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TX Civ Stat § 2.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.03. Elected Members of Board

Sec. 2.03. ELECTED MEMBERS OF BOARD.    (a)  The elected members of the board of trustees shall be elected and hold office in accordance with this section.(b)  Between November 1 of each year and the first Monday in January of the following year, the board of trustees shall hold an election to elect one member of the board of trustees.  If only one firefighter or retiree is nominated for a position under Subsection (c) of this section, instead of holding an election, the board of trustees may appoint the sole nominated candidate at the first board meeting in January.  The board shall adopt procedures for the appointment of a sole nominated candidate under this subsection.  A board member appointed under this subsection is considered elected for purposes of this Act.(c)  Each election is by secret written ballot on a date the board of trustees determines.  Only persons who have been nominated may be listed on the written ballot.  Nominations may be made in person, by mail, or by telephone to the office of the fund and must be received between September 1 and September 15.(d) The board of trustees shall certify the results of each election.  A newly elected board member takes office at the first board meeting in January.(e) The elected members of the board of trustees hold office for staggered terms of three years, with the term of one trustee expiring each year.  Elected members of the board of trustees shall serve during the term for which they are elected and until their successors are elected and have qualified, unless a vacancy results because of death, resignation, or removal.(f) A vacancy in the position of an elected member of the board of trustees shall be filled for the remainder of that person's term at an election to be held on a date selected by the board of trustees that must be within 60 days after the date of the event that caused the vacancy.(g) The firefighter or retiree receiving the highest number of votes cast in an election under this section is elected, except that if no person receives a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election shall be held between the two persons receiving the highest number of votes.  A runoff election is held on a date determined by the board of trustees, and the person receiving the higher number of votes in the runoff election is elected.(h) The administrative expenses of an election under this section may be paid from the assets of the fund.  Assets of the fund may not be used to pay campaign expenses incurred by or for a member.  Administrative office supplies and equipment belonging to the fund may not be used to assist any candidate or person seeking to assist a candidate for a position on the board of trustees.
TX Civ Stat § 2.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.04. Compensation

Sec. 2.04. COMPENSATION.  A member of the board of trustees may not receive compensation for service on the board.
TX Civ Stat § 2.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.05. Officers

Sec. 2.05. OFFICERS.  The mayor is the presiding officer and the city treasurer is the secretary-treasurer of the board of trustees.  The board shall elect annually from its membership an alternate presiding officer who shall preside in the absence or disability of the mayor.
TX Civ Stat § 2.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.06. Quorum and Voting

Sec. 2.06. QUORUM AND VOTING.  Each member of the board of trustees is entitled to one vote.  A majority vote of members of the board of trustees attending a meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary for a decision of the board.  A resolution or order of the board of trustees must be made by a vote recorded in the minutes of its proceedings.
TX Civ Stat § 2.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.07. Meetings; Minutes

Sec. 2.07. MEETINGS;  MINUTES.  The board of trustees shall hold regular monthly meetings at a time and place that it designates and may hold special meetings on the call of the presiding officer or alternate presiding officer.  The board of trustees shall keep accurate minutes of its meetings and records of its proceedings.
TX Civ Stat § 2.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.08. Administration of Funds

Sec. 2.08. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.  The board of trustees shall:(1) keep separate from all other municipal funds all money and other assets it receives for the benefit of the fund;(2) keep a record of all claims, receipts, and disbursements and make disbursements only on vouchers signed by such persons as the board of trustees designates by resolution;  and(3) publish annually a report containing a balance sheet showing the financial and actuarial condition of the fund, a statement showing receipts and disbursements during the year covered by the report, and such additional matters as may be determined appropriate by the board of trustees.
TX Civ Stat § 2.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.09. Determination by Board

Sec. 2.09. DETERMINATION BY BOARD.  The board of trustees is authorized to hear and determine all matters regarding:(1) eligibility of any person to participate in a fund under this Act;(2) eligibility of any person to receive a service, disability, or survivor's benefit and the amount of that benefit;  and(3) whether a child or a parent of a deceased member was dependent on the member for financial support.
TX Civ Stat § 2.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.10. Testimony

Sec. 2.10. TESTIMONY.  The board of trustees may compel witnesses to attend and testify before it regarding all matters related to the fund in the same manner as is provided for taking of testimony before notaries public, and its presiding officer and alternate presiding officer have the authority to administer oaths to witnesses.
TX Civ Stat § 2.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.11. Rulemaking

Sec. 2.11.  RULEMAKING.  The board of trustees shall adopt rules and perform reasonable activities it considers necessary or desirable for the efficient administration of the fund and to maintain the qualified status of the fund under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
TX Civ Stat § 2.12 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.12. Gift, Grant, or Bequest

Sec. 2.12. GIFT, GRANT, OR BEQUEST.  The board of trustees may accept for the use and benefit of the fund a gift, grant, or bequest of money or securities from any source.
TX Civ Stat § 2.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 2. Administration|Section 2.13. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, Annuitants, or Beneficiaries

Sec. 2.13.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERS, RETIREES, ANNUITANTS, OR BENEFICIARIES.  (a)  Information contained in records in the custody of the fund concerning an individual member, retiree, annuitant, or beneficiary is confidential under Section 552.101, Government Code, and may not be disclosed in a form identifiable with a specific individual unless:(1)  the information is disclosed to:(A)  the individual or the individual's attorney, guardian, executor, administrator, conservator, or other person who the administrator of the fund determines is acting in the interest of the individual or the individual's estate;(B)  a spouse or former spouse of the individual after the administrator of the fund determines that the information is relevant to the spouse's or former spouse's interest in member accounts, benefits, or other amounts payable by the fund;(C)  a governmental official or employee after the administrator of the fund determines that disclosure of the information requested is reasonably necessary to the performance of the duties of the official or employee; or(D)  a person authorized by the individual in writing to receive the information; or(2)  the information is disclosed pursuant to a subpoena and the administrator of the fund determines that the individual will have a reasonable opportunity to contest the subpoena.(b)  This section does not prevent the disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, former member, retiree, deceased member or retiree, or beneficiary of the fund.(c)  A determination and disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made without notice to the individual member, retiree, annuitant, or beneficiary.
TX Civ Stat § 3.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 3. Membership|Section 3.01. General Requirement

Sec. 3.01. GENERAL REQUIREMENT.  A person who begins service as a firefighter in a municipality to which this Act applies and who is not ineligible for membership in the fund becomes a member of the fund as a condition of that person's appointment.
TX Civ Stat § 3.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 3. Membership|Section 3.02. Appointment to Chief

Sec. 3.02. APPOINTMENT TO CHIEF.  A firefighter who is a member of the fund continues to be a member if the firefighter is appointed to the rank of chief or the rank immediately below chief.
TX Civ Stat § 3.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 3. Membership|Section 3.03. Termination of Membership

Sec. 3.03. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.  A person ceases to be a member of the fund on the earlier of the date of:(1) death;  or(2) refund or escheat of the person's contributions while absent from service.
TX Civ Stat § 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 4. Service Credit|Section 4.01. General Provision

Sec. 4.01. GENERAL PROVISION.  One month of service credit is earned in the fund for each month in which a member of the fund makes a contribution required under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 4.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 4. Service Credit|Section 4.02. Military Service

Sec. 4.02. MILITARY SERVICE.  A member of the fund retains all accumulated service credit and is allowed service credit for each month during which the member leaves employment with the fire department and performs active duty service in the armed forces or the armed forces reserves of the United States or their auxiliaries, except that:(1) the military service credit may not be for more than five years and the person must return to service with the fire department not later than the 180th day after the date of discharge or release from military service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year;(2) the member must leave the member's contributions in the fund during the period of absence;  and(3) the member must file a written application with the fund for the military service credit, accompanied by satisfactory proof of the member's military service.
TX Civ Stat § 4.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 4. Service Credit|Section 4.03. Former Service

Sec. 4.03. FORMER SERVICE.  A member of the fund who is absent from service with the fire department for reasons other than military service retains all accumulated service credit for the member's former service with the fire department, but receives no credit for the period of absence, if:(1) the length of the absence is less than five years;  and(2) the member leaves the member's contributions in the fund during the absence.
TX Civ Stat § 4.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 4. Service Credit|Section 4.04. Other Absence

Sec. 4.04. OTHER ABSENCE.  If a member of the fund who has less than 10 years of service credit in the fund is absent from service with the fire department for at least five years for any reason other than as provided by Section 4.02 of this Act, the fund shall refund the member's accumulated contributions and cancel the person's credited service.
TX Civ Stat § 4.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 4. Service Credit|Section 4.05. Periods of Disability

Sec. 4.05. PERIODS OF DISABILITY.  A firefighter may not be granted service credit for time during which the person receives a disability benefit from the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.01. Normal Service Retirement Eligibility

Sec. 5.01. NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.  A member is eligible to retire and receive a normal service retirement annuity if the member:(1) has attained the age of 50 years and has at least 10 years of service credit in the fund;  or(2) has at least 25 years of service credit, regardless of age.
TX Civ Stat § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.02. Continued Service

Sec. 5.02. CONTINUED SERVICE.  A member who continues to serve actively in the fire department after the date the member becomes eligible to retire shall continue to make contributions to the fund and accrue service credit until the date of actual retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 5.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.03. Determination of Average Monthly Salary

Sec. 5.03. DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY.  A member's average monthly salary is computed as the average of the member's compensation for the 36 months of highest compensation during the member's credited service.  If a person has less than 36 months of credited service, the average monthly salary is computed, as if the member had been employed by the fire department for 36 months, by attributing to a period that is immediately before the member's employment and that is equal to the difference between the number of months the member has been employed by the fire department and 36 months of compensation the member would have received at the rank the member held when the person became a member.
TX Civ Stat § 5.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.04. Normal Service Retirement Benefit

Sec. 5.04. NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT.    (a)  The service retirement annuity of a person who retires under Section 5.01 of this Act on or after January 1, 1995, is a monthly payment that is equal to three percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the member's number of years of service credit and any fraction of a year of service credit.(b)  The three percent factor used in this section may be changed to some other percent if the change:(1)  is first approved by the board's actuary;(2)  is approved by the board of trustees;(3)  applies to one or any combination of the following groups:(A)  firefighters who are employed on an active, full-time basis in the fire department at the time of the change;(B)  firefighters who begin service with the fire department after the change becomes effective;  and(C)  members who retire under Section 5.06 of this Act after the change becomes effective; and(4)  does not reduce a member's benefit for service credit accumulated before the date of the change.(b-1)  In determining whether to approve an increase in the factor under Subsection (b) of this section, the board's actuary shall take into consideration whether the fund has reserves sufficient to enable the payment of a cost-of-living adjustment under Section 9.04(a) of this Act to all current members and survivors at a level that is equal to the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by the United States Department of Labor for the 10 annual periods preceding the proposed effective date of the change.(c) The service retirement annuity of a person who retired before January 1, 1995, is a monthly payment based on the benefit formula in effect at the time of the person's retirement, together with any increases for retirees approved by the board of trustees after the person's retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 5.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.05. Early Retirement

Sec. 5.05. EARLY RETIREMENT.    (a)  A member is eligible to retire and receive a normal service retirement annuity if the member, while serving as a firefighter in the fire department:(1) has attained the age of 45 years and has at least 10 years of service credit in the fund;  or(2) has at least 20 years of service credit, regardless of age.(b) The retirement annuity of a person who retires under this section after September 1, 1997, is the same as for normal service retirement, but may not be increased under Section 9.04 of this Act until the person would have met the requirements of Section 5.01 of this Act if the person had remained in active service as a firefighter.
TX Civ Stat § 5.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.06. Eligibility After 10 Years of Service

Sec. 5.06. ELIGIBILITY AFTER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.    (a)  A member may terminate employment with the fire department and later retire and receive a service retirement benefit if, at the time of the member's retirement:(1) the member has accumulated at least 10 years of service credit in the fund and made required contributions to the fund for at least 10 years;(2) the member does not withdraw the member's contributions from the fund at the time of or after the termination of employment;  and(3) the member has either attained 50 years of age or would have accumulated at least 25 years of service credit if the member had not terminated employment with the fire department.(b) The retirement benefit payable to a member on retirement under this section is the service retirement benefit described by Section 5.04 of this Act, computed on the basis of the formula in effect at the time of the member's retirement under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 5.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 5.07. Withdrawal of Contributions

Sec. 5.07. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  A person who has terminated employment with the fire department and left the person's contributions with the fund under Section 5.06 of this Act may at any time apply for and receive the person's accumulated contributions under Section 9.06 of this Act, with the effect provided by that section.  If a person eligible for a refund of contributions elects to have all or a portion of the accumulated contributions paid directly to an eligible retirement plan and specifies the eligible retirement plan to which the contributions are to be paid on a form approved for that purpose by the fund, the fund shall make the payment in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer but is under no obligation to determine whether the other plan in fact is an eligible retirement plan for that purpose.
TX Civ Stat § 6.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.01. Initial Eligibility for Disability Retirement

Sec. 6.01. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT.  A firefighter is eligible to retire and receive a disability retirement annuity if:(1) application for retirement is made by the member or the member's legal representative or if the board of trustees determines that, although no application has been filed, retirement is for the good of the fire department;(2) the medical board certifies that the member is unable to perform the duties of the member's occupation as a firefighter and sends the member's application to the board of trustees;  and(3) the board of trustees approves the disability retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 6.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.02. No Requirement of On-the-Job Injury

Sec. 6.02. NO REQUIREMENT OF ON-THE-JOB INJURY.  To qualify for disability retirement, a person's disability does not have to be incurred in connection with the person's performance of duties as a firefighter and may be incurred while employed by some person or entity other than the fire department.
TX Civ Stat § 6.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.03. Amount of Disability Benefit

Sec. 6.03. AMOUNT OF DISABILITY BENEFIT.  Subject to adjustment under Section 6.05 of this Act, the disability retirement benefit payable to a member is the normal service retirement benefit described by Section 5.04 of this Act, but not less than the member would have received after 20 years of service credit.