Period of service - Determination.
San José Municipal Code § 3.32.160
in effect3.32.160 - Period of service - Determination.
In determining the period of service necessary to render any such member of the police department or fire department eligible for retirement allowance under the provisions considered, dating from the date when such employee was placed upon the payroll in the police department or fire department as shown by city records. Such service need not be continuous and may be in any capacity and in either the police department or fire department, and any rights acquired by service shall not be lost by reason of resignation or withdrawal from the service except as otherwise expressly provided. Aggregate service, for the purposes of this chapter, shall likewise include time served the city as an officer or employee in any other department, or time on leave of absence while engaged in the performance of military or naval duty for the United States of America in time of war.
(Prior code § 2903.12; Ords. 25084, 29266, 29879.)
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_CH3.32POFIDEREPL_3.32.160PESEETFetched: 11/1/2026