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17 <br />Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date: August 5, 2011 <br />(2) have at least 30 years creditable service (regardless of age) <br />in the Local Government Employees Retirement system <br />with at least 50% of that service being in law enforcement. <br />2. Termination of Benefits. If the law enforcement officer meets one <br />of the two criteria in 9.5.2 -1, the officer is entitled to a special <br />separation allowance from retirement until: <br />(1) The death of the officer; <br />(2) The last day of the month in which the officer attains 62 <br />years of age; or <br />(3) The first day of reemployment by a local government <br />employer in any capacity; however, an officer may be <br />employed in a public safety position in a capacity not <br />requiring participation in the Local Government <br />Employees' Retirement system, and doing so will not cause <br />payments to cease. <br />3. Calculation of Benefits. The Special Separation Allowance <br />received by the officer shall be calculated as provided by N.C. Gen. <br />Stat. § 143 - 166.42. <br />4. The benefits payable under this section are not subject to any <br />increases in salary or retirement allowances that may be authorized <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />9.5.3 Administrative rulings, opinions and procedures of the Retirement System <br />shall be considered in the administration of retirement benefits. <br />9.6 Separate Benefit Fund for Law Enforcement Officers Only <br />If an employee dies while an active member of the Separate Benefit Fund, a death <br />benefit of $5,000 is paid to the designated beneficiary. To qualify the employee <br />must be an active member of six (6) months or the employee's death is accidental, <br />regardless of length of service. To become an active member, the employee must <br />be under age 55, in active service and have completed and returned a written <br />application form. <br />Retired members of the Separate Benefit Fund beneficiaries will receive a death <br />benefit of $3,000. To be eligible for this benefit, the employee must have been an <br />active member of the Separate Benefit Fund with at least 20 years of creditable <br />service or retired because of total and permanent disability with at least ten (10) <br />years of creditable service or line -of -duty disability. <br />Article IV - Page 15 <br />