3139

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Notwithstanding the above provisions of this
paragraph, ten (10), fifteen (15) and twenty (20)
years of credited service may be substituted by any
County employee member appointed on or before April 1,
1970 for the ten (10), fifteen (15), and twenty (20)
years of continuous County service requirement, and
for any member whose service is discontinued effective
November 1, 1971 or thereafter, there shall be a one
(1%) percent service recognition factor granted for
each five years of actual County service up to thirty
(30) years that shall be added to the above
computations and also the amount of sick leave
creditable for retirement purposes shall also be added
thereto.

Notwithstanding the above provisions of this
paragraph, any member covered by the provisions of
this Plan on April 30, 1970, and continuously employed
thereafter, will be eligible to receive a pension
commencing immediately.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, any County
employee member qualifying for a discontinued service
pension under Section (c)(1) hereinabove is not
eligible to receive such pension payments until that
date which would have been his early retirement date
had he remained continuously in the County service.

If the employment or the tenure of a member,
otherwise qualified for a discontinued service
pension, is terminated for reasons not specifically
stated herein which the member believes to be of
questionable validity and intended to circumvent the
provisions of this section or other applicable
provisions of this law, he may appeal to the County
Personnel Board for a ruling on his eligibility to
receive a discontinued service pension. The decision
of the County Personnel Board on the member's
eligibility to receive such pension is final and any
questions on whether the member should be terminated
or reinstated shall not be considered in such hearing.
Appeal procedures provided in the Personnel
Regulations shall be followed in making and handling
such appeals. There shall be included in the County's
budget any additional amount required to pay such
pension.

(d) Discontinued service benefits of elective and
appointive members as defined in Section 94—61(f) and
(g). notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this