A. Upon the death of an eligible member after qualification for service retirement, or after such retirement, the surviving spouse of the eligible member shall receive, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.124.800, 2.124.810, 2.124.820 and 2.124.830 of this chapter, an allowance from the Sacramento city employees' retirement system in an amount which, when added to any continuation allowance provided to such spouse by the Sacramento County employees' retirement system, will be equal to one-half the combined amount which the eligible member would have received from the Sacramento city employees' retirement system and the Sacramento County employees' retirement system had he or she lived.
B. In the event the eligible member dies before qualification for service retirement, the benefits provided in Section 2.124.780 of this chapter shall be payable on account of such member on the assumption that compensation paid to the eligible member by the county was instead paid to such member by the city; provided, however, that any amount payable under this part shall be reduced by the amount of any benefit paid or payable to such member by the Sacramento County employees' retirement system on account of death prior to qualification for service retirement. (Prior code § 34.07.715)