Sec. 11-234. - Creditable service.

(a)

Any person becoming a member of the system on the effective date shall be entitled to credit for prior service for the same periods of time for which credit was granted under any predecessor pension fund or retirement system maintained by the city in which the member was a participant and for membership service after the effective date for which he made contributions. Any person becoming a member of the system after the effective date shall be entitled to credit for the purposes hereof for membership service for which he made contributions.

(b)

Any member entering the service of the army, navy, marines, air force or coast guard of the United States by enlistment or induction during time of war or other national emergency recognized by the board who reenters the employ of the city within 90 days from the date of termination of his armed service after an unconditional honorable discharge shall receive credit for such military service. If such member had received a refund of contributions at the time of entry into military service or during such military service, he shall repay to the system the amount of such refund, including regular interest from the date of refund to the date of repayment. Upon repayment of such refund, credit for the period of service previously forfeited by the acceptance of the refund shall be reinstated to the account of the member.

(c)

In the computation of prior service or membership service, 15 days of service or more during any month shall constitute a month of service, and 12 months of service shall constitute a year of service. In no case, except as to military service, shall credit be allowed for any period of absence without salary, nor shall less than 15 days of service during any month be considered for the computation of service, nor shall more than one year of service be credited for service rendered in any one calendar year.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 11-234)