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ALLOWANCE, PAYABLE MONTHLY, DURING THE PERIOD AFTER HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT AND BETWEEN HIS NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE AND HIS ATTAINMENT OF THE AGE SIXTY-FIVE, EQUAL TO TWO THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS. • SECTION 2-219.6. AMOUNT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTIONS 2-219.5 AND 2-219.11 OF THIS CODE, THE AMOUNT OF ANY MEMBER'S PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION ON THE BASIS OF (1) THE MEMBER'S ACTUAL SECURITY WAGE CREDITS AS AN EMPLOYEE, ASSUMING THAT THE MEMBER'S WAGES IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH LESS THAN A FULL YEAR OF CREDITABLE SERVICE WAS ACCRUED WERE THE SAME AS IN THE FIRST SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR, IF ANY, IN WHICH A FULL YEAR OF CREDITABLE SERVICE WAS ACCRUED AND ASSUMING FURTHER, IN THE CASE OF ANY MEMBER RETIRING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2-219.8(D) OF THIS CODE, THAT HIS CREDITABLE COMPENSATION HAD CONTINUED TO HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT AT THE SAME RATE AS IN EFFECT AT HIS DATE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE, AND (2) THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF RETIRE=MENT OF THE MEMBER OF HIS NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE WHICHEVER FIRST OCCURS AND (3) THE • ASSUMPTION THAT THE MEMBER HAD THEN ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE. NOTWITH- STANDING THE FOREGOING, THE COMMISSION MAY AT ITS DISCRETION ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF ANY MEMBER'S PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT ON THE BASIS OF HIS ACTUAL SOCIAL SECURITY AWARD IN LIEU OF USING THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE OF THIS SECTION. IF A RETIRED MEMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR OR LOSES PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO WHICH HE IS ENTITLED UNDER THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT BECAUSE OF HIS FAILURE TO MAKE APPLICATION THEREFOR, ENTERING INTO COVERED EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHERWISE, SUCH PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS SHALL NEVERTHELESS BE CONSIDERED AS BEING RECEIVED BY SUCH BENEFICIARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE. IF IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF ANY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE PAYABLE UNDER ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE AMOUNT OF AN ACTUAL SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT BE KNOWN, IT SHALL BE THE RESPNSIBILITY OF THE BENEFICIARY TO SUPPLY SUCH INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION ON REQUEST. IF SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT SUPPLIED WHEN REQUESTED, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE ANY REASONABLE ASSUMPTION IT MAY DEEM PROPER AS TO THE AMOUNT OF SUCH BENEFIT. SECTION 2-219.7. DETERMINATION OF RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, THE RETIRE- MENT ALLOWANCE OF ANY MEMBER SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE • RETIREMENT IS PAYABLE TO THE MEMBER ALONE AND THAT NO OPTIONAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE IS ELECTED. (B) AFTER A MEMBER HAS RETIRED, AND THE AMOUNT OF HIS RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE AMOUNT OF THE MEMBER'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE SHALL BE UNAFFECTED BY ANY CHANGES IN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF THE PRIMARY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO WHICH THE MEMBER IS OR BECOMES ENTITLED UNDER THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. SECTION 2-219.8. EFFECT OF TRANSFERS OF EMPLOYMENT. IF THE CREDITABLE SERVICE OF A MEMBER AT RETIREMENT INCLUDES SERVICE BOTH AS A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER AND AS AN EMPLOYEE OF ANY OTHER CLASSIFICATION,THE AMOUNT OF ANY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 2-219.5 OF THIS CODE SHALL BE DETERMINED AS THE SUM OF THE PRODUCTS OF (A) 0