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without losing credit for the time that he was a Member of the System. If a vested Member <br />leaves the employ of the Police Department or Fire Department his Accumulated <br />Contributions will be returned only upon his written request. If a Member who is not vested <br />is not reemployed as a Police Officer or Firefighter with the Police or Fire Department <br />within five years, his Accumulated Contributions, if $1,000.00 or less, shall be returned. If <br />a Member who is not vested is not reemployed within five years, his Accumulated <br />Contributions, if more than $1,000.00, will be returned only upon the written request of the <br />Member and upon completion of a written election to receive a cash lump sum or to <br />rollover the lump sum amount on forms designated by the Board. Upon return of a <br />Member's Accumulated Contributions, all of his rights and benefits under the System are <br />forfeited and terminated. Upon any reemployment, a Police Officer or Firefighter shall not <br />receive credit for the years and fractional parts of years of service for which he has <br />withdrawn his Accumulated Contributions from the Fund, unless the Police Officer or <br />Firefighter repays into the Fund the contributions he has withdrawn, with interest, as <br />determined by the Board, within 90 days after his reemployment. <br />The years or fractional parts of a year that a Member performs "Qualified Military <br />Service" consisting of voluntary or involuntary "service in the uniformed services" as <br />defined in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act <br />(USERRA) (P.L.103 -353), after separation from employment as a Police Officer or <br />Firefighter with the City to perform training or service, shall be added to his years of <br />Credited Service for all purposes, including vesting, provided that: <br />(1) The Member is entitled to reemployment under the provisions of USERRA. <br />(2) The Member returns to his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter <br />within one year from the earlier of the date of his military discharge or his <br />release from active service, unless otherwise required by USERRA. <br />(3) The maximum credit for military service pursuant to this paragraph shall be <br />five years. <br />Ordinance 13 -1394 <br />Page 2 <br />