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( e ORDINANCE NO. 1875 - D (_ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1875, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING, UNDER 1~ ACT GOVERNINGl.t:1.b TMAS MUNICIPAL K1U.l.K.I::!..MENT SYSTEM, "UPDAuID SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM FOR SERVICE J:"~ORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OFl.t:1.b CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING COMPLIANCE Wnri Bib Orm-l Mfuull-lGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN &.t<b\.;n VB DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE \";11 i COUNCIL OF 1~ \";11 i OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Authorization of Undated Service Credits. - (a) On the terms and conditions set out in Sections 853.401 through 853.403 of Subtitle G of Title 8, V,T.C.A., Government Code, as amended (hereinafter refw...~ to as the "TMRS Act.), each member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System (hereinafter ref"u~ to as the "System") who has current service credit or prior service credit in the System in force and effect on the 1st day of January of the calendar year preceding such allowance, by reason of service in the employment of the City, and on such date has at least 36 months of credited service with the System, shall be and is hereby allowed "Updated Service Credit" (as that tenn is defined in subsection (d) of Section 853.402 of said title) in an amount that is ~ of the "base Updated Service Credit" of the member (calculated as l".L'u,lided in subsection (c) of Section 853,402 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 l".L".1ously authorized for part of the same service. (b) On the tenns and conditions set out in Section 853.601 of said title, any member of the System who is eligible for Updated Service Credits on the basis of service with this City, and who has unforfeited credit for prior service and/or current service with another participating municipality or municipalities by reason of l'.L>:.nous service, and was a contributing member on the 1st day of January of the calendar year preceding such allowance, shall be credited with Updated Service Credits pursuant to, calculated in accordance with, and subject to adjustment as set forth in said 853.601. (c) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of Section 853.401 of said title, the deposits required to be made to the System by employees of the several participating departments on account of current service shall be calculated from after the date aforesaid on the full amount of such person's earnings as an employee of the City. Section 2. Increase in Retirement Annuitie.Cl~ (a) On tenns and conditions set out in Section 854.203 of Subtitle G of Title 8, V.T,C.A., Government Code, as amended, the City hereby elects to allow and to provide for payment of the increases below stated in monthly benefits payable by the System to retired employees and to beneficiaries of deceased employees of this City under CUu'-ut 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, (b) 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 retirement of the person on whose service the annuities are based, multiplied by 70% 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,