2480 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTIONS 2-22 AND 2-23 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE NO. 2480
AN ORLI NANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS,
BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTIONS 2-22 AND 2-23 OF SAID
CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE OF 20% IN THE RETIRE-
MEA1T INCOME OF RETIRED CITY OF PARIS EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIRMENT
SYSTEM; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY l, 1980.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS:
Section l. That Paragraph (a) of Section 2-22 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Paris be amended so that such shall
read as follows:
"Sec. 2-22. Initial allowance of updated service credits.
(a) On the terms and conditions set out in
Section XVII of Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, as amended 1975, each member of Texas
Municipal Retirement System who has current service
credit or prior service credit in said System in force
and effect on the first day of January, 1980 by reason
of service in the employment of the City of Paris,
shall be and is hereby allowed "updated service credit"
(as that term is defined in said act) in an amount that
is one hundred (100) per cent of the "Base Updated
Service Credit" of the member, calculated as provided
in said act. The updated service credit hereby allowed
shall be effective from and after January 1, 1980, and
shall be in lieu of and in substitution for all prior ser -
vice credits, special prior service credits, and antece-
dent service credits, if any, heretofore allowed such
member by reason of service with the City of Paris. "
Section 2. That Paragraph (b) of Section 2-23 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Paris be amended so that such shall
read as follows:
"Sec. 2-23. Initial increases in annuities in effect.
(a) . . . first day of January, 1980 . . .
(b) Eaeh such monthly benefit for the month of
January, 1980, and each month thereafter shall be in-
creased by 20% above the amount of the regular
benefit (as distinguished from any supplemental or
distributive benefit) in effect for the month of
December, 1979. "
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on
January 1, 1980.
Passed and adopted this 26th day of December, 1979.
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1Vlichael E. Malone, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. C. Greene, City Clerk
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APP OVED TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney