Involuntary retirement.

Memphis Code of Ordinances § 4-28-11

in effect

Sec. 4-28-11. - Involuntary retirement. A. If the employment of a participant is discontinued without fault or delinquency on the part of the participant, or in the case of a participant who is an elected or appointed employee, is discontinued by reason of his or her failure to seek or achieve re-election or re-appointment, by elimination of the elected or appointed official's position through consolidation or by the elected official's election or appointment to an office not covered by this 1978 plan, and if such participant has 12 years of service as of the date his or her employment is so terminated, then such participant shall receive a retirement benefit under this 1978 plan equal to his or her accrued benefit. B. The annuity commencement date of any participant who is to receive his or her benefit pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be the last day of his or her employment. Any city full-time employee who has attained service benefits in accordance with subsection A of this section by December 15, 2000, shall be eligible to receive his or her benefits pursuant to subsection A of this section upon adoption of Ordinance No. 4837 (January 22, 2001) but no such benefits shall accrue prior to adoption of the ordinance, and the annuity commencement date of any participant who is to receive his or her benefit pursuant to subsection A of this section in accordance with this provision shall be the date of the adoption of the ordinance. C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section do not apply to persons hired after November 1, 2004. Further, the provisions of subsections A and B of this section do not apply to persons appointed, for the first time, after February 16, 2010. (Code 1985, § 25-181; Ord. No. 3907, § 1, 12-5-1989; Ord. No. 4837, § 1, 1-22-2001; Ord. No. 5076, § 1(part), 2004; Ord. No. 5341, § 1, 1-12-2010)

Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4PERESY_CH4-281978BEPL_ART3REBE_S4-28-11INREFetched: 10/28/2026