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N0. 11177
APPROVAL OF QUARTERLY REPORT OF COUNTY FINANCES AND TABULAR STATEMENT OF COUNTY
CLERK OF INDEBTEDNESS, EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS OF KERR COUNTY
On this the 13th day of August 1970, came on to be examined by the Court the Quarterly
Report and Tabular Statement of Emmie M. Muenker, County Clerk, covering the indebtedness,
expenditures and receipts of Kerr County for the quarter beginning May 1, 1970 and ending
July 31, 1970 and the same having been compared and examined by the Court and found correct.
Upon motion made by Commissioner Bartel, seconded by Commissioner Stone, the Court
unanimously approved said report and ordered said report to be filed for future reference
and subject to audit.
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Order No. 11178
THE STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF KERR ~
On this the 13th day of August, 1970, the Commissioners Court of Kerr County, Texas
was convened in regular session at a regular Term of said Court, with the following members
present, to-wit:
Julius R. Neunhoffer,
W. C. Schwethelm,
Clinton D. Burney,
Adolph Bartel,
Roger Stone,
Emmie M. Muenker,
County Judge
Commissioner, Precinct No. 1,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 2,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 3,
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4,
County Clerk;
and at such session, among other proceedings had, the following order was passed:
"Whereas, the Texas Legislature has established the Texas County and District Retire-
went System, pursuant to Section 62 of Article XVI of the Texas Constitution; and
Whereas, said constitutional provision directs that the governing body shall determine
whether the County shall participate in the System so established; and
Whereas, this Commissioners Court has determined that it is to the public interest
that the County of Kerr participate in the System, for the purpose of more adequately pro-
viding for retirement of superannuated or disabled employees; it is there
ORDERED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF KERR COUNTY, TEXAS:
1. In this order, the respective terms 'deposits', 'employee', 'earnings', 'prior
'service',
service',/and 'System' have the meanings defined for such term by Chapter 127, Acts, Regular
Session, 60th Legislature of Texas.
2. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 127, Acts, Regular Session, 60th Legislature,
Kerr County hereby elects to participate in, and to have its employees participate in the
Texas County and District Retirement System, such participation to begin and be effective
on the first day of October, 1970.
3. All persons who are employees of said County on the effective date of participation
prescribed above shall become members of the System and shall be allowed credit for prior
service in accordance with the provisions of said Act and the Rules and Regulations of the
Board of Trustees of the System. Each person who shall become an employee of the County
subsequent to the effective date of participation and who is not already a member of the
System, shall become a member at date of his employment, provided he shall at such date
be less than fifty-eight (58) years of age.
4. Each employee of Kerr County shall make deposits to the System for each payroll
period at the rate of seven per centum (7~) of earnings, which deposits shall be withheld
by the County Treasurer from the compensation of the employee, in accordance with the Sub-
section 1, Section IV of the act above mentioned. The rate of deposits herein designated
shall constitute the initial deposit of tYie County as a participating subdivision of the
System, and will not be changed until it has been in effect for at least five (5) years.
5. The County shall make benefit contributions to the System in an amount which for
each payroll period is equal to the sum of deposits made to the System by all of its
employees for such period; and in addition shall make expense contributions each month to
the System which shall equal the sum of expense contributions made to the System for such
month by all of the County's employees. The sums here designated to be paid by the County
to the System are hereby appropriated out of and shall be paid from the respective funds
from which compensation of the respective employee members are paid.
6. The County Treasurer shall transmit and is hereby directed to transmit monthly
(or at such times as the Board may designate) to the Director of the System such payroll
and other pertinent information as the Board of Trustees of the System may prescribe, and
on or before the fifteenth day of each month shall pay over to the System, on checks or
warrants signed by her and by the County Clerk, the amounts withheld as deposits of members
for each payroll period during the preceding month, together with the amounts withheld
from employees as expense contributions to the System for such periods, and the benefit
and expense contributions of the County for such periods.
Each employee who claims 'prior service' credit for service performed before the
effective date of participation prescribed above shall promptly file with the County Clerk
a detailed written statement (on such forms as are prescribed by or under the direction of
the Board of Trustees of the System) of all such prior service. The County Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to verify each such statement of prior service claimed, and upon
being satisfied that the same is correct, to certify to the Board of Trustees of the System
on behalf of this County; (a) the length of 'prior service' forrehich credit is allowed by
this County to the employee-member (stated in terms of months of such service), and (b)
the 'average prior service earnings' of the employee-members, to be computed and reported
as directed by the Board of Trustees of the System."
The above order being read, it was moved and seconded that the same do pass and be
adopted. Thereupon, the question being called for, the following members voted Aye:
Judge Neunhoffer, Commissioner Schwethelm, Commissioner Burney, Commissioner Bartel,
Commissioner Stone; and the following voted No: NONE.
Witness our hands officially this 13th day of August, 1970.
/s/ Julius R. Neunhoffer
County Judge
/s/ W. C. Schwethelm
Commissioner, Precinct No. 1
/s/ Clinton D. Burney
Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
/s/ Adolph Bartel
Commissioner, Precinct No. 3
/s/ Roger Stone
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4

ATTEST: /s/ Emmie Ivi. Muenker (Seal)
County Clerk and Ex-Officio
Clerk of the Commissioners
Court, Kerr County, Texas
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COURT ADJOURNED August 13, 1970 at 9;10 o'clock A.M.
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