§ 22-71. Same—Eligibility.

In order for a police officer to be eligible for a service pension:

(1)

The officer's service with the police department must have ceased;

(2)

The officer must have served for a period of at least twenty (20) years in some police department in the state or a standard equivalent to that required for eligibility under this article, the last five (5) years of which service shall have been consecutive immediately preceding the end of such period and with the city paying said pension;

(3)

The officer must have complied with any agreement as to contributions by such officer and other police officers to any funds of the police pension and retirement system where said agreement has been made as provided by this article; provided, that should said retired officer receive disability benefits as provided in this and other sections of this article, the time the retired officer is receiving said disability benefits shall count as time on active service if the retired officer should be recalled by the chief of police from said disability retirement. It shall be necessary, before said time shall be counted toward retirement, that the retired officer make the same contribution as the officer would have otherwise made if on active service for the time such retired officer was disabled.

(Ord. No. 742, § 18, 12-20-65)

State law reference

Similar provisions, 11 O.S. Supp. 1978, § 50-114.