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<br />or fractional parts of years when such Member was not employed by the City as a Police Officer or <br />Firefighter. "Fractional parts of years" shall mean a fraction whose numerator is the number of <br />completed days and whose denominator is 365. A Member may voluntarily leave his Accumulated <br />Contributions in the Fund for a period of five (5) years after leaving the employ of the Police or Fire <br />Department pending the possibility of being reemployed as a Police Officer or Firefighter, without <br />losing credit for the time that he was a Member of the System. If a vested Member leaves the <br />employ of the Police Department or Fire Department his Accumulated Contributions will be retumed <br />only upon his written request. If a Member who is not vested is not reemployed as a Police Officer <br />or Firefighter with the Police or Fire Department within five (5) years, his Accumulated <br />Contributions shall be returned. Upon return of a Member's Accumulated Contributions, all of his <br />rights and benefits under the System are forfeited and terminated. Upon any reemployment, a Police <br />Officer or Firefighter shall not receive credit for the years and fractional parts of years of service for <br />which he has withdrawn his Accumulated Contributions from the Fund, unless the Police Officer <br />or Firefighter repays into the Fund the contributions he has withdrawn, with interest, as determined <br />by the Board, within ninety (90) days after his reemployment. <br />The years or fractional parts of a year that a Member serves in the military service of the <br />Armed Forces of the United States, the United States Merchant Marine or the United States Coast <br />Guard, voluntarily or involuntarily, 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 Credited <br />Service for all purposes, including vesting, provided that: <br />A. The Member must return to his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter <br />within one (1) year from the earlier ofthe date of his military discharge or his <br />release from active service. <br />B. The Member is entitled to reemployment under the provisions of the <br />Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), <br />(P .L.103-353). <br />C. The maximum credit for military service pursuant to this paragraph shall be <br />five (5) years. <br /> <br />2 <br />