Any member may retire upon written application to the Board setting forth at what time, not more than ninety days prior nor more than six months subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he desires to be retired, if such member at the time so specified for his service retirement shall have attained the age of sixty years or shall have thirty or more years of creditable service and shall have separated from service and, if the time so specified is subsequent to the date of application, notwithstanding that, during such period of notification, he may have separated from service.

A member who is an elected official whose annual compensation is less than the earnings limitation pursuant to Section 9-1-1790 and who is otherwise eligible for service retirement may retire for purposes of this section without a break in service.