Service

Baltimore City Code art. 22A, subtit. 4

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Baltimore City Code, Article 22A, § 4-1 “Service” defined.

§ 4-1. “Service” defined. (a) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this section, “service” means the sum of each period of a member’s employment with a participating employer. (b) Exclusions. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, “service” does not include any period of employment: (1) that has been credited as service under any other City retirement plan for calculating the amount of a retirement benefit or a deferred vested retirement benefit; or (2) during which the member was not receiving earnable compensation for any portion of a pay period from the participating employer. (c) Exceptions. The exclusions of subsection (b) of this section do not apply to any period of employment credited to a hybrid member for service as a Class D member of the Employees’ Retirement System. (d) Transfers of service. If a member transfers service to any other City retirement plan, that transferred service may not be counted to determine whether the member is vested in his or her employer contribution sub-account. (Ord. 25-035 Section 1; Ord. 20-458; Ord. 14-216.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 22A, § 4-2 Applicability.

§ 4-2. Applicability. A member’s service is used to determine whether the member is vested in his or her Employer Contribution Sub-Account. (Ord. 14-216.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 22A, § 4-3 Military Service.

§ 4-3. Military Service. To the extent required by USERRA, the service of a member returning from an unpaid leave of absence on account of military service includes the period of the member’s leave of absence. (Ord. 14-216.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 22A, § 4-4 Determination final and binding.

§ 4-4. Determination final and binding. The determination of a member’s service: (1) is made by the Board of Trustees; and (2) is final and binding on all persons, subject to the rights of appeal and review under § 2-17{“Administrative appeal”} and § 2-18 {“Judicial and appellate review”} of this article. (Ord. 14-216.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/22A/4Fetched: 10/25/2026