§ 4-1 “Service” defined.
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 22A, § 4-1 (2026)
§ 4-1 “Service” defined.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, “service” means the sum of each period of a member’s employment with a participating employer.
(b)Exclusions.
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)Exceptions.
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)Transfers of service.
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.
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