§ 13-82. Prior police service.

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, and except as provided in section 13-15, the time that a member previously served as a police officer with the city during a period of previous employment and for which period accumulated contributions were withdrawn from the fund or during a period of employment during which the police officer had opted out of the system, or the time that a member served as a police officer for any other municipal, county or state law enforcement department in the state, shall be added to his years of credited service provided that:

(1)

The member contributes to the fund the sum that he would have contributed had he been a member of the plan for the time for which he is requesting credit plus amount actuarially determined such that the crediting of service does not result in any cost to the fund plus payment of costs for all professional services rendered to the board in connection with the purchase of years of credited service.

(2)

Multiple requests to purchase credited service pursuant to this section may be made at any time prior to retirement.

(3)

Payment by the member of the required amount shall be made within twelve (12) months of his request for credit and such payment shall be made in one lump sum payment upon receipt of which credited service shall be given.

(4)

The maximum credit under this section for service other than with the city shall be five (5) years of credited service and shall count for all purposes, except vesting and eligibility for not-in-line of duty disability benefits. There shall be no maximum credit under this section for credited service purchased under this section for service with the city and such credit shall count for all purposes, including vesting.

(5)

In no event, however, may credited service be purchased pursuant to this section for prior service with any other municipal, county or state law enforcement department, if such prior service forms or will form the basis of a retirement benefit or pension from another retirement system or plan as set forth in subsection 13-70(l)(2).

(Ord. No. O-10-16, § 1, 7-26-10; Ord. No. O-16-39 , § 7, 12-12-16)