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_~N ORDllXlANCE TO ~ RI4E CODE OF THE CI5% OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRG/NIA, 1973, BY ~J~ENDING. SECTIONS 31-1,-31-30(a) (1), 31-41, 31~62., 31-63, 31 65, 31-67, 31-70,- 31-77(a), 31-91, 31-118(a)(1),. 31-129, 31-148(b) (c), 31-149, 31-151, 31~153(a), 31-156 AND 3t-162(a); PERTAINING TO ~HE PORTSS~UTH SUPP~ RETIRSP~EbIF SYSTEM AND THE PORTSMOIrfH FIRE AND POLICE RETIPdK~ENT SYSTEM. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of P0rtsmou~h, V~rglnia: 149, 31-151, 31-153(a)', 31~156 ~and 31-162(a) 'of. the Code of the city of ~Portsn~U~h, Virginia, 1973, be amended~ to-read as foilOWS: AS used in this article, unless otherwise requi~ed by the context, the followirg words and terms shall-have 'the meanings indicated: ACCU~Ulabed contributions. ~-The term"accumulated c0ntribuhi0ns" shall be taken to mean .the sum Of all amounts deducted from the compen- Sation of a member as contributions to the systam, together with interest thereon at the rate of two percent [2%) per annum frc~ the end of the fiscal year i~ which each such contribution was made~ ' ' Actuarial equivatent~ 'The.term "actuarial equivalent'~ shall be taken to mean a benefit Of equal, value when ccraputed'upon the basis of such actuarial .tables as are adopted by the board. Average Final Compensation. The term !'average final compensation" shall be taken to mean the average annual creditable cc~pensation of a member during his thirty-six highest consecutive month~ of .creditable service or dtlrirg the entire period of his creditable service if less than thirty-six months. t~neficiary. The word "beneficiary" shall be taken to mean any person entitled to receive benefits of any kind under this article because of the death of a member. Board. The word "board" shall be taken to mean the ~oard of trustees of the Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement System, as provided for mn Sections 31-13 to 31-23. Creditable Compensation. The term "creditable cc~Pensation" shall be taken to mean the full cc~pensation payable to an e~oloyee working the full working time for his position; provided, h~ever, that if an employee receives increases in compensation in the last four years of creditable service, not related to prc~otion, which exceed the average compensation increase in ~he same period received by other employees holding cc~p~rable positions, or vJaich, in case %here are no comparable