As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Department' means the fire department or police department of any municipality that pays wages to its employees for services rendered;(2) 'Employee' means any person who, on the adoption of this part, is a paid employee in the fire department or police department of any municipality and a member of a municipal retirement system or pension plan;(3) 'Municipality' means any municipality having its own employees retirement system or pension plan;(4) 'Retired employee' means any person who has been a paid employee in the fire department or police department of any municipality and who, on the adoption of this part, is receiving from such municipality a retirement allowance based upon such person's service in such department;(5) 'Retirement allowance' means the monthly payment for life made to a retired employee or the retired employee's survivors or beneficiaries under a municipal employees retirement system or pension plan;(6) 'Retirement system' or 'pension plan' means an existing system or plan by which a municipality is paying or will pay the retired employees of its fire department or police department a retirement (6) 'Retirement system' or 'pension plan' means an existing system or plan by which a municipality is paying or will pay the retired employees of its fire department or police department a retirement allowance after such employees have complied with certain conditions or requirements of employment or service to the municipality; and(7) 'Survivor or beneficiary' includes any person, who is receiving, or who is entitled to receive, an allowance or survivor benefit from a retirement system that is based upon the retirement allowance of an employee or a retired employee.Acts 1971, ch. 397, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-658.
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