Sec. 120.309. - Vesting, Termination, and Re-employment.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all rights to benefits under this Plan shall terminate when a member's employment terminates for any reason other than normal service retirement or disability retirement. Any member who completes five years of credited service and whose contributions remain in the Plan has a vested right to accrued benefits from the System. No member who has completed less than five years of credited service shall have a vested interest in any accrued benefit. (b) A member who leaves the service of the City prior to eligibility for normal service retirement, but who has completed five years of creditable service, shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits commencing at age 65 at a three percent accrual rate for each year of creditable service. Such benefits will be based on final monthly compensation and credited service as of the date of termination. (c) Except as set forth in subsections (d) and (e), if a retiree or separated vested member re-enters City service in a position covered by this Plan, benefit payments shall cease and the retiree or separated vested member shall again become an active member of the Plan. Upon subsequent retirement, the new pension benefit shall be computed with the original final monthly compensation and credit given for the additional service at the percentage accrual rate provided in Section 120.306 (b). For periods of re-employment equal to or greater than four years, the final monthly compensation shall be computed based on the average monthly salary at the percentage rate provided in Section 120.306 (b). In no instance shall total benefit exceed 80 percent of final monthly compensation. (d) The provisions of subsection (c) shall not apply to any retiree of this Corrections Officers Retirement Plan employed in a full-time, part-time, or temporary capacity by the City or any of its officers as (i) court bailiff, (ii) logistical and technical support officer, (iii) corrections bond custodian, (iv) chaplain, (v) stable manager, (vi) corrections mail coordinator, (vii) aviation supervisor, (viii) court bailiff supervisor, or (ix) Community Projects inmates work crew supervisor. Being employed in one of the positions identified in this subsection (d) shall not prevent a retiree of this Plan from continuing to receive such retirement benefits as would be available had the retiree not begun employment in one of the previously-mentioned positions. Being employed in one of the positions identified in this subsection (d) shall not permit nor require a retiree of this Plan to be a member of one of the pension plans created by Part II or III of this Chapter or a member of the pension plan created pursuant to Chapter 121 . Being employed in one of the positions identified in this subsection (d) shall not permit a retiree to acquire any time service credit in any one of the pension plans created by Part II or III of this Chapter or created pursuant to Chapter 121 . (e) The provisions of subsection (a) through (c) shall not apply to the re-employment of any retiree of the Corrections Officers Retirement Plan as a temporary corrections officer if: (1) the re-employment assists the emergency response associated with Emergency Executive Proclamation 2020-001 issued by the Mayor on March 13, 2020; and (2) the Sheriff has determined that the Emergency has caused, or is likely to cause, a significant reduction in the number of full-time corrections officers available for duty and temporary corrections officers are needed to provide sufficient law enforcement and corrections services to the City of Jacksonville. The re-employment of such retirees shall be at the pleasure of the Sheriff and may continue until 60 days after the expiration of Emergency Executive Proclamation 2020-001, or any extension thereof. To be eligible for re-employment, retirees must have a current Florida Department of Law Enforcement corrections officer certification. Being employed as a temporary corrections officer shall not prevent a retiree of this plan from continuing to receive such retirement benefits as would be available had the retiree not begun employment as a temporary corrections officer. Being employed as a temporary corrections officer shall not permit or require a retiree of this plan to be a member of one of the pension plans created by Part II or III of this Chapter 120 or a member of the pension plan created pursuant to Chapter 121 . Being employed as a temporary corrections officer shall not permit a retiree to acquire, accrue or exercise any of the rights or benefits provided to active and employed members of the City of Jacksonville General Employees Retirement Plan in any one of the pension plans created by Part II or III of this Chapter or created pursuant to Chapter 121 including but not limited to accrual of time service benefits or credits, the right to purchase time connections, disability benefits, death benefits, children's benefits, participation in BACKDROP, PLOP, etc. (Ord. 2005-432-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-1229-E, § 2; Ord. 2007-1136-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-759-E , § 1; Ord. 2020-220-E , § 1)