- 1. Under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees shall adopt, each member who was a fireman on and prior to the date of the establishment of the retirement system shall file a detailed statement of all service as a fireman rendered by him prior to that date for which he claims credit.
- 2. The board of trustees shall fix and determine by proper rules and regulations how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of service, but in no case shall more than one year of service be creditable for all service in one calendar year, nor shall the board of trustees allow credit as service for any period of more than one month's duration during which the member was absent without pay.
- 3. Subject to the above restrictions and to such other rules and regulations as the board of trustees may adopt, the board of trustees shall verify the service claims as soon as practicable after the filing of the statement of service.
- 4. Upon verification of the statements of service the board of trustees shall issue prior service certificates, certifying to each member the length of prior service with which he is credited on the basis of his statement of service. So long as the holder of the certificate continues to be a member, a prior service certificate shall be final and conclusive for retirement purposes as to such service, except that any member may, within one year from the date of issuance or modification of the certificate, request the board of trustees to modify or correct his prior service certificate, and upon such request or of its own motion the board may correct the certificate. When any fireman ceases to be a member his prior service certificate shall become void. Should he again become a member, he shall enter the retirement system as a member not entitled to prior service credit except as provided in section 87.215.
- 5. Creditable service at retirement on which the retirement allowance of a member shall be based shall consist of creditable membership service rendered by him, and also if he has a prior service certificate which is in full force and effect, the amount of the service certified on his prior service certificate. Service rendered by a fireman after the operative date and prior to becoming a member shall be included as creditable membership service provided the service was rendered since he last became a fireman.
(L. 1943 p. 708 § 4, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.490)