§ 62-73. Persons eligible for membership in retirement system.

(a)

The membership of the retirement system shall include:

(1)

All persons who are in the employ of the city.

(2)

All persons who become employed by the city excepting those employees specifically listed in (b)(5), (6), (7) and (8).

(b)

The membership of the retirement system shall not include:

(1)

Any person whose services are compensated on a contract or fee basis.

(2)

Any person who is employed in a position normally requiring less than seven hundred (700) hours of work per annum.

(3)

The medical director.

(4)

Elective officials of the city.

(5)

Any person appointed to the role of fire chief, deputy fire chief, police chief or deputy police chief on or after October 4, 2010 is excluded from the city retirement system defined benefit plan. Such individuals are eligible for and shall receive the city defined contribution plan and they are also eligible to participate in the social security system and all other retirement plans available for any administrative employee.

(6)

Any person who becomes employed with the department of public works (DPW) after July 1, 2009 is eligible for and shall participate in the city retirement system defined contribution plan but not in the city retirement system defined benefit plan.

(7)

Any person who becomes employed as an administrative employee after July 1, 2009 is eligible for and shall participate in the city retirement system defined contribution plan but not in the city retirement system defined benefit plan.

(8)

Any person who becomes employed as a clerical employee after July 1, 2010 is eligible for and shall participate in the city retirement system defined contribution plan but not in the city retirement system defined benefit plan.

(c)

In any case of doubt as to the membership status of any person, the board shall decide the question.

(Code 1971, § 24-41; Ord. No. 10-400, § 1, 11-22-10)