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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1386
AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. OF THE CITY, WHO PERFORMED OR
HEREAFTER PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES (OR THEIR RESERVES
OR AUXILIARIES) OF THE UNItED STATES UNDER HONQRABLE CONDITIONS, TO
APPLY AND MAKE DEPOSITS FOR, AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL CREDIT WITH THE
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR LIMITED PORTIONS OF SUCH MILITARY
SERVICE, AND -PROVIDiNG FO-R-'PAYMENT, BY THE CITY OF ITS SHARE OF THE
COSTS OF ALLOWING SUCH CREDITS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
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Secti on 1. Pursuant to Secti on 853.502, Subchapter F of
Chapter 853, Title 8, Government Code, as amended, the City of West
University Place hereby elects to allow eligible members in its
employment to establish credit in the Texas Municipal Retirement System
for active mil itary servi c~ perfor-mec!? as a meinb'eY~ of the arl)1ed forces
or armed forces reserves of the United States or, an auxiliary of the
armed forces or armed forces reserves. Eligible members as used herein
shall be those employees meeting the criteria set forth ~ tn' Sections
853.502 (b) and 853.503 of said Subchapter F, and the amount and use
of creditable military service shall be as further set forth in Section
853.505.
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Section 2. In order to establish credit for military service
hereunder, a member must deposit with the Texas Municipal Retirement
System (in that member's indivfdua'l account in the Employees Saving
Fund), an amount equa 1 to the number of months for whi ch credit is
sought, multiplied by $15.00. The City of West University Place agrees
that its account in the Municipality Accumulation Fund is to be charged
at the time of the member:-' s retirement with an amount equal to the
accumulated amount' paid by the member for mil itary service credit,
multiplied by the City's, current service matching ratio in effect at
the date the member applies for such military service credit.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby rep~al~d to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4. If any word, phrase', clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutlonal by<-any c;ourt of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, 'clause,
sentence, paragraph, secti on or other part of thi s ordi nance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 5. The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
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and that each such meeti ng has been open- to the pub 1 i c as requi red by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves 'and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
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Section 6. Thi:s ordinanc_e,' shalf:'b'eeome effective on the 1st day
of January ,1991. ' . '!
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST; READING,thi s the ~ day of
, 1990. " -
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECON,D READING thi's. the
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,Laura C. Higley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audrey Nichols
City Secretary
Approved as to Form:
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,James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City Attorney
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