As used in this chapter:
(a) "Act" means the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act (Act 205 of 1984 (P.L. 1005), 53 P.S. 895.101 et seq., as amended).
(b) "Code" means the Third Class City Code.
(c) "Compensation" means the salary of an employee paid by the employer for services rendered.
(d) "Council" means the Council of the City of Johnstown.
(e) "Disability" means a condition of physical or mental incapacity, due to which a member, in the opinion of Council, is unable to perform any customary duties of his or her employment with the employer.
(f) "Effective date" means the date upon which this chapter (Ordinance 4442, passed October 28, 1987) becomes effective, that is, January 1, 1988.
(g) "Employee" means any police officer employed by the employer on a full-time basis as a member of the employer's Department of Police.
(h) "Employer" means the City of Johnstown.
(i) "Final monthly average salary" means, for a member hired before March 11, 2010, the rate of monthly pay of a member as of the date of retirement, including base pay, longevity pay, sick leave incentive, and educational pay. For members hired after March 10, 2010, "final monthly average salary" shall mean the highest average annual salary, including base pay, longevity pay, sick leave incentive, and educational pay, which a member received during any five years of continuous service preceding the member's date of retirement.
(j) "Member" means an employee who has met the eligibility requirements of Section 289.03, and who has not, for any reason, ceased his or her participation hereunder.
(k) "Pension Fund" means the Police Pension Fund administered under this chapter and under the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees, as set forth in Section 289.02, which Fund includes all money, property, investments, policies and contracts that are a part of the Plan.
(l) "Plan" means the pension plan set forth herein and designated as the City of Johnstown New Police Pension Plan.
(m) "Plan year" means the twelve-month period beginning on January 1 and ending on the subsequent December 31 of each year.
(n) "Year of continuous service" means a twelve-month period of continuous employment during which a member is employed with the employer and paid out of the City Treasury.
(Ord. 4460. Passed 4-13-88; Ord. 5355. Passed 6-14-23.)