(A) A person who is in the employ of the city in a membership position shall be a member of the retirement system. A membership position is a city position normally requiring 1,000 or more hours of work in a calendar year, except as provided in division (B). For employees hired on or after October 1, 2008, a membership position is a city position normally requiring 2,080 or more hours of work in a calendar year, except as provided in division (B).
(B) The following types of city employment are not membership positions:
(1) Contractual employment;
(2) Employment compensated on a fee basis; or
(3) The position of City Manager, Director of Public Works, and Police Chief, unless within 30 days after the date such person has qualified for membership he or she files with the Board and City Commission a written request to be included as a member of the retirement system; or
(4) Part-time employment to the extent said employment is excluded under the employee’s collective bargaining agreement.
(C) A member who ceases to be employed by the city in a membership position shall thereupon cease to be a member.
(D) The Board of Trustees shall decide all questions concerning the membership status of any person.
(E) Persons who elect to become members of the I.C.M.A. pension program in accordance with the terms of their employment and/or their respective employment contracts shall not be included in the coverage of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 11-20-1980; Am. Ord. 00-04, passed 5-4-2000; Am. Ord. 09-01, passed 2-5-2009)