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Prior to the adoption of 2001 (2-186) on 02/26/2001, Section 2-186 read as follows. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Beneficiary means the person, persons, or legal entities entitled to receive benefits under the Plan and this Trust which become payable in the event of the Member's death. Break-in-service means an employee incurs a "break-in-service" if, prior to paying assessments into the fund for a period of less than ten (10) years, the employee terminates employment with the city. Class A: The designation Class A shall be used to indicate those members for whom Social Security coverage is not carried by the city. Class B: The designation Class B shall be used to indicate those members for whom Social Security coverage is carried by the city and hired prior to January 1, 1997. Class C: The designation Class C shall be used to indicate those members for whom Social Security coverage is carried by the city and hired after December 31, 1996. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and includes any applicable regulations thereunder. Early retirement for Class A and Class B members means a plan participant who has attained the age of fifty-five (55) and has at least twenty (20) Years of Service (as defined in Section 2-186) in the pension plan at the time of his retirement. Early retirement for Class C members means a plan participant who has attained the age of sixty (60) and has at least ten (10) years Years of Service (as defined in Section 2-186) in the pension plan at the time of his retirement. Employee means all persons performing regular service in the employ of the city, in each and all departments thereof, except the mayor and members of the city council, who are performing services in elective positions, as well as the following part-time employees, to wit: the city attorney, the city auditor, the city physician, the recorder, and all employees of the public school system. The term "employee" as used in this chapter shall be deemed to embrace and include all persons performing regular service in the employ of the city, and each and all departments thereof, except the mayor, and members of the board of commissioners, for performing services in elective positions, as well as the following part-time employees, to-wit: the city attorney, the city auditor, the city physician, the recorder, and all employees of the public school system. Further, the term "employee" as used in this chapter shall also include the following former employees of the city who are now performing regular service in the employ of the South Georgia Emergency Services mutual aid pact: Don E. Allen, Charles R. Anderson, Alvin Benton, Jr., Josef E. Cole, Jr., Gary M. Dollar, Charles W. Eddings, Jr., James H. Fletcher, Jr., Larry E. Griffin, Earl Harris, Bobby A. Hart, Albert Jarrell, Jr., Zeke Johnson, Elma J. Johnson, Howard Lewis, Thomas McLendon, Stephen D. NeSmith, Joe G. Parrish, Butler F. Perry, Howard L. Peters, James Roberts, Russell L. Sampson and Willie A. Sangster. Employees of public schools: Employees of the public schools of the City of Thomasville are employees of a separate entity and board of education of the city and are not included. Management means the city manager or the superintendent of the utilities department. Member means all employees who have qualified under the terms of this chapter and are making contributions to the pension fund. Part-time employee means one whose term of employment is intended to last for more than one (1) year, but who puts in less than one thousand (1,000) hours of service in any twelve (12) consecutive months. Plan means Article V, Section 2-186 et.seq. of the Code of the City of Thomasville, as may be amended from time to time. Plan Participant means a member who has qualified under the terms of this chapter and is making contributions to the pension fund. Prior Service under this plan means service for which the member had credit under the plan and received a refundof his or her contributions upon termination of employment with the city. The service must have been a service that was credited under the plan and the member must have terminated employment with the city and received a refund pursuant to the provisions of this plan. Salary means the salary received from the standard payroll period, exclusive of overtime pay. Salary shall include merit or other bonuses received for the performance of duties, but shall not include special award or incentive payments such as the wellness incentive program, the emloyee suggestion awards program, and the like. Temporary employee means one whose term of employment is intended to last not more than one (1) year or who is engaged for a specific project involving a period of time for more than a year. Years of service means any twelve (12) consecutive months of membership in the pension fund. Fractional years of service shall be computed to the nearest full month. (Ord. of 12-23-96(1), I; Ord. of 10-12-98 I--III; Ord. of 2-8-99) Cross reference--Definitions and rules of construction generally, 1-2.
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