The following terms used in this article have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
BOARD. The Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the city.
POLICE OFFICER. Any person who:
(1) Is appointed to the police force of the Police Department and sworn and commissioned to perform police duties;
(2) Is found upon examination of a duly licensed physician or physicians selected by the Board to be physically and mentally fit to perform the duties of a police officer; and
(3) Within three months after receiving his or her first appointment, and if reappointed within three months thereafter, makes written application to the Board to come under the provisions of this article and ILCS Ch. 40, Act 5, §§ 3-101 et seq.
SALARY. The annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer's rank, as established by the city's appropriation ordinance, including any compensation for overtime which is included in the salary so established, but excluding any overtime pay, holiday pay, bonus pay, merit pay or any other cash benefit not included in salary so established.
(1993 Code, § 5-3-2) (Ord. 836, passed 4-1-1991)