(A) Killed-in-service benefit.
(1) Effective with respect to deaths occurring on or after October 9, 2009, the killed-in-service death benefit shall no longer be payable under this Plan or by the employer. A deceased participant’s surviving spouse or eligible child who is eligible to receive such benefit due to the qualifying death of the participant on or after April 17, 2002 and prior to October 9, 2009 shall continue to receive the benefit as formerly awarded.
(2) In the event there are less than three full-time officers and/or Act 51 no longer applies, pensions for families of members killed-in-service shall be instituted immediately and calculated at 100% of the member’s salary at the time of death.
(B) Survivor benefit. If a retired or disabled participant who is receiving a pension benefit dies or if a participant dies after satisfying the requirements for retirement or disability, whether or not he or she had previously terminated employment, the participant’s surviving spouse or eligible child (if any and as further described below) shall receive a benefit equal to 100% of the retirement benefit that the participant was receiving or would have been receiving if the participant had been retired on the date of death. Upon the death of a spouse, or in the case of no surviving spouse, the benefits shall be paid to the eligible child or children under the age of 18 years, or if attending college, under the age or attaining age 23 years.
(Prior Code, Ch. 1, Pt. 6, § 612) (Ord. 2-2001, passed 7-2-2001; Ord. 2015-02, passed 3-2-2015; Ord. 2019-06, passed 11-19-2019)