Disability retirement - Ordered when - Basis of allowance.
San José Municipal Code § 3.32.220
in effect3.32.220 - Disability retirement - Ordered when - Basis of allowance.
Should any member of the police or fire department who has been a member of the retirement plan at least ten years suffer any bodily injury or sickness which is not service-connected, and as a result thereof become so physically or mentally disabled as to render necessary his retirement from active service, the board of administration shall order and direct that said person be paid during the period of such disability a limited annual allowance not to exceed fifty percent of the amount provided in this chapter for a limited annual allowance for members retired on service-connected disability. The amount of the allowance herein provided for shall be determined by the board of administration within thirty days from the hearing of the petition for retirement. In determining said amount the board shall take into consideration the circumstances of the injury, the nature of the disability, whether total or partial, and make its order accordingly.
(Prior code § 2903.18; Ords. 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_3.32.220DIRERDWHASALFetched: 11/1/2026