# Subtitle 4 – Service

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 4-1 “Service” defined.

Balt., Md., Code art. 22A, § 4-1 (2026)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, “service” means the sum of each period of a member’s employment with a participating employer.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, “service” does not include any period of employment:

  (1) that has been credited as service under any other City retirement plan for calculating the amount of a retirement benefit or a deferred vested retirement benefit; or

  (2) during which the member was not receiving earnable compensation for any portion of a pay period from the participating employer.

(c) The exclusions of subsection (b) of this section do not apply to any period of employment credited to a hybrid member for service as a Class D member of the Employees’ Retirement System.

(d) If a member transfers service to any other City retirement plan, that transferred service may not be counted to determine whether the member is vested in his or her employer contribution sub-account.

*History: Ord. 14-216*

*History: Ord. 20-458*

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## § 4-2 Applicability.

Balt., Md., Code art. 22A, § 4-2 (2026)

A member’s service is used to determine whether the member is vested in his or her Employer Contribution Sub-Account.

*History: Ord. 14-216*

## § 4-3 Military Service.

Balt., Md., Code art. 22A, § 4-3 (2026)

To the extent required by USERRA, the service of a member returning from an unpaid leave of absence on account of military service includes the period of the member’s leave of absence.

*History: Ord. 14-216*

## § 4-4 Determination final and binding.

Balt., Md., Code art. 22A, § 4-4 (2026)

The determination of a member’s service:

(1) is made by the Board of Trustees; and

(2) is final and binding on all persons, subject to the rights of appeal and review under § 2-17{“Administrative appeal”} and <cite data-path="|22A|§2-18">§ 2-18 {“Judicial and appellate review”} of this article</cite>.

*History: Ord. 14-216*