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THE .AVJTtrO RNEV GENERAL
AuSTIN', TnA E)Ar 78711
May 7, 1968Mrs. Marie Hudson Winters
Firemen's Pension Commissioner
Sam Houston Building
Austin, Texas 78701
Dear Mrs. Winters:Opinion No, M-229
Re: Authority of firemen to
discontinue participation
in the State Firemen's Re-
lief and Retirement System
in whole or in part, and
related questions.You have requested an opinion from this office regarding
the participation of the Sulphur Springs Fire Department in the
State Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund. You asked the fol-'ow-
ing questions;
"1. In a Fire Department composed of
some volunteer firemen and some paid firemen
can the paid men vote to discontinue paying
into the Fund.
"2. Should the entire Fire Department -
both volunteer and paid firemen - vote on the
question.
"3, Can the paid men and volunteers vote
that the paid men discontinue paying into the
Fund but the volunteers continue to participate.
"4. Can a few paid men continue to pay into
the Fund and a few discontinue to pay ur
should it be an 'all or none' proposition.
"5. If a few paid men do stay in the
Fund then is each new fireman hired not re-
quired to participate,"-1119-
CRAWFORD C. MARTIN
ATTORtNfY GENERAL
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-229, text, May 7, 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth269448/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.