(a) Any member, except an elected officer of the City, who has attained or attains sixty-five years of age shall be separated from City employment on the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which he or she attains sixty-five years of age. Such a member may be continued in City employment for a period not to extend beyond his or her attainment of seventy years of age or January 1, 1963, whichever is later, provided that such continuance is:
(1) Requested by him or her in writing;
(2) Approved by his or her department head; and
(3) Approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Upon his or her separation from City employment, as provided in this section, a member who has ten or more years credited service shall be retired, and he or she shall receive a pension provided for in Section 297.13.
(1974 Code 1.217)