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HomeMy WebLinkAbout020749 ORD - 08/08/1989AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING, UNDER THE ACT GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, "UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM FOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR INCREASED PRIOR AND CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITIES FOR RETIREES AND BENEFI- CIARIES OF DECEASED RETIREES OF THE CITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE FOR SUCH ACTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) On the terms and conditions set out in Sections 63.401 through 63.403 of Title t10B, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, each member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System who has current service credit or prior service credit in said System in force and effect on the 1st day of January, 1989, by reason of service in the employment of the City of Corpus Christi, and on such date has at least 36 months of credited service with said System, shall be and is hereby allowed "Updated Service Credit" (as that term is defined in Subsection (d) of Section 63.402 of said title) in an amount that is 100% of the "base Updated Service Credit" of the member (calculated as provided in Subsection (c) of Section 63.402 of said title). The Updated Service Credit hereby allowed shall replace any Updated Service Credit, prior service credit, special prior service credit, or antecedent service credit previously authorized for part of the same service. (b) In accordance with the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 63.401 of said title, the deposits required to be made to the Texas Municipal Retire- ment System by employees of the several participating departments on account of current service shall he calculated from the several participating departments on account of current service and shall be calculated from and after the date aforesaid on the full amount of such person's earnings as an employee of the City. SECTION 2. (a) On terms and conditions set out in Section 64.203 of Title 110B, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, the City of Corpus Christi hereby elects to allow and to provide for payment of the increases below stated in monthly benefits payable by the Texas Municipal Retirement System to retired employees and to beneficiaries of deceased employees of this City under current service annuities and prior service annuities arising from service by such employees to this City. An annuity increased under this Section replaces any annuity or increased annuity previously granted to the same person. (h) The amount of annuity increase under this Section is computed as the sum of the prior and current service annuities on the effective date of retire- ment of the person on whose service the annuities are based, multiplied by 40% of the percentage change in Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, from December of the year immediately preceding the effective date of the person's retirement to the December that is 13 months before the effective date of this ordinance. zO;z 9MICROFILI0EO C Iancc Updating Service Credits/ Increasing Contribution Rate for TMRS June 20, 1989 Page 2 (c) An increase in an annuity that was reduced because of an option selection is reducible in the same proportion and in the same manner that the original annuity was reduced. (d) If a computation hereunder does not result in an increase in the amount of an annuity, the amount of the annuity willnot be changed hereby. (e) The amount by which an increase under this section exceeds all previ— ously granted increases to an annuitant is an obligation of this City and of its account in the municipality accumulation fund of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. SECTION 3. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees of Texas Municipal Retirement System, the Updated Service Credits and increases in retirement annuities granted hereby shall be and become effective on the 1st day of Janu— ary, 1990. That the foregoing ordinance was reaa for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the- day of , 19, , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner Edward A. Martin 1 David Berlanga, Sr. / Joe McComb Leo Guerrero / - , - Clif Moss f. Tom Hunt Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. C‘ That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading on this the day of , 192 , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner Edward A. Martin David Berlanga, Sr. ' Joe ticComb Leo Guerrero (; Clif Moss j„ Tom Hunt Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. That the faregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally on this the t; day of _ , 19 , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner Edward A. Martin David Berlanga, Sr. Joe McComb Leo Guerrero Clif Moss Tom Hunt I; , Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ATTEST: DU &L City Secretary MAYOR day of APPROVED: %tt— DAY OF , 19 HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY By t exy�_ Assistant City Attorney 99.044.01 l THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 20749