
of participation of such department shall become a member of
the Texas Municipal Retir-ement System as a condition of his
or her employment.
Section 4. In accordance with the provisions of the
TMRS Act, the deposits to be made to the Texas Municipal
Retirement System on account of current service of the
employees of the several participating departments are
hereby f ixed at the rate of f ive percent (5%) of the full
earnings of each employee of said departments.
Section 5. Each employee who qualifies for such
credit shall be allowed "prior service credit" (as defined
in Section 63.101 of the TMRS Act) at the rate of one
hundred percent (100%) of the "base credit" of such member,
calculated in the manner prescribed in Section 63.105 of
said Act.
Section 6. For each month of current service
rendered to this Paris-Lamar County Health Unit acting as
the City of Paris Health Department by each of its employees
who are members of Texas Municipal Retirement System, the
City will contribute to the current service annuity reserve
of each such member at the time of his or her retirement, a
sum that of 150% of such member's accumulated deposits for
such month of employment; and said sum shall be contributed
from the City's account in the municipality accumulation
fund.
Section 7. The Director of Finance is hereby
directed to remit to the Board of Trustees of the Texas
Municipal Retirement SysteM, at its office in Austin, Texas,
the city contributions to the System and the amounts which
shall be deducted from the compensation or payroll of
employees, all as required by said Board under the pro-
visions of the TMRS Act, and the said official is hereby
authorized and directed to ascertain and certify officially
on behalf of this City the prior service rendered to the
said municipality by each of the employees of the partic-
ipating departments, and the average prior service compen-
sation received by each, and to make and execute all prior
service certifications and all other reports and certifica-
tions which may be required of the City under the provisions
of the TMRS Act, or in compliance with the rules and regu-
lations of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal
Retirement System.
Section 8. Parti.cipation of the above mentioned
employees in the Texas Municipal Retirement System shall
becoMe effective on the lst day of October, 1983.
Passed and adopted this 26th day of September, 1983.
oe Aaam, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. C. Gi-eene, ity er
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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T. K, aynes, ity ttorney