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TX Civ Stat § 4.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.011. Membership of Fire Chief and Chief of Police

Sec. 4.011.  MEMBERSHIP OF FIRE CHIEF AND CHIEF OF POLICE.  Not later than the 30th day after the date a fire chief or a chief of police of a municipality assumes office, the fire chief or chief of police may make an irrevocable election to not become a member of the fund or to terminate membership in the fund by delivering written notice of such election to the secretary of the board. A fire chief or chief of police who does not make an election under this subsection is considered to have chosen to become or to remain a member of the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 4.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.021. Contributions by a Municipality

Sec. 4.021.  CONTRIBUTIONS BY A MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  Subject to Section 4.022 of this Act, a municipality to which this Act applies shall pay into the fund on each payroll date the municipal contribution amount applicable to the fiscal year in which the payroll date occurs.  The municipal contribution amount applicable to a fiscal year equals the amount obtained by:(1)  multiplying the average member salary for the preceding fiscal year by the percentage equal to 100 percent plus the estimated percentage increase in the annual member payroll from the preceding fiscal year to the fiscal year as determined by the actuary;(2)  multiplying the product computed under Subdivision (1) of this subsection by 9.4 percent;(3)  dividing the product computed under Subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total number of payroll dates that occur during the fiscal year; and(4)  multiplying the quotient computed under Subdivision (3) of this subsection by the number of individuals who are members on the payroll date.(b)  The municipal contributions to and health benefits paid from the fund are part of the compensation for services rendered to the municipality.  This Act is considered part of the contract of employment and appointment of the firefighters and police officers of that municipality.
TX Civ Stat § 4.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.022. Mandatory Adjustments to Retiree Health Plan Contributions, Out-of-Pocket Payments, and Deductibles

Sec. 4.022.  MANDATORY ADJUSTMENTS TO RETIREE HEALTH PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS, OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENTS, AND DEDUCTIBLES.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, if on October 1, 2017, the actuary determines and states in the then most recent actuarial report delivered to the board that the number of years required to fully amortize the unfunded liability of the fund is more than 30 years, the board shall modify the retiree health plan as follows:(1)  the amount of the contributions in effect under Sections 4.02 and 4.021 of this Act shall be increased by a percentage determined by the board not to exceed 10 percent on October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2017; and(2)  the maximum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket payments for each individual in a calendar year and for each family in a calendar year set out in the retiree health plan then in effect shall be increased by a percentage determined by the board not to exceed 10 percent on January 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2018.(b)  The board is not required to implement additional increases under Subsection (a) of this section if the actuary determines and states in the actuarial report delivered to the board under that subsection that the number of years required to fully amortize the unfunded liability of the fund is 30 years or less.(c)  Except as provided by this section, the board may not change the amount of contributions to the fund by a member under Section 4.02 of this Act or a municipality under Section 4.021 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 4.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.023. Uniformed Service

Sec. 4.023.  UNIFORMED SERVICE.  (a)  A member of the fund who enters any uniformed service of the United States may not:(1)  be required to make the monthly payments into the fund as required by this Act while the member is engaged in active service with the uniformed service; or(2)  lose any seniority rights or retirement benefits provided by this Act because of that service.(b)  Not later than the 90th day after the date of the member's reinstatement to an active status in a fire or police department, the member shall file with the secretary of the board a written statement of intent to pay into the fund an amount equal to the amount the member would have paid if the member had remained on active status in the department during the period of the member's absence while in the uniformed service.(c)  The member shall make the payment described by Subsection (b) of this section in full within a period after the member's return that is equal to three times the amount of time the member was absent, except that the maximum period for payment may not exceed five years.(d)  If the member does not comply with Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the member loses all credit toward the member's years of service for the length of time the member was engaged in active service in any uniformed service.(e)  The amount of credit purchased under this section may not exceed the length of the active service in a uniformed service required to be credited by law.(f)  If the member complies with this section and makes all required payments, a municipality to which this Act applies shall make payment to the fund in an amount equal to the amount the municipality would have paid if the member had remained on active status in the department during the member's absence while in the uniformed service.
TX Civ Stat § 4.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.03. Rights of Beneficiaries and Members; Association

Sec. 4.03. RIGHTS OF BENEFICIARIES AND MEMBERS;  ASSOCIATION.    (a)  Beneficiaries and members of the fund are entitled to all rights otherwise provided to the beneficiaries or members under any state or federal statute.(b)  This fund is intended to be a voluntary employee's beneficiary association as described by Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)), and the board has the discretion to take any action necessary to ensure that the fund is classified as such.
TX Civ Stat § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 5. Retirement Health Benefits|Section 5.01. Retirement Health Benefits

Sec. 5.01.  RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS.  (a)  A person is eligible to receive health and medical benefits under this Act in accordance with the provisions of the retiree health plan in effect, except as otherwise provided by this Act.(b)  Health and medical benefits shall be provided by the fund to persons who are eligible to receive them under Subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of the retiree health plan in effect, except as otherwise provided by this Act.(c)  The expiration of the terms, or the termination, of the collective bargaining agreements or the master contract document has no effect on the retiree health plan or the benefits provided under this Act.(d)  The board as it considers appropriate may modify the retiree health plan if the modifications adopted at any regular or special meeting of the board do not, in the aggregate, increase the fund's total actuarial unfunded liability, as determined by the actuary.  The board has exclusive authority to modify the retiree health plan.(e)  The board may discontinue benefits under this section for any person who does not make the contributions required by Section 4.02 of this Act.(f)  On January 1, 2008, the maximum deductible for each individual in a calendar year as set out in the retiree health plan increases from $100 or $200, as applicable, to $500, and the maximum deductible for each family in a calendar year as set out in the retiree health plan increases from $200 or $400, as applicable, to $1,000.(g)  The maximum out-of-pocket, including deductible, payment for each individual for each of the following calendar years as set out in the retiree health plan increases as follows:(1)  on January 1, 2008, from $600 or $700, as applicable, to $1,500;(2)  on January 1, 2009, from $1,500 to $1,600;(3)  on January 1, 2010, from $1,600 to $1,700;(4)  on January 1, 2011, from $1,700 to $1,800; and(5)  on January 1, 2012, from $1,800 to $1,900.(h)  Commencing January 1, 2013, on January 1 of each year the board shall increase the amount of the maximum deductible and out-of-pocket payments established under Subsections (f) and (g) of this section by a percentage equal to the then most recently published annual percentage increase in health care costs as set out in a published index selected by the actuary that reflects annual changes in health care costs. The annual percentage increase provided for by this subsection may not exceed eight percent.
TX Civ Stat § 6.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.01.

Sec. 6.01.  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1415, Sec. 19, eff. October 1, 2007.
TX Civ Stat § 6.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.02. Accounts and Financial Reports

Sec. 6.02.  ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.  (a)  Accounts of the fund shall be kept as ordered by the board.(b)  The board shall require that monthly financial reports showing all fund receipts and disbursements be prepared and submitted to the board.
TX Civ Stat § 6.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.03. Reserve Funds

Sec. 6.03. RESERVE FUNDS.    (a)  The board shall determine a reasonably safe amount of surplus necessary to defray reasonable expenses of the fund.(b) All other assets shall be designated as reserve funds.(c) Only the board may invest and manage the reserve funds.  The reserve funds must be invested and managed for the sole benefit of the beneficiaries.
TX Civ Stat § 6.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.04. Investment Powers of Board

Sec. 6.04. INVESTMENT POWERS OF BOARD.    (a)  The board shall invest the reserve funds in a manner that a prudent investor would invest the funds, considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of an enterprise with a similar character and similar aims.(b) The board shall diversify the investment of the reserve funds to minimize the risk of large losses unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so.  In determining whether the board has exercised prudence concerning an investment decision, the investment of all assets of the funds, rather than the prudence of a single investment of the funds, shall be considered.(c)  The board may directly manage investments of the reserve funds or may choose to contract for professional management services.  If the funds own real estate, the board may, at its discretion, establish an organization described by Section 501(c)(2) or 501(c)(25), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to hold title to the real estate.(d) The board has final responsibility for the investment of the reserve funds.  The board may purchase securities or engage in limited partnerships or make other investments not specifically provided by this Act and has the authority to exercise discretion in determining the nature, type, quality, and size of any investment consistent with the investment policies it establishes.
TX Civ Stat § 6.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.05. Professional Consultants

Sec. 6.05. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.    (a)  The board may contract for professional investment management services, financial consultants, independent auditors, third-party administrators, preferred providers, health maintenance organizations, attorneys, and actuaries.  Only the board may enter into those contracts.  The board may establish a reasonable fee for compensation under those contracts.(b) The board may designate its own custodian or master custodian to perform the customary duties involving the safekeeping of the assets and the execution of transactions of either domestic or foreign securities.  The board may engage in a securities lending program consistent with the benefits payable to beneficiaries.
TX Civ Stat § 6.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 6. Investment and Financial Provisions|Section 6.06. Investment Consultant Qualifications

Sec. 6.06.  INVESTMENT CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS.  In appointing investment consultants, the board shall require that the investment consultant be:(1)  registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80b-1 et seq.), as amended;(2)  a bank as defined by that Act; or(3)  an insurance company qualified to perform investment services under the law of more than one state.
TX Civ Stat § 7.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 7. Standards of Conduct and Financial Disclosure Requirements|Section 7.01. Ethics Policy

Sec. 7.01. ETHICS POLICY.    (a)  A trustee, the executive director, or any employee of the fund may not:(1) buy, sell, or exchange any property to or from the fund;(2) deal with the assets of the fund in the person's own interest or for the person's own account;  or(3) receive any consideration from any person dealing with the fund.(b) To implement Subsection (a) of this section and to strengthen the faith and confidence of the members and beneficiaries of the fund, the board shall develop standards of conduct and financial disclosure requirements to be observed by each trustee and by the executive director in the performance of the board's and executive director's official duties.
TX Civ Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 1.

Sec. 1.  The Commissioners Court of any county having a population of not less than 425,000 nor more than 500,000 may appoint a County Engineer, but the selection shall be controlled by considerations of skill and ability for the task.  The engineer may be selected at any regular meeting of the commissioners court, or at any special meeting called for that purpose.  The engineer selected shall be a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.  The engineer shall hold his office for a period of two years, his term of office expiring concurrently with the terms of other county officers, and he may be removed at the pleasure of the commissioners court.  The engineer shall receive a salary to be fixed by the commissioners court not to exceed the amount of the salary paid to the highest county official, to be paid out of the Road and Bridge Fund.  The engineer, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take the oath of office prescribed by law, and shall execute a bond in the sum of $15,000 with a good and sufficient surety or sureties thereon, payable to the county judge of the county and successors in office in trust, for the use and the benefit of the Road and Bridge Fund, of the county to be approved by the court, conditioned that such engineer will faithfully and efficiently discharge and perform all of the duties required of him by law and by the orders of said commissioners court and shall faithfully and honestly and in due time account for all of the money, property and materials placed in his custody.
TX Civ Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 2. Classification and Record of Roads

Sec. 2. CLASSIFICATION AND RECORD OF ROADS.    (a)  The county engineer shall, under the direction of the commissioners court, and as soon as practicable, classify all public roads in such county, and such classification when completed, and when approved by the court, shall become a part of the permanent records of roads and bridges of said county.  He shall prepare a suitable map of which shall be delineated in appropriate colors the various roads which shall be designated as first, second, and third class roads.  The map shall show to which place each road belongs and the nature of its construction.  He shall make a complete indexed record of each county road in the county and all bridges.  The records shall show when each county road was dedicated to the use of the public, a complete description as to location, measured length, width of right-of-way, character of construction, and terminals of same.(b) Each road shall be indexed in the record by the same number and name as it is delineated on the map.  As new roads are opened and improved, and the existing roads are widened or improved so as to change their class, such facts shall be added to the record of such roads in the "Records of Roads."  Such information shall be made available to the public;  provided, however that any omission in respect to the above requirement shall not invalidate any contract for the construction or repair of any road or highway in said county, and where such classification, records and indexes have heretofore been prepared there shall be no necessity to repeat the same in the absence of public necessity therefor, but same may be amended, added to or taken from as the facts of public need may demand.
TX Civ Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 3. Inventory and Appraisal of Equipment; Disposal and Purchase

Sec. 3. INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL OF EQUIPMENT;  DISPOSAL AND PURCHASE.  The county engineer shall at the end of every 12 months, acting in conjunction with each commissioner of the county, make a complete inventory and appraisement of all tools, machinery, equipment, materials, trucks, cars, and other property owned by the respective commissioners, and transmit the same in written form to the commissioners court and the county auditor, which report shall be kept as a permanent inventory record by the county auditor.  When any of said tools, machinery, trucks, cars, and other property becomes unusable, the commissioners court shall enter an order upon the minutes of the court, stating such facts and reason for disposing of such equipment and shall have authority to dispose of same as it deems best.  When in its opinion it is necessary to purchase other machinery, supplies, tools, and other equipment and materials, the commissioners court shall enter an order on the minutes showing the necessity therefor.  All equipment purchased or acquired as herein specified, shall be shown on the permanent inventory record.
TX Civ Stat § 7 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 7. Inspections of Plats, Subdivision Plans and Land Encompassed; Advice to Commissioners Court and Developers

Sec. 7. INSPECTIONS OF PLATS, SUBDIVISION PLANS AND LAND ENCOMPASSED;  ADVICE TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AND DEVELOPERS.  The county engineer when directed to do so by the commissioners court of the county, shall inspect all plats and plans of subdivisions to be recorded within said county, and make an on-site inspection of the land encompassed within said subdivision and advise the court as to the roads, drainage, sewage, and all aspects of said subdivision and terrain.  The county engineer when and if required by the commissioners court, shall affix his signature to said plat along with the county judge and the commissioners court upon any plat approved and accepted by the commissioners court and filed in the county clerk's office.  The county engineer will offer advice and suggestions to said developer and commissioners court in order to promote conformity with any and all rules and regulations for subdividing as laid out by the commissioners court.
TX Civ Stat § 8 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 8. Inspection of Various Utility Districts Within County; Map

Sec. 8. INSPECTION OF VARIOUS UTILITY DISTRICTS WITHIN COUNTY;  MAP.  The county engineer when directed by the commissioners court shall make such inspections of any and all utility districts, water districts, sewage districts, and any other type district formed within the confines of the county, to ascertain whether or not said districts meet the state and county requirements.  The county engineer will keep a map setting out each and every type district created within the county and make it available for public use at any and all times required to do so.
TX Civ Stat § 9 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 9. Assistance on County Functions

Sec. 9. ASSISTANCE ON COUNTY FUNCTIONS.  The county engineer when requested to do so by the commissioners court or by a commissioner shall assist said commissioner in connection with any county road in said county, any drainage problem, public buildings, health and sanitation district, planning commissions, and any other function or service over which the commissioner or commissioners court might have jurisdiction.
TX Civ Stat § 10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 116 - Roads, Bridges, and Ferries|Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating To|Article 6812b-1. Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties|Section 10. Employees

Sec. 10. EMPLOYEES.  The commissioners court shall employ all help necessary for the discharge of their public service or for the discharge of the duties of the county engineer.  Such employees shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the court, but in all such cases an order shall be passed and entered on the minutes of the court, showing in such case the public necessity for such employment and the amount of compensation to be paid each employee and the fund out of which it is to be paid.