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ORDINANCE NO. 7.1-4
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION
NUMBERED SECTION 12-14.1.1.; PROVIDING FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM BY THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore elected to
have the employees of all departments of the city government
participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System; and,
WHEREAS, a new city department, the Division of
Public Transportation, has been established; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEYAS:
Section 1.
That Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont is amended by adding thereto a new Section
12-14.1.1., which said new Section 12-14.1.1. shall read as
follows:
"Sec. 12-14.1.1. Retirement System—Division of
Pu is Transportation.
"That, on behalf of the City of Beaumont,
Texas, the City Council hereby exercises its
option and elects to have the city and all of the
employees of the Division of Public Transportation
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) effective January 1,
1973; and all of the benefits and obligations of such
System are hereby accepted as to such employees. The
City Manager is hereby directed to notify the Board
of Trustees of the Texas Municipal- Retirement
System that the City of Beaumont, Texas, has
elected to have the employees of the above depart-
ment participate in said System. Each person
who becomes an.employee of such department on
or after the effective date of participation of
such department shall become a member of the Texas
Municipal Retirement System as a condition of
his employment. The City of Beaumont, Texas,
may in the future refuse to add new departments
or new employees to such System, but shall never
discontinue as to any participants. In accordance
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with the provisions of the statute, 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 fixed at the rate of
five percent (5%) of the earnings of each
employee of said department, and in determining
the deposits to be made on account of such
service the maximum earnings of this city is
full salary. The City Finance officer 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 contributions to the System and the
amounts which shall be deducted from the compen-
sation 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 City Finance
officer is hereby authorized. and directed to
ascertain and certify officially on behalf of
the City of Beaumont, Texas, the prior service
rendered to the said municipality by each of
the employees of said 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 Beaumont, Texas, under the provisions of
Chapter 75, Acts Regular Session, 50th Legislature,
as amended, or in compliance with the rules and
regulations of the Board of Trustees of the Texas
Municipal Retirement System. Participation of
the Division of Public Transportation shall be
effective January 1, 1973."
Section 2.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular
set of persons or circumstances should for any reason be held
invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various pro-
visions of this ordinance. are declared to be severable.
1973.
PASSED by the City Council this tial day of 3�,
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