2.124.480   Computation of time and service.
   The following time shall be included in the computation of the service to be credited to the member for the purposes of determining whether such member qualifies for retirement and calculating benefits, excluding, however, any time the contributions for which were withdrawn by such member upon termination of his or her service while he or she was a member under any other Charter section and not redeposited upon reentry into service:
   A.   Time during which such member is a member of the retirement system and during and for which such member is entitled to receive compensation because of services as a member of the fire or police department.
   B.   Service as a miscellaneous member which is not requisite to membership under this article shall be credited under this section upon a change in status of a member of such offices and departments entitling him or her to membership in the retirement system under this article; provided, that the accumulated normal contributions standing to the credit of such member, including amounts redeposited by him or her, shall be adjusted by refund to the member or by payment by the member to bring the amount to the amount which would have been credited to him or her had the member been a safety member under this article throughout the period of his or her service as a miscellaneous member at the compensation he or she received as such miscellaneous member.
   C.   Time during which such member is absent in military service from a status included in subsections A or B of this section and for which such member is entitled to receive credit as service for the city by virtue of contributions made by or for him or her, as provided by the council.
   D.   Prior service determined and credited as prescribed by this chapter for other members of the system. (Prior code § 34.04.409)