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AN ORDINANCE
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TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITY RESERVE AT RETIREMENT OF THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; PROVIDING
FOR, AND GRANTING "ANTECEDENT SERVICE CREDIT" AND "SPECIAL
PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT" AT THE RATES SPECIFIED, TO QUALIFY-
ING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT EFFECTIVE,JANUARY 1 1973
, , FOR EACH MONTH OF
CURRENT SERVICE THEREAFTER RENDERED BY EACH OF ITS•EMPLOYEES WHO-ARE MEMBERS
OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE CITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITY• RESERVE OF EACH SUCH MEMBER AT THE TIME OF HIS RE-
TIREMENT, A SUM THAT Is 200%u OF SUCH MEMBERS ACCUMULATED DEPOSITS FOR SUCH
MONTH OF EMPLOYMENT; AND SAID SUM SHALL BE CONTRIBUTED FROM THE CITY'S
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ACCOUNT IN THE MUNICIPALITY CURRENT ACCUMULATION FUND.
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SECTION 2. EACH PERSON WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI ON THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1972 AND WHO IS AT THAT DATE A
MEMBER OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE ALLOWED,
AND, UPON
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION XVI OF ARTICLE 6243H, VERNON'S
TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 371, ACTS REGULAR SESSION, 61ST
LEGISLATURE, IS HEREBY GRANTED, EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE LAST ABOVE MENTIONED,
"ANTECEDENT SERVICE CREDIT" (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SAID ACT) CALCULATED
ON THE BASIS OF FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF EACH CURRENT SERVICE DEPOSIT ACTUALLY
MADE BY SUCH PERSON WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
DURING EACH
MONTH OF CURRENT SERVICE PERFORMED FOR THIS CITY PRIOR TO THE 1ST DAY OF
JANUARY, 1973•
SECTION 3. EACH PERSON WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI ON THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1972 AND WHO AT SAID DATE IS A MEMBER OF
THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND WHO HOLDS IN SAID SYSTEM
AN EFFEC-
TIVE PRIOR SERVICE CERTIFICATE GRANTED BY REASON OF SERVICE PERFORMED FOR
THIS CITY. PRIOR TO ITS PARTICIPATION IN SAID SYSTEM, SHALL BE ALLOWED AND
* IS HEREBY-GRANTED (UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION XV OF
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ARTICLE, a6243H, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 371, ACTS
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OF THE REGULAR SESSION, 61ST LEGISLATURE) A "SPECIAL PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT"
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IN AN AMOUNT OF EQUIVALENT TO THE ACCUMULATION AT INTEREST' AS PROVIDED IN
SAID ACTS OF A SERIES OF MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF TWO AND ONE —HALF PERCENT (2 1/2 %)
OF THE MEMBERS "AVERAGE PRIOR SERVICE COMPENSATION" FOR THE NUMBER OF MONTHS
OF PRIOR SERVICE CERTIFIED TO IN SUCH MEMBERS PRIOR SERVICE CERTIFICATE.
THE SPECIAL PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT HEREIN PROVIDED FOR SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO
THE PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT HERETOFORE ALLOWED SUCH MEMBER. III
SECTION 4. ANY PERSON WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1972, WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IN TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM BY REASON OF SERVICE -HAS NOT-T ERMINATED�.AND�WHO ON SAID DATE IS ABSENT
FROM SERVICE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY SHALL BE ENTITLTED TO ANTECEDENT
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SERVICE CREDIT AND TO SPECIAL PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT (IF ANY) HE
WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED UNDER SECTIONS I AND 2 HEREOF HAD HE BEEN IN ACTIVE
SERVICE ON SAID DATE, PROVIDED SUCH PERSON AGAIN BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE OF THE
CITY BEFORE TERMINATION OF HIS SAID MEMBERSHIP IN TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT
SYSTEM AND WITHIN FIVE (5) YEARS FROM TH,E 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1972, AND
PROVIDED SUCH PERSON THEREUPON CONTINUES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A PARTICIPATING
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) CONSECUTIVE
YEARS.
SECTION 5. NEW BENEFITS ARE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1973. '
SECTION 6. .IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPHS SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASES WORD, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID
OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY FINAL JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION
IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE,
WORD, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCES FOR IT IS THE DEFINITE INTENT OF THIS
CITY COUNCIL THAT EVERY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASES WORD,
OR PROVISION HEREOF BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR ITS PURPOSE.
SECTION 7. THE NECESSITY TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED MUNICIPAL CON-
TRIBUTIONS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE
THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION BUT THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH
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EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE
CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER
ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE
✓ri-� DAY OF
AUGUST, 1972.
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CIT SECRE ARY AYOR
THE CITY OF ORP RISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
DAY OF AUGUST, 1972:
C I ATTORNEY � —'
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL. -
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CO S HRISTj,• TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH --�°�-
THOMAS V. GONZALES
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J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING �VOTE:
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RONNIE SIZEMORE
• CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
'REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH0
THOMAS V. GONZALES
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• J. HOWARD STARK /l --