HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1992-006 �, .
ORDINANCE NO. 92-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
�g� OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 18
PERSONNEL, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION 18-55 ALLOWING, UNDER THE ACT
GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM, RESTRICTED PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT TO
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM FOR
SERVICE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED FOR TEXAS CITIES
FOR WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT RECEIVED
CREDITED SERVICE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 18 Personnel, Article II, Division 2
of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the
addition of a new Section 18-55, which shall read as follows:
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"Section 18-55. Authorization of Restricted Prior
Service Credit.
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(a) On the terms and conditions set out in Section
853 . 305 of Subtitle G of Title 8, V.T.C.A. , Government
Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "TMRS
Act") , each member of the Texas Municipal Retirement
System (hereinafter referred to as the "System") who is
now or who hereafter becomes an employee of this City
shall receive restricted prior service credit for service
previously performed as an employee of any incorporated
city or town in this state and for which the person has
not otherwise received credited service in the System.
The service credit hereby granted may be used only to
satisfy length-of-service requirements for retirement
eligibility, has no monetary value in computing the
annuity payments allowable to the member, and may not be
used in computations, including computation of Updated
Service Credits.
(b) A member seeking to establish restricted prior
service credit under this ordinance must take the action
required under said Section 853 . 305 while still an
�,,, employee of this City. "
Section 2 . If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
� clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
� the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
��� portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3 . The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general
welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this
ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage,
and it is accordingly so ordained.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be and become effective on
the lst day of February, 1992 .
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 4th day of February , 1992.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Linda Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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