§ 2.05. Eligibility and participation of employees on the effective date who are not members of Division B.

Each employee on the effective date who is not then a member of Division B shall be eligible to become a member of Division A as of the first day of the month next following completion of six (6) full calendar months of credited service, or on the effective date, whichever is later, provided he meets the minimum health requirements established by the pension commission. Any Employee who does not meet such minimum health requirements shall become a member of Division A on the date the pension commission certifies in writing that he does meet such requirements; provided, however, that all credited service prior to such certification shall not be included as credited service, notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary.

An employee on the effective date who is not then a member of Division B shall deliver on or before September 15, 1961 written notice to the pension commission of his election to become a member of Division A. In the case of an employee on authorized leave of absence on the effective date, such written notice must be delivered to the pension commission within sixty (60) days of his return to active employment. If an employee does not deliver such written notice within the time limits prescribed in this section, he shall be deemed to have refused membership in Division A, and he shall forfeit his right to any credit for prior service if he subsequently delivers such written notice, notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary. He may subsequently deliver such written notice to the pension commission, but he shall not have any right to credit for prior service and he shall pay into the fund all contributions he would have made from the effective date to the date he delivers such written notice to the pension commission.