Sec. 25. Survivor pensions.
25.1. In the event a member with less than 10 years of credited service dies while in the employ of the City his credited service shall be increased to 10 years if the Retirement Board finds his death (1) is the result of causes arising out of and in the course of his employment by the City, and (2) is compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of the State of Arizona.
25.2. In the event a member with 10 or more years of credited service dies while in the employ of the City the applicable benefits provided in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section shall be paid, subject to Sections 25.3 and 25.4.
a. If the deceased member leaves a widow or a widower, the widow or widower shall be paid a pension computed in the same manner in all respects as if the member had (1) retired the day preceding the date of his death, notwithstanding that he might not have attained age 60 years, (2) elected the normal option in Section 24.1 that provides a widow or widower pension, and (3) nominated his widow or widower as beneficiary. Upon the death of the widow or widower his pension shall terminate.
b. If the deceased member leaves an unmarried child or children under age 18 years, each such child shall receive a pension of $200 per month. Upon a child’s adoption, marriage, death, or attainment of age 18 years his pension shall terminate. It is also provided that any child pension in effect as of January 1, 2000 shall be increased to $200 per month.
c. If the deceased member leaves neither a widow or widower, nor children, eligible to pensions under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section, but he leaves a parent or parents whom the Retirement Board finds to be dependent upon him for at least 50 percent of their support due to absence of earning power because of physical or mental disability, each such parent shall receive a pension of an equal share of $720 per annum. Upon a parent’s remarriage or death his pension shall terminate.
25.3. During the workmen’s compensation period arising on account of the death of a member the total of the pensions provided in Section 25.2 payable in a year shall not exceed the difference between the member’s final compensation and the workmen’s compensation, if any, converted to an annual basis. *See editor’s note at the end of this section.
25.4. In the event the pensions, provided in Section 25.2, payable on account of the death of a member are terminated before there has been paid to the survivor beneficiary or beneficiaries an aggregate amount equal to the member’s accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the employees’ saving fund at the time of his death the difference between his said accumulated contributions and the said aggregate amount of pensions paid shall be paid in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Retirement Board shall from time to time adopt. *See editor’s note at the end of this section.
(Election of 10-3-1989; election of 9-7-1999)
Editor’s note—At the request of The Office of the City Attorney, Subsections 25.3 and 25.4 were added to Section 25. These Subsections had been inadvertently omitted from codification after the Election of November 13, 1973.