Ordinance 1989-06
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ORDINANCE NO.8" :.,,~
TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
TMRS-J
AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, WHO PERFORMED OR
HEREAFTER PERFORM ACTlVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES (OR THEIR RESERVES
OR AUXILIARIES) OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS DURING
PERIODS OF CONFLICT WITH FOREIGN FORCES, TO APPLY AND MAKE DEPOSITS FOR,
AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL CREDIT WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
FOR LIMITED PORTIONS OF SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT
BY THE CITY OF ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS TO THE SYSTEM ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH
SERVICE CREDIT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Subchapter F of Chapter 63, Title 110B, Revised Civil
Statues of Texas, as amended, the City of Wylie hereby elects to allow eligible members in
its employment to establish credit in the Texas Municipal Retirement System for active
military service performed as a member of the armed forces or armed forces reserves of
the United States or an auxiliary of the armed forces or armed forces reserves, during a
period in which the United States is or was involved in a state of conflict with foreign
forces. Eligible members as used herein shall be those employees meeting the criteria set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 63.501 of said Subchapter F, and the amount and use of
creditable military service shall be as further set forth in that Subchapter.
Section 2. In order to establish credit for military service hereunder, a member
must deposit with the Texas Municipal Retirement System (in that member's individual
account in the Employees Saving Fund), before the first anniversary of the effective date
of this ordinance or before the first anniversary of the date the member becomes eligible
to establish the credit (whichever is later) an amount equal to the number of months for
which credit is sought, multiplied by $15.00, and the City must contribute an amount equal
to the amount required of the member, multiplied by the City's current service matching
percentage in effect on the date the member applies for credit hereunder. The City of
Wylie agrees to pay into its account in the Municipality Accumulation Fund all sums which
become due hereunder as a result of the granting of such credit.
..2- /. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day 01
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MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT
The 1981 amendments to the TMRS Act allowing member cities to adopt the Military Service
Credit provision, stipulate the following condition~ that must be met before a member may
purchase Military Service Credit:
1) The employing city must have adopted the Military Service Credit provision
by ordinance.
2) The member must have at least ten years of creditable TMRS service and
have been employed by a participating city or cities for ten or more years.
3) The military service being purchased must have been performed as active
duty in the Armed Forces of the United States (or its auxiliaries) or in the
Armed Forces Reserve of the United States (or its auxiliaries) during a period
of organized conflict or crisis. Military service performed between April 6,
1917 and November 11, 1919, or between October 16, 1940 and October 31,
1974 shall be recognized as military service performed during period of
organized conflict or crisis under this provision.
4) The employee's release from active duty must have been made upon terms
other than dishonorable. An employee who is, or will be eligible to receive
any retirement payor pension from the United States based upon twenty (20)
or more years of active duty or equivalent, will not be eligible for Military
Service Credit. Likewise, any employee who has been granted military
service credit by any other public retirement system or program under the
laws of the State of Texas, shall not be eligible for Military Service Credit in
TMRS.
5) A member must apply for Military Service Credit and make the required
deposits to the System within one year after the effective date of adoption of
the ordinance allowing such credit, or within one year after the date of the
person making such application first becomes eligible for such credit,
whichever date is later. A member with qualified military service who
cannot purchase Military Service Credit within one year of the city's
adoption (because they do not yet have 10 years of creditable TMRS service),
would have to purchase their Military Service Credit within one year of the
time they complete 10 years of creditable service, or lose their eligibility to
do so.
6) A member who meets all of the qualifications for Military Service Credit,
receives such credit by making application to the System on form TMRS-34,
Application for Military Service Credit. This form is signed by the member
and certified by the city official designated by ordinance to certify official
TMRS forms. The city official also certifies that they have reviewed the
member's original military documents (DD214 or other official documents)
that verify the member's active military service and discharge from the
military under conditions other than dishonorable. A photocopy of the
member's military service record and discharge status, certified by the city
official, must be submitted with the Application for Military Service Credit.
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MIUT ARY SERVICE CREDIT (Continued).
7) Along with the Application for Military Service Credit, the member must
submit a deposit equal to $15.00 for each month of military service being
purchased. The city must also submit a deposit, depending on the city's
matching ratio in effect at that time, equal to 000%, 150%, or 200%) of the
deposit made by the member. A qualified member may purchase any amount
of Military Service Credit they are entitled to receive, up to a maximum of 5
years (60 months). If a member elects to purchase less than the full amount
of Military Service Credit they are entitled to, they may not purchase any
additional Military Service Credit at a future date.
8) The number of months of Military Service Credit purchased by a member is
used to satisfy the vesting and/or retirement eligibility provisions of the
TMRS Act. However, Military Service Credit is not included in the
calculation of Updated Service Credit.
For cities adopting this provision, it is especially important that all employees be notified of
the requirement that they must apply for and purchase Military Service Credit within one year
of the city's adoption of the provision, or within one year from the time the employee first
becomes eligible to purchase Military Service Credit, whichever date is later. If an employee
does not purchase their Military Service Credit within the prescribed time limits, they lose
their eligibility to do so. Likewise, if a member leaves the employment of a city adopting the
Military Service Credit provision, prior to the time they become eligible to purchase said
credit, they lose their eligibility to do so.
Assuming a member purchases a maximum of 5 years of Military Service Credit, the following
information shows the member and city cost, as well as estimated additional monthly benefits.
City Matching Ratio
1:1
1 . 5: 1
2:1
Required Contributions
Employee
City
$900
900
$ 900
1,350
$ 900
1,800
Monthly Benefits*
Additional Monthly Benefit
Number of years from date credit
is purchased to date of retirement:
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5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
$ 14
20
30
44
65
$ 17
26
38
55
81
$ 21
31
45
66
97
*Approximate Standard Benefit at age 65 assuming 8% per year future interest.
Any of the above information can be adjusted to a lesser number of months of credit by
dividing by 60 and multiplying by the desired number of months.