0533 Fire Pension Military Service CreditORDINANCE NO. 533
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA; AMENDING ORDINANCE 420 SECTION'III, SUB-PARAGRAPH H 2, TO
PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY FOR CLAIMING MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
• BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 420, Section III, Sub-paragraph H 2, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
H. Credit for military service.
2. Any member who claims retirement credit for military service
in accordance with this sub-paragraph may make the required
contributions for such service, only after he has completed
five years of creditable service and shall be required to
certify same to the Administrator of the fund, prior to making
any payments for such military service credit, the credit for
such military service has not and will not be claimed for re-
tirement purpose under any federal or state retirement or
pension system where length of service is a factor in deter-
mining the amount of compensation received. In the event of
the members death, prior to retirement, his beneficiary shall
be required to make such certification. If such certification
is not made by the member or his beneficiary, credit for mili-
tary service will not be allowed.
SECTION 2. This. ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption.
Introduced on first reading and set for public hearing this 7th day of January ,
1985.
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Following public hearing this ordinance was passed on the 21st. day of January ,
1985.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney