POMPANO BEACH POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
ELIGIBILITY AND
CREDITED SERVICE
Eligibility
You are eligible to be a Member of the Plan if:
(1) You are a firefighter of the City of Pompano Beach or a former
Pompano Beach police officer who transferred to the Broward
County Sheriff’s
Office on August 1, 1999 pursuant to Resolution No. 99-223 and
Ordinance
No. 99-46;
(2)
You have reached your 18th birthday;
(3)
You have satisfactorily completed all
required medical exams;
(4)
You have met all requirements of the Civil
Service Board; and
(5)
You are employed full-time, as determined by
the Employer.
Continuous (Credited) Service
Credited Service is used to compute the amount of your
pension benefit when you retire, to determine whether you are eligible
for certain benefits and to determine whether you are vested. Your
Credited Service is equal to your length of service with the Employer
from your last date of hire until your date of termination, retirement,
death or disability. Authorized vacations and leaves of absence are
included. No credit for benefit computation purposes shall be given for
authorized vacations or leaves of absence in excess of six months. (Does
not apply to Members of the Plan on August 15, 1972.)
Break in Service
If you terminate employment and later return to work for the
Employer, you will become a Member regardless of your age upon
reemployment, once you have satisfactorily completed all required medical
exams and have met all requirements of the Civil Service Board. However,
no credit shall be given for the period of time you were gone. If you
received a refund of your accumulated contributions when you terminated,
you may receive credit for your prior service only
if
you repay in full all monies previously refunded, plus interest at the
rate(s) assumed for actuarial purposes. One-half of the repayment is due
within three months of your reemployment, with the balance due within six
months of your reemployment. If repayment is not made in full within the
prescribed time frame, any monies paid shall be refunded. If these
monies are refunded, you will then have no further opportunity to obtain
credit for prior service.
If (1) your employment was terminated by the Employer, (2)
you received a refund of your member contributions, (3) you are
reinstated by the Employer, and (4) you wish to receive credit for your
prior service, see the Deputy Administrator of the Plan for specifics on
repayment of refunded monies.
Military Service
Should you take a leave of absence from the Employer in order
to enter the military either voluntarily or non-voluntarily, your period
of leave will be included in your Credited Service if you apply for
reemployment with the Employer within three months after your discharge.
Your active duty in the military prior to your date of hire
by the Employer is not included in Credited Service.
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