§ 34-147. Application of division to officers of counties of 600,000 population and largest city therein; transfer of credits; certification of service.

(a)

This division shall apply to all counties in this state having a population of more than 600,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census and to the largest city located in whole or in part therein.

(b)

Whenever any officer of any such county shall be elected to an office of such city, who is at that time a member of a pension plan of the county, such officer shall be credited on the time required for a city pension with all the years of service with which he was credited by the county pension board of trustees. Such transferred officer shall also be entitled to similar credits in connection with any retirement benefits of such city.

(c)

Upon such election by any such city, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the pension board of the county to certify to the secretary of the pension board of the city the years of service standing to the credit of such officer at the time of his separation from such county and to transfer to the city board of trustees any matching fund or contributions which stood to his credit in such county pension fund.

(1961 Ga. Laws (Act No. 456), page 3244, §§ 1—3; 1992 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1119), page 1700, § 1)