§ 18-78. Credited service.

Credited service shall mean the aggregate number of years of service for which a volunteer firefighter is credited for eligibility, benefit and vesting purposes, subject to the following:

(1)

Subject to all other subparagraphs below, one (1) year of credited service shall be given for a year in which a member fulfills his or her position description as a member of the Plantation Fire Department. The year period for this purpose shall be the fiscal year.

(2)

In determining the aggregate number of years of service, the time spent in the military service of the Armed Forces of the United States, or the United States Merchant Marine, while on official leave of absence in the event of a national emergency, shall be added to the years of actual service. However, credit for such military service shall not exceed five (5) years. Further, to receive credit for such service:

a.

The firefighter must return to classification for the fire department within one (1) year from the date of his release from such active service; and

b.

The firefighter must contribute into the fund the same sum which he would have contributed if he had remained a firefighter. Further, a request for credit for such military service must be made by the firefighter within ninety (90) days after reentering the service of the fire association from such leave of absence granted, or such military service credit shall be forfeited forever;

(3)

Prior service shall mean service prior to May 21, 1980 and shall be allowed back to 1957 for all members eligible therefor and serving as a volunteer firefighter as of May 21, 1980;

(4)

Any volunteer firefighter who is a member of the plan and who becomes temporarily disabled as a result of an injury sustained during the performance of service to the city as a volunteer firefighter (as ultimately determined by the board, acting pursuant to uniform rules of procedure) may be granted credited service equal to the period of time such person was so disabled, not to exceed a period of one-half (½) year of credited service, if the board determines, upon written request and substantial credible evidence, that such person is either physically or mentally incapable to perform his or her regular and continuous duty within his or her classification as a volunteer firefighter, during such period of disability.

(Code 1964, § 9A-21; Ord. No. 1581, § 1, 9-28-88; Ord. No. 1648, §§ 2, 3, 9-13-89; Ord. No. 1758, §§ 1, 3—5, 12-19-90; Ord. No. 1887, § 1, 11-4-92; Ord. No. 2010, §§ 2, 3, 1-4-95; Ord. No. 2140, §§ 2, 3, 10-15-97; Ord. No. 2142, § 1, 2-4-98; Ord. No. 2207, § 2, 12-15-99; Ord. No. 2346, § 3, 8-10-2005)