Sec. 11-241. - Nonservice-connected death.

Upon death of a member due to any cause other than an act of duty occurring while a member is in service, on sick leave with salary, on an approved leave of absence extending not more than six months continuously or while in receipt of a service retirement annuity or nonservice-connected disability annuity, if such member shall have at least ten years of credited service, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to an annuity. This annuity shall be equal to the survivor benefit percentage multiplied by the percentage they had accrued pursuant to the union contract to the date of the death. Eligibility for a survivor benefit shall be subject to the following conditions: (1)

The spouse shall have been legally married to the member at the date of death. The annuity shall terminate in any event upon remarriage, and any change in marital status thereafter shall create no rights for the widow to any annuity or any other payment from the system.

(2)

The participant was not married at the time of the death but had unmarried child/children under the age of 18 including in utero. The legal guardian of the child/children shall receive the survivor benefit and would terminate upon their attainment of age 18, death or marriage, whichever occurs first.

(a)

Minor children shall include children of the blood and adopted children, provided that the proceedings for adoption shall have been initiated at least one year prior to the date of the death of the member.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 11-242; Ch. 690, § I, 12-19-17; Ch. 710, § I, 6-5-18)