The following words and phrases as used in this division, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Employee shall mean all employees of the urban county government who were included in the classified service of the City of Lexington on December 31, 1973, and who chose to stay under the pension system created by Ordinance No. 3590, as amended.
(2) Member shall mean any person included in the membership of the retirement system as provided in section 6-50.
(3) Board shall mean the board of trustees of the pension fund provided in section 6-49.
(4) Pension fund shall mean the moneys derived from the employees and the levy of a special tax, either or both, or any sum derived from any other source, a gift or otherwise, to be used for the retirement of employees after the prescribed number of years of service and for the benefit of disabled employees, and for the benefit of widows and dependent children and parents in the case of the death of an employee within the scope of his employment according to the terms of this division.
(5) Prior service shall mean service rendered prior to the first day of February, 1939, for which credit is allowable under the provisions of section 6-51.
(6) Widow shall mean, for members who sever employment on or after December 1, 1973, a person legally married to a member (whether male or female) where there has been no decree of divorce entered dissolving such marriage and such marriage is in full force and effect at the time of death of the member and where there has been no decree of divorce from bed or board secured by the member and where such member's spouse has not at the time of death of such member voluntarily abandoned such member. For severances of employment on or after December 1, 1973, the term "widow" shall also mean widowers.
(7) Invalid dependent (husband) shall mean a man legally married to a member where there has been no divorce at the time of the death of the member and where they are not legally separated and where the husband has not voluntarily abandoned his wife and is wholly dependent upon her for his support.
(8) Monthly salary shall mean the monthly salary actually received by the employee exclusive of compensation for overtime.
(9) Average monthly salary shall mean the monthly salary actually received by the employee based over a period of the three (3) highest years' salary received by the employee, and shall not include compensation paid for overtime work.
(10) Year means full and partial years computed on the basis of one-twelfth year for each month of service in which the employee made a contribution to the pension fund.
(Ord. No. 3590, § 1, 1-3-57; Ord. No. 4030, § 1, 3-17-60; Ord. No. 305-73, §§ 1, 8, 12-27-73; Ord. No. 204-76, § 1, 10-26-76)