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ORDINANCE NO. 1240
AN ORDINANCE AWARDING AND ALLOWING PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT IN THE
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE WHO WERE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF LOMAX ON THE DATE
OF ITS CONSOLIDATION WITH THE CITY OF LA PORTE FOR THE NUMBER OF
MONTHS OF SERVICE SUCH EMPLOYEES HAD WITH THE CITY OF LOMAX
PRIOR TO SUCH CONSOLIDATION.
WHEREAS, on April 28, 1980, the City of Lomax, ~exas was
consolidated with the City of La Porte, Texas, and all persons
who were employees of the City of Lomax on that date were offered
employment by the City of La Porte, and certain of such employees
accepted employment with the City of La Porte upon consolidation;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte is a municipality participating
in the Texas Municipal Retirement System under and by virtue of
Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, and
has elected to have all of its employees and departments partici-
pate in said System, and the former employees of the City of Lomax
who have become employees of the City of La Porte have therefore
become members of said System; and
WHEREAS, Section VI l(b) of Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, as amended, provides that the governing body of a
participating municipality may by ordinance direct that each of
its employees who was serving as an employee of a public entity
to which the municipality has become the successor, shall be awarded
and allowed prior service credit for the total number of months
prior to date of participation during which such employee was
employed by such predecessor governmental unit; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of La Porte, Texas,
finds that it will be in the public interest to award and allow
such prior service credit to those employees who were employees of
the City of Lomax on the date of consolidation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City of La Porte, Texas, by its City Council,
hereby elects to award and allow prior service credit (as that
term is defined in Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
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Ordinance No. 1240, Page 2
as amended) to each of its employees who was serving as an employee
of the City of Lomax, Texas, on April 28, 1980 (the date of its
consolidation with the City of La Porte), for the total number of
months prior to April 28, 1980, during which such employee was
employed by the City of Lomax.
Section 2. The City Secretary is hereby directed to furnish
to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System
a certified copy of this 'Ordinance and such other and further
information as may be required by said System to grant such prior
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service credit to said employees.
Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of
the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes, as amended; and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further
4It ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents
and postingand posting thereof.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 1"9.Ii day of
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CITY OF LA PORTE
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