A military service credit is granted to city employees covered
under the firefighters’ relief and retirement fund pursuant
to the following requirements:
(1) Active
firefighters with at least six (6) months of active duty federal military
service may buy credit for such service if it accrued prior to employment
with the city. To buy credit for this service, active firefighters
must contribute fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each month of military
service to the firefighters’ relief and retirement fund. If
the active firefighter makes this contribution, the city will contribute
thirty dollars ($30.00) for each month of military service to the
fund.
(2) The
amount of military service which may be purchased will be subject
to the following schedule:
Months of Military Service
|
Months of FFRRF Service Credit
|
---|
0 - 5
|
0
|
6 - 17
|
1
|
18 - 29
|
2
|
30 - 41
|
3
|
42 - 53
|
4
|
54 - 60
|
5
|
The maximum amount of firefighters’ relief and
retirement fund service credit which may be purchased will be five
(5) months of service credit.
(3) Credit
for active duty federal military service occurring after the active
firefighter was employed by the city shall be governed by the provisions
of article 6243e, section 10(c)(1), Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes
(Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act).
(Ordinance 91-10, sec. 1, adopted 3/26/91; 1957 Code, sec. 2-15.9)
(a) Starting
January 1, 2020, the city will contribute to the account of each member
of the city firefighters’ relief and retirement fund at a rate
which is equal to 26% of the active member’s wages. Each active
member of the city firefighters’ relief and retirement fund
will contribute 16% of the member’s wages.
(b) Such
amount shall be contributed on a monthly basis to the city firefighters’
relief and retirement fund.
(c) This
section shall be interpreted to conform with state law regarding the
firefighters’ relief and retirement fund.
(Ordinance 91-27, sec. 1, adopted 5/14/91; 1957 Code, sec. 2-15.10; Ordinance 2016-53 adopted 12/13/16; Ordinance 2019-58 adopted 11/26/19)