Military Service Time. Notwithstanding the provisions of the City of Norwich Employees’ Retirement Fund, as amended to the contrary, members of the Norwich Fire Department who are participating members of the Fund shall be eligible to purchase a maximum of forty eight (48) months and a minimum of six (6) months time spent as a member of the retirement system or by any person who otherwise would be eligible for membership hereunder and who has received from the Armed Forces of the United States an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions, shall be included in computing the length of time of service rendered the City, provided however, that the same shall be so added only if said person has been employed by the City for at least ten (10) years, (twenty (20) years for employees hired on or after 7/1/2013) and upon payment to said retirement fund of the contributions which said person would have made if actually employed by the City during Armed Forces service but calculated on the normal employee percentage and salary in effect on the tenth (10th) anniversary of employment, which payment must be completed within five (5) years of notice of intention, and upon notice of intention to so contribute given within one (1) year of the tenth (10th) anniversary of employment.
Military Service Time. Notwithstanding the provisions of the City of Norwich Employees’ Retirement Fund, as amended, to the contrary members of the Norwich Police Department who are participating members of the Fund shall be eligible to purchase a maximum of forty-eight (48) months and a minimum of six (6) months’ time spent as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States by any member of the retirement system or by any person who otherwise would be eligible for membership hereunder and who has received from the Armed Forces of the United States as honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions shall be included in computing the length of time of service rendered the City, provided however, that the same shall be so added only if said person has been employed by the City for at least twelve (12) years (twenty years (20) for all employees hired on or after July 1, 2009 and twenty five years (25) for all employees hired after July 1, 2014), and upon payment to said retirement fund of the contributions which said person would have made if actually employed by City during Armed Forces service but calculated on the normal employee percentage and salary in effect on the th twelfth (12 ) anniversary of employment, which payment must be made prior to retirement, and upon notice of intention to so contribute given within one (1) year of the th twelfth (12 ) anniversary of employment. For new employees who must attend POST for certification as officers, the hire date for purposes of this paragraph is the date the employee begins POST training. Payment must be completed in five (5) years. For all employees hired on or after 7/1/2009, the purchased military leave cannot be used to reduce the twenty (20) or twenty-five (25) years of service eligibility requirement.
Military Service Time. Notwithstanding the provisions of the City of Norwich Employees’ Retirement Fund, as amended, to the contrary members of the Norwich Police Department who are participating members of the Fund shall be eligible to purchase a maximum of forty-eight (48) months and a minimum of six (6) months time spent as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States by any member of the retirement system or by any person who otherwise would be eligible for membership hereunder and who has received from the Armed Forces of the United States as honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions shall be included in computing the length of time of service rendered the City, provided however, that the same shall be so added only if said person has been employed by the City for at least twelve (12) years (twenty years (20) for all employees hired on or after July 1, 2009), and upon payment to said retirement fund of the contributions which said person would have made if actually employed by City during Armed Forces service but calculated on the normal employee percentage and salary in effect on the twelfth (12th) anniversary of employment, which payment must be made prior to retirement, and upon notice of intention to so contribute given within one (1) year of the twelfth (12th) anniversary of employment. For new employees who must attend POST for certification as officers, the hire date for purposes of this paragraph is the date the employee begins POST training. Payment must be completed in five (5) years.
