Board Resolution 1969-7519

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code (Illinois Revised Statutes, Ch. 108 _, Sec. 7-139) provides that the governing body of a municipality or participating instrumentality may elect to allow creditable service to participating employees who leave their employment to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States for all periods of such service; and,

WHEREAS, such allowance of creditable service is limited to employees leaving participating employment to enter the military service and returning to active employment within 90 days after release from such service; and

WHEREAS, no creditable service can be awarded for a period also used in the computation of a pension for service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund elects to allow creditable service up to 12 months of military service, to participating employees of the Fund who have left or leave their employment to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, provided such employee returned or returns to active employment with, and participation in, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund within 90 days after release from service.