2062 ORD PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN TX MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY COPORDINANC E NO. 2062 .
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS
MtTNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTF.M BY THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TF.XAS.
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Texas was
amended on November 7, 1944, by the addition of Section 51-f,
Article III, which authorized the Legislature to establish a
state-wide retirement and disability pension system for city
employees; and,
WHER EAS, Chapter 75, Acts 50th Legislature (1947) as
amended, established the Texas Municipal Retirement System,
and authorizes the governing body of each city or town to
elect, at its option, to have one or more of the city
departments participate in such System; and,
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, finds that it will be in the public interest for the
cityto have its employees, participate in the Texas Municipal
Retirement System as hereinafter provided; NOW, THEREFCR E,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PAR I S , TFxAS :
Section l. That, on behalf of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, the City Council hereby exercises its option and elects
to have the city and all of the employees of all departments
now existing or hereafter established (excepting the .following
departments: City of Paris Fire Department) participate in the
Texas Municipal Retirement System as provided in Chapter 75,
Acts of the 50th Legislature, as amended (Article 6243h of
Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas): and all of the benefits and
obligations of such System are hereby accepted as to such em-
ployees.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to notify
the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System
that the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, has elected to partici-
pate and have the employees of the above departments partici-
pate in said System.
Section 3. Each person who becomes an employee of any
participating department on or after the effective date of par-
ticipation of such department shall become a member of the
Texas Municipal Retirement System as a condition of his employ-
ment. The City of Paris, Paris, Texas, may in the future re-
fuse to add new departments or new employees to such System,
but shall never discontinue as to any participants.
Section 4. In accordance with the provisions of the
statute, the deposits to be made to the Texas Municipal
Retirement System on account of current service of the em-
ployees of the several participating departments are hereby
fixed at the rate of five percent (5/lo) of the earnings of
each employee of said departments, and in determining the de-
posits to be made on account of such service the maximum
earnings of this city is Full Salary.
Section 5. 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's contribution
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 provisions of Chapter 75, Acts of the 50th
Legislature of the State of Texas, as amended, and the said
Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to ascer-
tain and certify officially on behalf of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, the prior service rendered to the said municipality
by each of the employees of the participating departments, and
the average prior service compensation received by each, and to
make and execute all prior service certifications and all other
reports and certifications which may be required of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, under the provisions of Chapter 75, Acts
Regular Session, 50th Legislature, as amended, or in ccxnpliance
with the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees of the
Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective on
January 1, 1972.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of December, 1971.
ATTEST :
H. C. Greene, City Clerk
APP VED FORM:
T. . 4 , City Attorney