(A) Any permanent employee of the city who has completed 20 years of service and who becomes eligible for retirement and who does retire from active service or who is forced to retire due to disability received from injuries in the actual performance of his duties and has gained his annual vacation leave as defined by this subchapter and/or who has an accumulation of sick leave credits as defined by statute shall be allowed leave with full pay equal to the number of vacation and/or sick leave days to his credit previous to the time of retirement. The period of payment shall be based on the number of calendar work weeks in which the number of vacation and/or sick leave days to his credit terminate as computed and established in each respective department.
(B) Where an employee of the city who in any year has gained his annual vacation leave as defined by this subchapter and/or who has an accumulation of sick leave credits as defined by statute dies while in active service from any cause, a sum equal to the number of annual vacation and/or sick leave days to his credit remaining as computed and established in each respective department shall be paid to his estate. ('71 Code, § 18-55) (Ord. passed 4-15-69)