§ 45. Military service credit.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in § 16-29 and § 16-30 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City, upon proper application to the Police Commissioner, credit for military service, as defined in § 4(e) of this article, shall be granted to any retiree who retired under the provisions of the Police Department Special Fund who served in the military prior to employment with the Police Department, provided the member has attained the age of 50 years and acquired at least 10 years of service, or has acquired 25 years of service prior to such application. However, a retiree shall not be awarded credit if he has received credit for a period of military service under any other retirement system for which retirement benefits have been or will be received by him; however, this exclusion does not apply to any such credit provided through Federal Old-Age and Survivor's Insurance (Social Security), or to any benefits provided under Title 3 or Title 10, Chapter 67, §§ 1331 through 1337 of the U.S. Code.

The military service credit herein provided shall not exceed 3 years. The payment and continued payment of any increases in total benefit allowances as may result from the provisions of this paragraph shall be subject to the annual appropriation of the necessary funds by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. The provisions of this section shall apply to all retirees who are receiving periodically paid benefits on the effective date of this ordinance, regardless of their date of retirement, provided that at the time of retirement the retiree met the age and service requirements stated above. The provisions of this section shall not apply to beneficiaries of the retirees of this fund. The recalculated benefit, if any is due, shall be prospective only from the effective date of this ordinance.