Compulsory retirement - Extensions.
San José Municipal Code § 3.20.170
in effect3.20.170 - Compulsory retirement - Extensions.
A. The age of compulsory retirement shall be sixty-five years. Each member who has attained the age of compulsory retirement subsequent to the effective date of Ordinance 2774 shall be retired by the board, and any member who has passed the age of compulsory retirement at the effective date of this chapter shall be retired by the board immediately, provided that upon application of any member subject to compulsory retirement, the board may allow the member an extension of one year if in its judgment the continuance of employment of such member will be advantageous to the city service. The board may renew such extension from year to year, but the board shall not grant extensions under this section to any member for more than an aggregate period of five years.
B. Any employee having reached the compulsory age for retirement but having less than thirty years in the aggregate of continuous service to his credit may retire on limited annual allowance equal to such proportionate share of one-half of the average annual salary attached to the position held by applicant prior to the filing of such application as the number of years actually served bears to thirty.
(Prior code § 2901.9.)
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_CH3.20FEEMRESY_3.20.170COREXTFetched: 11/1/2026