§ 30. Military Service After Employment.

(1)

The years and fractional parts of years that a member has served on active military service of the Armed Forces of the United States after March 12, 1999, voluntarily or involuntarily, and honorably or under honorable conditions, after initial employment with the City of Orlando Police Department, shall be added to his or her years of creditable service provided that:

(a)

The maximum number of years of credit for military service shall be five (5) years, unless required by Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

(b)

The police officer is entitled to reemployment under the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

(c)

The police officer returns to his or her employment as a police officer with the City of Orlando within 1 year from the date of release from such active military service.

(2)

The qualified military service of a member who has been reemployed under the terms of IRC § 414(u) shall be treated, for vesting and benefit accrual purposes, as service completed under Section 6 of this retirement plan.

(3)

Effective January 1, 2007, in the case of a member who dies while on a leave of absence to perform qualified military service as described in IRC § 414(u), the member's beneficiary shall be entitled to any benefits that would have been provided (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service) under this retirement plan had the member resumed and then terminated employment on account of death, in accordance with IRC § 401(a)(37).

(Ord. No. 2017-22, § 6, 4-24-2017, Doc. #1704241202)