Compensation earnable by a member shall mean the compensation as determined by the Retirement Board, which would have been earned by the member had he worked throughout the period under consideration the average number of days ordinarily worked by persons in the same grade or class of positions as the positions held by said member during such period, and at the rates of pay attached to such positions, it being assumed that during any absence said member was in the position held at the beginning of the absence, and that prior to entering City and County service said member was in the position first held by him in City and County service.
In the calculation of benefits, however, payable because of death or retirement of a member of the Fire or Police Department as a result of injuries incurred in performance of duty, "compensation earnable" shall be based on the assumption that prior to becoming a member of the department, the person so retired or dead was in the position first held by said person in the department.
(Added by Ord. 299-64, App. 11/9/64; amended by Ord. 326-00, File No. 001921, App. 12/28/2000)