A participating municipality may elect to provide increased current service annuity reserves, and if it does, the governing body must set contribution rules tied to the employee contribution rate and statutory maximums.
Sec. 855.501. INCREASED CURRENT SERVICE ANNUITIES. (a) A participating municipality may elect to provide for an increased current service annuity reserve on the retirement of each of its employees who are members. (b) The governing body of a municipality electing to provide for increased reserves by ordinance shall provide that for each month of current service rendered by a participating employee of the municipality after the date of its election the municipality will provide a contribution equal to 150 or 200 percent of the member's accumulated contribution to the retirement system for that month. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208, Sec. 39(3), eff. June 17, 2011. (d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208, Sec. 39(3), eff. June 17, 2011. (e) A participating municipality electing to provide an increased current service annuity reserve and electing a contribution rate of 150 percent for a year is liable for total contributions at a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407, plus two percent a year. A municipality electing a rate of 200 percent a year is liable for contributions at a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407, plus four percent a year. (f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), an increased rate of contribution authorized under this section may become effective only on January 1 of a calendar year. (g) A municipality that begins participation in the retirement system after December 31, 1975, may elect to provide for an increased current service annuity reserve beginning on its effective date of participation. That election remains in effect until the municipality elects to pay contributions at another rate. (h) A municipality electing to provide for an increased current service annuity reserve may reduce its rate of contribution to 150 percent of the member contributions or to a rate equal to the member contributions. The reduction becomes effective on January 1 of the calendar year following the date on which the municipality's governing body adopts an ordinance reducing the rate of contribution. (i) A participating municipality electing to provide an increased service annuity reserve and electing a contribution rate of 150 percent for a year may, by ordinance, agree to be liable for total contributions at a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407 plus two and one-half percent if the contribution rate for its employees is six percent, or a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407 plus three percent if the contribution rate for its employees is seven percent. (j) A participating municipality electing to provide an increased service annuity reserve and electing a contribution rate of 200 percent for a year may, by ordinance, agree to be liable for total contributions at a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407 plus five percent if the contribution rate for its employees is six percent, or a rate that does not exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate prescribed for the municipality by Section 855.407 plus six percent if the contribution rate for its employees is seven percent. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 235, ch. 18, Sec. 108, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.501 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208 (S.B. 350), Sec. 37, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208 (S.B. 350), Sec. 39(3), eff. June 17, 2011.