§ 2-153. Authorization of restricted prior service credit

(a) On the terms and conditions set out in V.T.C.A., Government Code § 853.305 (hereinafter referred to as the "TMRS Act"), each member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System (hereinafter referred to as the "system") who is an employee of the city shall receive restricted prior service credit for service previously performed as an employee of any of the entities described in V.T.C.A., Government Code § 853.305, provided that the:

(1) Person does not otherwise have credited service in the system for such service; and

(2) Service meets the requirements of V.T.C.A., Government Code § 853.305.

(b) The service credit hereby granted may be used only to satisfy length-of-service requirements for retirement eligibility, and has no monetary value in computing the annuity payments allowable to the member, and may not be used in other computations, including computation of updated service credits.

(c) A member seeking to establish restricted prior service credit under this section must take the action required under V.T.C.A., Government Code § 853.305, while still an employee of the city.

(d) This section became effective on January 1, 1999.

(Ord. No. 784, §§ 1, 2, 12-21-1998)