38-847.04. Board of trustees; determination of retirement benefits; definitions A. Each employer, within ten days after receiving a completed retirement application from a member, shall submit the retirement application to the board. The board or its designee shall decide all questions of eligibility for service credits and retirement benefits and will determine the amount, manner and time of payment of the retirement benefits. If the board or its designee finds discrepancies in the information received, the board or its designee shall contact the employer and applicant and resolve the discrepancies before the start date of the benefits. B. For the purposes of this section, ' employer' and ' member' have the same meanings prescribed in section 38-842 or 38-881.
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