| Topic: | Creditable Service |
| Subtopic: | IMRF Staff |
| Date: | 9/26/2007 |
| Status: | Active |
WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/7-139) provides that the governing body of a governmental unit may elect to allow service credit in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to members who served in the armed forces of the United States for all periods of such service prior to their participation in IMRF OR whose participation was interrupted by military leave but did not return to IMRF participation within 90 days of discharge, and
WHEREAS, such allowance of service credit cannot be limited to a specific IMRF member and applies to all employees who were in active participating status under IMRF on the date this resolution was adopted;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund elects to allow service credit to members who served in the armed forces of the United States for up to four years of service, prior to their participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary shall be directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and that this resolution shall remain in full force and effect until modified or rescinded and notice of such modification or rescission has been filed with the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. This resolution is not limited to a specific military operation.