(a) All part time or volunteer firemen, who have been certified under the civil service laws of the State and have obtained civil service status, in the event they become full time firemen, shall henceforth be given an allowance of twenty percent credit of their total part time service when entering full time employment. All present full time firemen who, prior to their full time employment, served as part time or volunteer firemen shall also be given the same allowance for pay scale purposes.
(b) Any part time or volunteer fireperson who has served for a period of not less than twenty years in that capacity and who has served not less than four years as a full time firefighter, shall be considered eligible to receive cash payment for one-half of his or her accumulated sick leave notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 149
. (Ord. 1978-24. Passed 2-15-78.)