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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, '1973, BY A~iENDING AND REORDAINING SECTIONS 31-30(a)(I), 31-30(b) 31-39, 31-41, 31-55, 3!-62(c), 31-63[a) (2), AND 31-63(c), AND 31- 63(e)~ 31-65Ia) (1) (2) (3), 3!-65(b), 31-70(b)~ 31-77(c), 31-79, 31-118(a) (1), 3i-118(b), 31-129, 31-148(c), 31-149(b) r 3!-155(b) AND 31-162 lc) OF SAID CODE PERTAINING TO THE PORTSMOUTH SUPPL~...~4ENTAL RETIRF~MENT SYSTEM AND THE FIRE AND POLICE RETIRE~LENT SYSTEM. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia: 1. That Section 31-30(a) (1) and (b) and 31-118 Ia) (i) and (b) be amended and reordained to read as follows: (a) (!) Upon his termination of service as an employee, other than by retirement, before he has completed five (5) years of creditable service; provided, howeverr that for purposes of this section, the entrance of a member into authorized leave of absence shall not constitute terr~ination of service as an employee; provided the member reenters service as an employee at the ex- piration of the period of authorized leave~ and that the entrance of a me~ber into the Armed Forces of the United States shall not constitute termination of service as an employee~ provided the member's service in such Armed Forces qualifies as creditable service under Section 31-126; or (b) Should any person terminate service as an employee, other than by retirement under the provisions of this Article, after he has completed (5) five years of creditable servlce; and should such person at any time again become an employee, any benefits becoming payable under the provisions of this Article shall be determined on the basis of the total creditable years of service combined for all such periods of employment. 2o That Section 31-39 be amended and reordained to read as follows: Any person who was formerly a m~mber of the system and who ceased to be a m~ber upon becoming a member of the Vir- ginia Supplemental Retirement System may, upon again becoming an employee, be restored to membership in the system and. have his previous time as a member counted as creditable service provided (1) he has remained in continuous service with the city and a combined city-state office and (2) verification of previous time as a member can be sho%zn subject to the approval of the Board° Creditable service for a period of membership in the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System is subject to the provisions of Sec° 31-41.