4.20.340 Fund--Contributions--For members on leave.
A.
1. Any member who is on leave of absence without pay, excepting those on extended military or maritime leave, must continue to pay monthly directly to the fund for the period of such leave of absence. The amount of this contribution shall be based upon the salary such member would have received if they had continued on active duty with the City, and in the amount as provided in Section 4.20.310.
2. In the event any such member fails to make such monthly payments within ten days after they become due, then no portion of said leave of absence without pay shall be counted toward aggregate service, as defined by subsection A of Section 4.20.010, and any payments made during such leave shall be refunded to said member upon the termination of their leave.
3. Any member who is now on a leave of absence without pay, other than those on extended military or maritime leave, shall be governed by Section 29 of Ordinance 2188-NS as it was in effect at the date said leave was granted.
B.
1. Any member who is on extended military or maritime leave of absence without pay may continue to pay monthly directly to the fund for the period of such leave of absence. The amount of this contribution shall be based upon the salary such member would have received if they had continued on active duty with the City, and in the amount as provided in Section 4.20.310.
2. If any member who is on extended military or maritime leave of absence without pay fails to make the monthly contribution under subsection B 1 of this section hereof while on said leave of absence, then the total amount of unpaid contributions must be paid as follows:
(a) The total amount of such unpaid contribution or any portion thereof may be paid within thirty days from the expiration of such leave without interest; or
(b) The total amount of such unpaid contribution or any portion thereof, must be paid by the member in monthly payments to the pension fund, with interest at the rate of three percent per year on the reducing monthly balance and continue until the entire amount due is fully paid.
3. The monthly payment must be in an amount not less than the monthly pension payment being made by the member under Section 4.20.310. Such additional monthly payments shall include both principal and interest.
4. The first monthly payment must be made within thirty days after the termination of the extended military or maritime leave of absence, or in the case of members who returned prior to the adoption of this chapter, at the end of the first full payroll period following the effective date of the amendment codified herein.
5. Any payment to be made under paragraph b of subdivision 2 of this subsection may be made by payroll deductions when written authorization therefor is on file with the City Auditor.
C. In the event any of the contributions or portions are unpaid at the time of the granting of any of the benefits under the terms of this chapter, then the total amount of such unpaid contributions, and interest, shall be deducted from such benefits before any payment is made from the fund. (Ord. 2730-NS (part), 1946: Ord. 2625-NS (part), 1944: Ord. 2254-NS (part), 1939: Ord. 2188-NS § 29, 1938)