Safety Member Service Retirement
San Diego Municipal Code § 24.1106
in effect§24.1106 Safety Member Service Retirement
(a) Eligibility
(1) Safety Members may, upon written application, retire for service on the first of any month following completion of twenty (20) or more years of creditable service and the attainment of age 50 or the attainment of age 55 with ten (10) or more years of service or at age 65.
(2) Safety Members shall be compulsorily retired at the age of 65 years, except that the Manager, or other department head, for the City’s benefit, may thereafter continue an employee who has reached such age limit in the City service from year to year.
(b) Service Retirement Pension
(1) Safety Members shall receive, upon normal retirement at age 55, a retirement allowance equal to 1/50th of final compensation for each year of creditable service.
(2) Upon retirement prior to age 55, Safety Members shall receive a retirement allowance equal to the normal retirement allowance computed as in (a) above reduced by 1/2 of 1% for each month that retirement occurs prior to age 55.
(3) Upon retirement after age 55, Safety Members shall receive a retirement allowance equal to the normal retirement allowance computed as in (a) above increased by 1/2 of 1% for each month that retirement occurs after age 55.
(Amended 8–2–1982 by O–15790 N.S., effective 9–3–1982.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art04Division11.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026