§ 154-418. Previous service with other employers.

Any participant in the pension fund established by this division who was employed by the State of Georgia or was a member of the General Assembly of Georgia or was employed by a municipality located, in whole or in part, in Fulton County, or who was employed by the Fulton County Board of Education or the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, or who was an active member of the United States armed forces may claim credit for such service rendered prior to his employment with Fulton County, a year of such service counting for purposes of this resolution the year of service in Fulton County upon the following terms and conditions:

(1)

No credit shall be given for part-time or temporary service.

(2)

When such participant has served five years with Fulton County, he shall be eligible to receive credit for any periods of prior service authorized under this section, four years for military service, and not to exceed ten years when combined with any other prior service, other than military, claimed hereunder.

(3)

Application must be made for prior service credit within six months after first becoming eligible for claiming such service. Any participant who does not claim prior service under this section within said period of six months shall pay into the pension fund interest on the total amount due the fund from six months following the date such person first became eligible to claim such service. Interest charged shall be the average rate of return determined by the board of trustees.

(4)

To obtain prior service credit, such participant shall pay into the pension fund in addition to all of the sums required by this division, eight percent of the current salary of such participant times the period of time claimed (which shall include payment for beneficiary coverage). The provisions of this subsection (4) shall be applicable only to those individuals employed or reemployed following June 21, 1989.

(5)

No years of credit allowed under this section shall be used to obtain pension benefits in any other pension system supported, in whole or in part, with public funds.

(6)

It shall be the responsibility of the officer or employee making application for such credit to furnish to the board of trustees proof for the years of service and the monthly rate of compensation in such manner as the board may by rule prescribe.

(Code 1983, § 24-4-18; Ord. of 6-21-89, § 1)