Definitions G—O.
Ann Arbor City Code § 1:552.2
in effect1:552.2. - Definitions G—O.
The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:
(1) General City Member. Any Member except a Police Officer or Firefighter member.
(2) Health Benefit Fund. The accounting fund established within the Retirement System pursuant to Code Section 401(h) which provides for the payment of benefits for medical expenses of Retirants and qualified beneficiaries, all of which is more fully defined and described in section 1:576.
(3) Member. Any person who is included in the membership of the Retirement System pursuant to section 1:553.
(4) Normal Retirement Allowance. The Retirement Allowance as provided at section 1:557(1).
(5) Other Qualified Adult. As used in section 1:563, the term "Other Qualified Adult" means, to the extent permitted by law, the 1 unmarried adult person so designated by the unmarried Member provided the following requirements are met with respect to the Member and the Other Qualified Adult:
(a) The Member and the Other Qualified Adult share a common residence and have done so for at least the past 18 months.
(b) The Other Qualified Adult cannot inherit from the Member under the laws of intestate succession in the State of Michigan.
(c) At least 1 of the following is true:
(i) The Member and the Other Qualified Adult have a durable power of attorney for health care for the other; or
(ii) The Member and the Other Qualified Adult have a durable power of attorney for financial management of the other.
Effective January 1, 2017, the provisions for benefits for Other Qualified Adults shall not apply to any non-union Members, unless he or she retired and commenced benefits before January 1, 2017.
(Ord. No. 16-28, § 1, 1-3-17)
Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIAD_CH18EMRESY_1_552.2DEFetched: 11/8/2026