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HomeMy WebLinkAbout521 08-09-1977ORDINANCE NO. 521 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TO PROVIDE CERTAIN IN- SERVICE DEATH BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES, AND DEATH BENEFITS FOR ANNUITANTS WHOSE LAST EMPLOYMENT WAS WITH THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS. WHEREAS, the City of Euless is a municipality participating on a full - salary basis in the several programs presently operated by the Texas Municipal Retirement System, and WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that it is to the best interests of the City that employees and annuitants whose last covered employment under the System was as an employee of the City, shall participate in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund operated by said System from the time such Fund becomes opera- tional. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: 1. That the City of Euless hereby elects to participate in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund of the Texas Municipal Retire- ment System beginning with the date such Fund shall be made opera- tional, for the purpose of providing in- service death benefits in the amounts and on the terms provided for in Section XIX of the Texas Municipal Retirement System Act (Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended) for each of the City's employees who are members of said System, and for the purpose of providing post- retirement death benefits as provided in said Section XIX for annuitants who last covered employment was as an employee of this City. 2. The City Secretary is hereby directed to notify the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System that the City of Euless, Texas, has elected to participate and have the employees participate in the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund of said System. 3. The City Secretary is hereby directed to remit monthly to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System i at its office in Austin, Texas, as the City's contributions to the Supplemental Death Benefits Fund of the Texas Municipal Retirement System, such percentage of earnings of the above - mentioned employees of said city as may be fixed by the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System, and such officials shall make for the City such reports as the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System may prescribe. PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING on the 26th day of July , 1977, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas; and given Second Reading, passed and approved on the 9th day of August , 1977, by a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas. ATTEST: City Secretary APP OVED AS T FORM: City Attorney APPROVED: 0