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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 03 Administration and Personnel

Chapter 03.05 Spokane Employees' Retirement System

Section 03.05.260 Suspension of Allowance During Employment

 

The payment of any retirement allowance to a member who has been retired will be suspended during the time the member is for any reason an employee of the City and until qualifying for a benefit pursuant to SMC 3.05.165, SMC 3.05.166 or SMC 3.05.167, provided that payment for vacation or sick leave earned in the City service prior to retirement may be made without suspension of allowance, and, provided further, that this provision does not apply to retirees who:

  1. become elected officials of the City and do not elect to join the system; or
  1. enter into personal services contracts with the City; or
  1. employees who, subsequent to retirement, are rehired pursuant to the following criteria:
    1. The position filled is of a temporary/seasonal nature; and
    1. The position is filled only with the approval of the director of human resources and the bargaining unit; and
    1. Employment is limited to four hundred eighty (480) hours per calendar year; and
    1. There is a minimum of six months between the time an employee retires and is rehired as a temporary/seasonal employee.

 

Date Passed: Monday, October 27, 2025

Effective Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

ORD C36765 Section 2

Section 03.05.260 Suspension of Allowance During Employment

 

The payment of any retirement allowance to a member who has been retired will be suspended during the time the member is for any reason an employee of the City and until qualifying for a benefit pursuant to SMC 3.05.165, SMC 3.05.166 or SMC 3.05.167, provided that payment for vacation or sick leave earned in the City service prior to retirement may be made without suspension of allowance, and, provided further, that this provision does not apply to retirees who:

  1. become elected officials of the City and do not elect to join the system; or
  1. enter into personal services contracts with the City; or
  1. employees who, subsequent to retirement, are rehired pursuant to the following criteria:
    1. The position filled is of a temporary/seasonal nature; and
    1. The position is filled only with the approval of the director of human resources and the bargaining unit; and
    1. Employment is limited to four hundred eighty (480) hours per calendar year; and
    1. There is a minimum of six months between the time an employee retires and is rehired as a temporary/seasonal employee.

 

Date Passed: Monday, October 27, 2025

Effective Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

ORD C36765 Section 2