As used in this chapter:
(a) "Age" means the age attained by the employee at his or her last birthday.
(b) "Anniversary date" means any January 1 after the effective date of this chapter.
(c) "Average applicable salary" means the average monthly earnings of the member at any time of reference computed over the last forty-eight months (or such shorter period as represents the member's total period of continuous employment by the Township) of his or her continuous employment by the Township prior to such date of reference. For purposes of computing average applicable salary, actual monthly earnings shall include, but not be limited to, base pay, longevity pay, night differential pay, if any, and overtime pay, but shall exclude reimbursed expenses or payments in lieu of expenses, non-salary compensation (including, but not limited to, fringe benefits provided by the Township) or any other payments or allowances, such as uniform allowances.
(d) "Compensation" means earnings, including, but not limited to, base pay, longevity pay, shift differential, if any, and overtime pay, but shall exclude reimbursement expenses or payments in lieu of expenses and non-salary compensation, including, but not limited to, fringe benefits provided by the Township and any other allowances paid by the Township (e.g., uniform allowances).
(e) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Lower Chichester.
(f) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the person who has primary responsibility for the execution of the administrative affairs of this Pension Plan, or the designee of that person.
(g) "Early retirement date" shall mean the first day following the date on which the member completes twenty years of service.
(h) "Effective date" of this chapter shall be June 24, 1991.
(i) "Employee" means any person in the full-time employ of the Township Police Department whose customary employment is for not less than thirty-five hours a week.
(j) "Fund" means all assets held by the Trust under the Trust Agreement relating to this Plan.
(k) "Member" means any person in the full-time employ of the Township Police Department who has satisfied the eligibility requirements established in Section 294.02 and who is, at the time of reference, making such contributions as may be required pursuant to Section 294.03(a), or has been making such contributions prior to their elimination.
(l) "Normal retirement date" means the first day following the date on which the member completes twenty-five years of service, and the date on which the member attains age fifty-five.
(m) "Plan" means the Police Pension Plan for the Township of Lower Chichester, as herein set forth and as the same may be hereafter amended.
(n) "Plan year" means a period of twelve consecutive months commencing on any January 1 and ending on the following December 31.
(o) "Service" means the aggregate of a member's total periods of employment as a full-time employee of the Township. If a member enters military service, either voluntarily or by conscription, after he or she has been employed for at least six months, such time spent in the Armed Forces of the United States during a period of national emergency shall be counted as service for purposes of this Plan, provided that such member returns to police service with the Township within six months after his or her discharge or release from such active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. The time spent in military service due to voluntary extension of such military service during a period of peacetime shall not be included as service for the purposes of this Plan. Time spent on Reserve or National Guard training shall be included as service for purposes of this Plan.
(p) "Total disability" means any condition arising from service-connected illness or injury which precludes an employee from performing the duties associated with the normal occupational requirements of any position with the Police Department as certified by a physician designated by the Township.
(q) "Township" means the Township of Lower Chichester, Delaware County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(r) "Trustee" means the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Lower Chichester or any other agency or person appointed by such Board to serve in such capacity as set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Wherever applicable as used herein, unless the context specifically provides otherwise, the singular and plural shall be interchangeable, and the masculine and feminine pronouns shall include either sex.
(Ord. 91-5. Passed 6-24-91; Ord. 00-6. Passed 10-16-00; Ord. 2003-03. Passed 4-21-03.)