A. Whenever any member of the Police or Fire Department shall die from causes other than as a direct result of the actual performance of duty, the total contributions of such member, with interest at the rate of two percent per year compounded annually as of January 1st of each year, plus a sum equal to one month’s salary of such deceased member for each year of service as a member, not to exceed six month’s salary, shall be paid to their surviving spouse; if they leave no surviving spouse, then to their child or children under the age of eighteen years; if they leave neither surviving spouse, nor child or children under the age of eighteen years, then to their dependent mother or father, the fact of such dependency to be determined by the board.

B. The month’s salary referred to in this section shall be the average monthly rate of salary which such deceased member shall have received during the three years immediately preceding the date of their death, or in the event of service less than three years in length the average monthly rate of salary which such member shall have received during such period of service.

C. In determining years of service for the purposes of this section, any period of service less than a full year shall be included on a fractional basis in accordance with the number of months served during such period less than a full year; for example, a member who has served for five years and five months shall be deemed to have five and five-twelfths years of service. In making such determination, fifteen days or more shall be counted as a full month; less than fifteen days shall not be counted as a month.

D. In the event the member leaves neither surviving spouse, nor child or children under the age of eighteen years, nor dependent mother or father, the total contributions of such member, without interest, shall be paid to their estate. (Ord. 3558-NS § 14, 1957)