Determination of creditable service
Seattle Mun. Code § 4.36.555
in effect4.36.555 - Determination of creditable service
A. A member who has served continuously in a full-time position and not realized any time loss will accrue a creditable year of service for 12 months' service. No additional credit is given for February 29.
B. For all other members, a creditable year of service is measured as 2,088 hours of compensated service at straight-time pay.
C. When shown on the City's payroll, paid vacation, sick leave, military leave, funeral leave, and, if the employee pays contribution, "time loss" on worker's compensation or time during family and medical leave under Chapter 4.26, are counted. Overtime (whether or not paid), unpaid leave, time not worked during a layoff, strike or disciplinary suspension, and service as a volunteer are not counted. Service on a temporary City assignment to another government or organization may be counted, in the discretion of the Board, if the member or the member's employer pays the employee contribution.
D. Creditable service is calculated by an employee's hours or time worked, as certified by the Director of Finance to the retirement system. When payroll records are available, the Director of Finance shall multiply the hours worked by a temporary, interim, seasonal, or provisional worker, or by a worker in a part-time position exempt from the Civil Service by a factor of 1.135 in reporting creditable service to the retirement system, to account for paid leave which was not received and for premium pay which may be substituted for paid leave. The Director of Finance shall reduce the hours or days determined by application of the multiplier by the amount of any paid leave actually provided to the employee and counted in the hours or days worked.
E. No creditable service may accrue for City employment during which the City contributes to another retirement system on the employee's behalf or for a member's City employment after that employee or member retires on a service retirement and, except for the annual death benefit assessment, no deduction shall be made from that employee or member's pay for retirement purposes.
(Ord. 125109, § 21, 2016; Ord. 124575, § 3, 2014; Ord. 124574, § 12, 2014; Ord. 123361, § 95, 2010; Ord. 120794 § 62, 2002; Ord. 117241, § 3, 1994; Ord. 116368, § 98, 1992; Ord. 114592 § 7, 1989.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.36CIEMRESY_4.36.555DECRSEFetched: 11/1/2026