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TX Civ Stat § 8.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.08. Publication of Changes to Contribution Rates

Sec. 8.08.  PUBLICATION OF CHANGES TO CONTRIBUTION RATES. Any change of the rates of deposit and the rates of contribution shall be published when approved by the board.
TX Civ Stat § 8.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.09. Expenses

Sec. 8.09.  EXPENSES.  (a) Expenses involved in administration and operation of the police retirement system shall be paid from the assets of the police retirement system subject to approval by the board. Such expenses shall include actuarial valuations of the system no less frequently than on a biennial basis, annual audits and/or actuarial studies, preparation of annual reports, and staff assistance. Additional consulting may be authorized by the board and paid for from the assets of the police retirement system as deemed necessary from time to time by the board.(b)  Expenses incurred from investment advice, counsel, and management shall be paid from the assets of the police retirement system.
TX Civ Stat § 8.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.10. Payment of Contributions

Sec. 8.10.  PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Contributions by the city shall be paid to the system after appropriation by the city council.(b)  The city shall make the police officer contributions to the system required by Section 8.02 of this Act.(c)  The system shall make the administrative staff's contributions to the system.(d)  Member contributions will be made by a reduction in their monetary compensation.  Contributions made shall be treated as employer contributions in accordance with Section 414(h)(2), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)(2)), for the purpose of determining tax treatment of the amounts under the federal Internal Revenue Code.  These contributions are not includible in the gross income of the member until such time as they are distributed or made available to the member.(e)  Member contributions made as provided by Subsection (d) of this section shall be deposited to the individual account of each affected member and shall be treated as compensation of members for all other purposes of this Act and for the purpose of determining contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance System (Social Security).  The provisions of this subsection shall remain in effect as long as the plan covering members is a qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)), and its related trust is tax exempt under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(a)).
TX Civ Stat § 8.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.11. Effect of System Termination on Contributions

Sec. 8.11.  EFFECT OF SYSTEM TERMINATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS. If the police retirement system is terminated, further contributions may not be made by the city or the system, and further deposits may not be made by the members for service after the date of termination.  Members do not accrue any additional benefits after the date of termination.  The benefit accrued by each member on the termination of the plan or the complete discontinuance of contributions under the plan and the benefit of any affected member on the partial termination of the plan, to the extent funded, become nonforfeitable notwithstanding the length of a member's service.  The benefit accrued by a member also becomes nonforfeitable, if not already nonforfeitable, at the normal retirement date.
TX Civ Stat § 8.12 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.12. Effect of Forfeiture

Sec. 8.12.  EFFECT OF FORFEITURE. A forfeiture from a member terminating employment and withdrawing the member's accumulated deposits may not be applied to increase the benefit that any other member would receive from the system.  The actuary shall anticipate the effect of forfeitures in determining the costs under the system.
TX Civ Stat § 8.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article VIII.|Section 8.13. System Assets

Sec. 8.13.  SYSTEM ASSETS. The assets of the police retirement system shall be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries.  The corpus or income may not be used for or diverted to a purpose other than the exclusive benefit of members or their beneficiaries, whether by operation or natural termination of the system, by power of revocation or amendment, by the happening of a contingency, by collateral arrangement, or by other means.
TX Civ Stat § 10.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article X.|Section 10.01. False Report or Statement

Sec. 10.01. FALSE REPORT OR STATEMENT.  Whoever with intent to deceive shall make any statement or report required under this Act which is untrue or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the police retirement system shall forfeit any office or rights held by the person under the system, and such deception, falsification, or acquiescence in falsification shall be deemed a misdemeanor and the violation thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.
TX Civ Stat § 10.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article X.|Section 10.02. Correction of Errors

Sec. 10.02. CORRECTION OF ERRORS.  If any change or error in the records of the police retirement system should be discovered or should result in any member, retired member, surviving spouse, or beneficiary receiving from the police retirement system more or less than such member, retired member, surviving spouse, or beneficiary would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the police retirement board shall have the power to correct such error.  Except as provided by Section 802.1024, Government Code, the retirement system shall, as far as possible, adjust the payments so that the actuarial equivalent of the benefits to which the member, retired member, surviving spouse, or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.
TX Civ Stat § 11.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article XI.|Section 11.01. Limitation on Payment of Benefits

 Sec. 11.01.  LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.  (a)  If the amount of any benefit payment otherwise due under this Act or the total payments due under this Act and any other qualified defined benefit plan maintained by this city would exceed the limitations provided by Section 415(b), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations adopted under that section, the police retirement system shall reduce the amount of the benefit paid under this Act as required to comply with that section.  If the annual additions that would otherwise be allocated under this Act, or the total annual additions under this Act and any other qualified plan maintained by the city would exceed the limits under Section 415(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the annual additions under this Act shall be reduced to the extent required to comply with Section 415(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(b)  For purposes of determining if the benefits or annual additions satisfy the limits provided by Subsection (a) of this section, the compensation to be used is wages within the meaning of Section 3401(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, plus amounts deferred at the election of the member that would be included in wages if not deferred under the rules of Section 402(e)(3), 125(a), 132(f)(4), 457(b), 402(h)(1)(B), or 402(k), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  However, any rules that would limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed are disregarded for purposes of determining compensation.  In addition, any wages paid after a severance from employment are not included as compensation for purposes  of this subsection unless the payment is for regular pay as described in 26 C.F.R. Section 1.415(c)-2(e)(3)(ii) and is made by the later of two and one-half months after the severance from employment or the end of the calendar year that includes the date of severance from employment.  If excess annual additions are made to any member's account despite the efforts of the board of trustees, the amount shall be treated in accordance with 26 C.F.R. Section 1.402(g)-1(e)(2) or (3).(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the applicable mortality table for purposes of adjusting a benefit due to the limitations provided under Section 415(b)(2)(B) or (D), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is the table prescribed by Revenue Ruling 2001-62.
TX Civ Stat § 12.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000|Article XII.|Section 12.02. Distribution Rules for Disability Annuity Payments

Sec. 12.02. DISTRIBUTION RULES FOR DISABILITY ANNUITY PAYMENTS.    (a)  If a member selects an optional annuity providing for payment of a fixed number of monthly annuity payments to the member's beneficiary or estate if the member dies before the total number of payments has been completed, the option is limited as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section.(b) If, according to mortality tables adopted by the Internal Revenue Service, at the time of the member's retirement the joint life expectancy of the member making the selection and of the beneficiary is less than the minimum period that monthly payments would be required under the option selected, the member must select another option so that the minimum period that monthly payments would be required does not exceed the joint life expectancy of the person making the selection and of the beneficiary.(c) If the member making the selection designates the member's estate as beneficiary and if, according to mortality tables adopted by the Internal Revenue Service, the life expectancy of that member is less than the minimum period that monthly payments would be required under the option selected, the member must select another option so that the minimum period that monthly payments would be required does not exceed the member's life expectancy at the time of the member's retirement.(d) If a member selects an optional annuity that is payable after the retiree's death throughout the life of a beneficiary who is not the retiree's spouse, payments to the beneficiary after the retiree's death may not exceed the applicable percentage of the annuity payment that would have been payable to the retiree using the following table:Excess of age of memberApplicableover age of beneficiary:percentage:10 years or less100 percentmore than 10 but less than 25 years 67 percent25 years or more 50 percent(e) Unless the member's spouse is the beneficiary of an optional annuity that guarantees a fixed number of monthly payments, the guaranteed number of payments may not exceed the applicable period using the following table:Maximum numberof guaranteedAge of member at retirement:monthly payments:less than 84180at least 84 but less than 9112091 or more 60
TX Civ Stat § 1.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.01. Purpose

Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE.  The purpose of the fund is to provide for the protection of pensions in a municipality to which this Act applies for fire fighters and police officers and their beneficiaries because of the hazardous nature of the professions of fire fighting and law enforcement.
TX Civ Stat § 1.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.03. Applicability

Sec. 1.03.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to paid fire and police departments of a municipality with a population between 1.3 million and 1.5 million.
TX Civ Stat § 1.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.04. Statutory Trust

Sec. 1.04. STATUTORY TRUST.    (a)  The fund is a statutory trust and is not a subdivision of government.(b) The board shall hold in trust the assets of the fund for the exclusive benefit of the members and retirees of the fund and their beneficiaries and for defraying reasonable administrative expenses of the fund.(c) The fund may not be diverted, transferred, or used for any purpose inconsistent with this Act and with the instruments governing the fund.(d) A public or private entity, agency, or authority may not alter or impair any contract made by the board or under the authority or direction of the board.(e) The fund is independent of the control of a municipality to which this Act applies.
TX Civ Stat § 1.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.05. Exemptions

Sec. 1.05. EXEMPTIONS.    (a)  An amount payable from the fund is exempt from garnishment, assignment, attachment, judgments, other legal process, and inheritance or other taxes established by this state.(b) Fund assets are exempt from attachment, execution, alienation, and forced sale.  A judgment lien or abstract of judgment may not be filed or perfected against the fund on fund assets.  A judgment lien or abstract of judgment filed against the fund on fund assets is void.
TX Civ Stat § 1.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.06. Other Pension System Established by State Law

Sec. 1.06. OTHER PENSION SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW.  Notwithstanding any other law, if the employees of the fire or police department who have been members of the fund are included in another pension system established by state law, the board shall act for any similar board created by that law with regard to the receipt and payment of amounts owed to the employees under this Act.  Employees of a department who are members of the fund and are not included in the other pension system may not participate in any payment under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 1.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.07. Construction of Act

Sec. 1.07. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT.  This Act does not provide any benefit that is not specifically provided by this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 2.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.01. Board of Trustees

Sec. 2.01. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  The fund is governed by a board of trustees consisting of the following nine members:(1)  the mayor of a municipality to which this Act applies or a qualified mayoral designee;(2)  two members of the governing body of a municipality to which this Act applies, appointed by that governing body;(3)  two active members who are fire fighters below the rank of fire chief, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the fire department;(4)  two active members who are police officers below the rank of police chief, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the police department;(5)  a retiree representative of the fire department, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the retirees of the fire department and the surviving spouses who are receiving benefits with respect to deceased members or retirees of the fire department; and(6)  a retiree representative of the police department, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the retirees of the police department and the surviving spouses who are receiving benefits with respect to deceased members or retirees of the police department.(b)  The board, through its secretary, shall administer the required elections of the active member and retiree representatives by mailing ballots to all eligible members, retirees, or beneficiaries.  Only retirees and surviving spouses who are currently receiving benefits from the fund are eligible to vote for the retiree representatives.  If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for any trustee position, the board shall hold a run-off election in which the only candidates are the candidates who received the highest and second-highest number of votes cast.  If a candidate for trustee is unopposed in an election, the board shall certify the candidate as elected to the board on the executive director's certification that the candidate is eligible and is unopposed for election.
TX Civ Stat § 2.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.02. Terms of Trustees

Sec. 2.02. TERMS OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  The mayor of a municipality to which this Act applies, or a qualified mayoral designee, serves on the board for the term of the mayor's office except that, if the mayor appoints a mayoral designee, the mayor may replace or remove that mayoral designee at the mayor's discretion.  An individual designated by the mayor to serve on the board under this subsection may only serve on the board while the individual is a qualified mayoral designee.(b) The two members of the municipal governing body serve on the board for the term of the office to which they are elected.(c) The two active fire fighters below the rank of fire chief serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.(d) The two active police officers below the rank of police chief serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.(e) The retiree representatives serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.
TX Civ Stat § 2.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.03. Resignation or Removal of Trustees

Sec. 2.03. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  The members of the board who are fire fighters or police officers may resign or may be removed by a vote of the membership of their respective departments.(b) The members of the board who are retiree representatives may resign or may be removed by a vote of the group eligible to elect them.(c) A petition for removal under this section must be filed with the board within 45 days after the date the first signature on the petition is obtained.  A signature is invalid if it is not dated.(d)  A removal election under this section must be held and completed within 90 days after the date the board certifies that a proper petition for a removal election has been signed by at least 20 percent of the membership from which the trustee was elected.  A trustee's term of service ends on the entry of an order by the board declaring that a majority of the votes cast in a removal election under this section favor removal.(e)  On the date the board enters an order under Subsection (d) of this section, the board shall call a special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the trustee who was removed.  The trustee who was removed is not eligible to run in the special election but is eligible to run in all subsequent board elections.
TX Civ Stat § 2.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.04. Officers

Sec. 2.04. OFFICERS.    (a)  The board shall elect from the trustees a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 623, Sec. 13, eff. October 1, 2005.
TX Civ Stat § 2.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.05. Employees

Sec. 2.05. EMPLOYEES.  The board may employ an executive director and staff as needed to administer the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 2.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.06. Meetings; Quorum

Sec. 2.06. MEETINGS;  QUORUM.    (a)  The board shall hold regular monthly meetings and special meetings at the call of the presiding officer or on written demand by a majority of the members of the board.(b) A quorum of the board is five members.  When a quorum is present, action of the board that requires a vote may be taken by a majority of the members present.  Any action taken by less than a quorum is not binding on the board.
TX Civ Stat § 2.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.07. Committees of Board

Sec. 2.07. COMMITTEES OF BOARD.    (a)  The presiding officer of the board may appoint committees that report to the board.(b) Only members of the board may be appointed to committees under this section.(c) Committees shall be composed of three or four members of the board, except as otherwise specifically provided by the board.(d) Only members of committees may vote as committee members.(e) The board may direct staff and advisors to assist the committees.(f) Members of committees serve at the pleasure of the board.(g) Permanent or standing committees may be appointed.