(a) General provisions. See § 2.5-7 for general provisions related to disability pension.
(b) Disability in line of duty. If a group IV member, whether or not vested, becomes disabled as defined in § 2.5-7 while in line of duty, the group IV member shall receive an annual life pension, the amount of which shall be the specified percentage of the group IV member’s compensation base multiplied by the total years of credited service which would have accrued if the group IV member had worked to normal retirement date, but not less than $250 per month. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the specified percentage of the group IV member’s compensation base shall be 2.25%, unless the group IV member is already eligible to retire on or after his or her normal retirement date, in which case the specified percentage shall be 2.5%.
(c) Disability not in line of duty for vested group IV members. If a vested group IV member becomes disabled, as defined in § 2.5-7, while not in line of duty, the group IV member shall receive an annual life pension, the amount of which shall be the specified percentage of the group IV member’s compensation base multiplied by the group IV member’s total years of credited service to date of actual retirement. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the specified percentage of the group IV member’s compensation base shall be 2.25%, unless the group IV member is already eligible to retire on or after the group IV member’s normal retirement date, in which case the specified percentage shall be 2.5%.
(d) Disability not in line of duty for non-vested group IV members. If a group IV member becomes disabled while not in line of duty before the group IV member is vested, then such group IV member shall be entitled to receive a contribution refund in accordance with § 2.5-34(a).
(Ord. 20471-10-2012, § 2, passed 10-23-2012)