Computation of amount of service.

San José Municipal Code § 3.28.680

in effect

3.28.680 - Computation of amount of service. A. Except as otherwise provided with respect to absence on military service and as otherwise provided in Section 3.28.685 and 3.28.690, time during which a member is absent from federated city service without compensation shall not be allowed in computing federated city service. B. The retirement board shall credit a member with one year of federated city service for one thousand seven hundred thirty-nine or more hours of federated city service rendered by the member in any calendar year. For tier 2 members, the retirement board shall credit a member with one year of federated city service for two thousand eighty or more hours of federated city service rendered by the member in any calendar year. Credit for more than one year of such service shall not be allowed for service rendered in any calendar year. C. If a member renders less than one thousand seven hundred thirty-nine hours of federated city service in a calendar year, as in the case of part-time service, the member shall be given credit for that proportion of one year which the hours of federated city service rendered by the member in such year bear to one thousand seven hundred thirty-nine hours. For tier 2 members, if a member renders less than two thousand eighty hours of federated city service in a calendar year, as in the case of part-time service, the member shall be given credit for that portion of one year which the hours of federated city service rendered by the member in such year bear to two thousand eighty hours of regular time worked (including paid leave and military leave, but not overtime). D. Notwithstanding Subsections B. and C. above, the retirement board shall credit a member with one year of federated service credit for each two thousand eighty or more hours of eligible prior service purchased by a member pursuant to Part 22. A member shall be given credit for any purchased eligible prior service that is less than two thousand eighty hours in the same proportion of one year which the hours of purchased eligible prior service bears to two thousand eighty hours. (Prior code § 2904.1207; Ords. 24807, 25732, 28603, 29120.)

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_CH3.281975FEEMREPL_PT5FESE_3.28.680COAMSEFetched: 11/1/2026