Definitions.
San José Municipal Code § 3.24.1000
in effect3.24.1000 - Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in the following subsections govern the construction of this chapter.
A. "City service." Subject to such exclusions or exceptions as are provided for by subsection C. of this section, or by other provisions of this Chapter 3.24, "city service," as used in this chapter means and includes:
1. Service rendered as an officer or employee of the city for the city, for compensation, and only while he is receiving compensation from the city therefor;
2. Military service if and to the extent that a member is entitled to credit therefor under and by virtue of other provisions of this chapter;
3. Service rendered as an employee of the former city of Willow Glen (which city was consolidated with the City of San José in 1936), for compensation, and only while he was receiving compensation from said former city of Willow Glen therefor; provided, however, that no person who has been retired prior to the first day of January, 1964, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall receive any increased retirement allowance by reason of such service, for any time that he was on retirement prior to said first day of January, 1964, but such increased retirement allowance, if payable for such reason, shall be payable only from and after the said first day of January, 1964.
B. "Continuous service," as applied to "prior service," means all prior service regardless of interruptions and, as applied to "current service" means employment in city service uninterrupted by a continuous absence of more than three years. The period for which a member receives credit for service under Section 3.24.050 subsection 21 while absent on military service shall be excluded in calculating such continuous absence.
C. "Current service" means all city service rendered by a member after June 30, 1951.
D. "Prior service" means all city service rendered by a member prior to July 1, 1951.
(Prior code §§ 2904.91 - 2904.95.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_IIREPL_CH3.24RESYSUJU11951_PT11SE_3.24.1000DEFetched: 11/1/2026