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THAT WAS RENDERED PRIOR TO HIS ATTAINMENT OF THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SEPARATE PERIOD OF SERVICE OF LESS THAN NINE MONTHS IN DURATION. CREDITABLE SERVICE SHALL BE COUNTED IN TERMS OF YEARS, WITH COMPLETED MONTHS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE IN EXCESS OF COMPLETE YEARS BEING COUNTED AS A FRACTIONAL PART OF A YEAR. EMPLOYEE MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY ON A FULL-TIME YEAR-ROUND BASIS, WHETHER PAID BY THE HOUR, WEEK, MONTH OR OTHERWISE. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY PERSON JUDICIAL, PROFESSIONAL OR OTHERWISE, EMPLOYED EITHER ON A PART-TIME BASIS OR ON A SEASONAL BASIS; NOR SHALL IT INCLUDE ANY OFFICIAL ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF SUCH OFFICIAL; EXCEPT, THAT IT SHALL INCLUDE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE, THE CITY TREASURER, THE CITY SHERIFF, THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND THEIR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY, BUT NOT HIS EMPLOYEES. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF ANY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY WHICH PARTICIPATES IN THE VIRGINIA SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY IS FUNDED WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY THE CITY. SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF ANY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL AGENCY IN WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION, WHEN SUCH EMPLOYEES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE VIRGINIA SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OR IN ANY OTHER RETIREMENT PLAN, AND WHEN THE CITY HAS CONTRACTUALLY AGREED TO INCLUDE SUCH EMPLOYEES IN THE RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE. IN CASE OF DISPUTE, THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS ARTICLE. MEMBER MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE OR FORMER EMPLOYEE WHO IS CURRENTLY, OR SHALL IN THE FUTURE, BE RECOGNIZED AS HAVING MEMBERSHIP IN THE PLAN. NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE MEANS THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH COINCIDING WITH OR NEXT FOLLOWING: (A) FOR A MEMBER WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER OR A FIREFIGHTER, THE SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY OF THE MEMBER, AND (B) FOR A MEMBER WHO IS NOT A POLICE OFFICER OR A FIREFIGHTER, THE SIXTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY OF THE MEMBER. PLAN MEANS " THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OR PENSION PLAN OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE," AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE. RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE MEANS THE RETIREMENT PAYMENTS TO WHICH A MEMBER IS ENTITLED, AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. SERVICE MEANS AS AN EMPLOYEE FOR WHICH COMPENSATION IS PAID. WIDOW; WIDOWER: GENDER. THE WORDS " EMPLOYEE" , " MEMBER" AND " BENEFICIARY'' INCLUDE MASCULINE AND FEMININE EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS AND BENEFICIARIES. THE WORD " WIDOW '' SHALL INCLUDE'' WIDOWER " , AND SUCH TERMS SHALL MEAN A SPOUSE TO WHOM AN EMPLOYEE WAS LAWFULLY MARRIED AS OF THE DATE OF DEATH. SECTION 2-219.1. CONTRIBUTIONS. (A) NO CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE MADE OR REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE PLAN. (B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 1976, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPROPRIATE, AND THE CITY SHALL CONTRIBUTE ANNUALLY TO THE RETIREMENT FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.195.1 OF THIS CODE, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE " NORMAL