Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Employer may permit a Participant whose retirement has not occurred pursuant to Sections 501 through 504 of this Chapter 4.38 to transfer as a direct plan to plan transfer, any portion of the Participant’s account to PERS, or any other defined benefit plan in which the Participant is eligible to participate and which accepts the transfer, for the purpose of purchasing service credits; provided, however, that prior to permitting such transfer, the Employer shall reasonably determine that PERS or such other defined benefit plan shall: (a) accept such a transfer; (b) subject such transferred amounts to withdrawal and distribution restrictions so that the Participant may not withdraw such transferred amounts prior to retirement, death, disability, or separation from service; and, (c) hold such transferred amounts for the benefit of the Participant as elective contributions on a fully vested and nonforfeitable basis and credit applicable interest to such transferred amounts. (Ord. 7264-NS § 7, 2012)