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(8)    Future employee. An employee who is hired by the county after
July 1, 1966.

(9)    Insurance company. The legal life reserve insurance company
which has issued a group annuity contract to the county for the purposes
of this plan.

(10)    Lawful spouse. The participant's legal wife or husband on
the date of his retirement or death whichever first occurs.

(11)    Normal retirement date. The normal retirement date of an
employee will be determined as follows:

(a)    If he was hired on or after January 1, [1956] 1958, the em-
ployee's normal retirement date shall be the first day of the month coin-
ciding with or next following his fifty-fifth birthday.

(b)    If he was hired prior to January 1, [1956] 1958, the employee's
normal retirement date shall be the first day of the month coinciding with
or next following the fiftieth birthday.

(12)    On duty. The scheduled duty hours plus emergency response
while not on scheduled duty.

(13)    Participant. Any employee who becomes and is covered under
this plan.

(14) Rate of earnings. The rate of annual basic compensation with
the county on the day specified excluding overtime payments and other
forms of additional compensation.

(15)    Re-employed employee. For the purposes of this plan, a re-
employed employee shall be considered a new employee.

(16)    Retired employee. An employee who had retired from service
with the county prior to July 1, 1966.

(17)    Service

(a)    Continuous employment with the county while classified as an
employee; provided, however, with respect to a current employee, all
periods of employment while classified as an employee as defined hereunder
prior to July 1, 1966 shall be deemed to be continuous employment.

(b)    Service shall be computed to the nearest one-twelfth of a year.

(c)    Absence from employment on account of leave of absence au-
thorized by the county will be counted as service with the county; provided,
that such leave of absence is of not more than one year duration; and
provided, further, that the employee returns to active service with the
county at the end of such leave of absence. Absence from employment on
account of active duty with armed forces of the United States will be
counted as service with the county; provided, that the employee returns
to active service from the county within ninety days after he becomes
eligible for release from such active duty. (Bill No. 54-68, Sec. 1; Bill No.
65-68, Sec. 1.)

Section 14-302

(a) Normal retirement pension. Each participant who retires on
or after his normal retirement date shall be entitled to receive commencing
on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following his date
of retirement an annual pension as determined below: