Ordinance No. 145ORDINANCE NO. 145
ANT ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES OF ALL
DEPARTMENTS, EXCEPT THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, INCLUDING
THE CITY MANAGER, OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN SHALL HEREBY
AND HEREAFTER PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL
RETIREMENT SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Texas was amended on November 7,
1944, by the addition of Section 51 -f, Article III, which authorized the Leg-
islature to establish a State -wide retirement and disability pension system for
City employees; and
WHEREAS, the 50th Legislature of the State of Texas enacted House Bill 29
by Parkhouse, known as The Texas Municipal Retirement System and being Article
6243h of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, which authorizes the governing body
• of each city or town to elect, at its option, to have one or more of the city
departments participate in such system; and
1•1HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds that it will be in
the public interest for the City to have its employees participate in The Texas
Municipal Retirement System;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: THAT the City Council of the City of Baytowndhereby elects to
have all City employees of all departments, except the Department of Law, in-
eluding the City Manager, to participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System
as provided for in Article 6243h of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, and all
the benefits and obligations of such system are hereby accepted.
• Section 2: THAT the City Manager is hereby directed to notify the Board of
Trustees of The Texas Municipal Retirement System that the City of Baytown, Texas,
has elected to participate and have the employees of the following departments
and offices participate in such System: City Manager, City Clerk, City Recorder,
Fire Marshal, Technical Inspection, Finance, Police, Fire, Public Works, Health,
Recreation, and Water.
Section 3: THAT each person who becomes an employee of any participating depwt-
meat on or after the effective date of participation of such department shall be
included within and subject to the provisions of The Texas Municipal Retirement
System beginning upon the date such person becomes an "employee" as defined in
0 subsection 14, Section 2 of such System.
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Section 4: THAT the City of Baytown, Texas, may in the future refuse to
add new departments or new employees to such System, but it shall never discontinue
as to any participants.
Section 5: THAT the City Clerk is hereby directed to remit to the Board of
Trustees of The Texas lianicipal Retirement System, at its office in Austin, Texas,
the City's proper contributions to the System and the amounts which shall be
deducted from the compensation or payroll of employees, all as required by said
Act creating said Retirement System.
Section 6: THAT this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption by a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the City
of Baytown on this 7th day of May, 1952.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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or, J. A. Ward