13-1499.   Same; persons eligible for retirement; application;ordinance; amount.Any elective or appointive officer or employee having served anaggregate of twenty (20) years or more as an elective or appointive officeror employee, other than members of the police department, fire department,water and light department, and all day laborers not paid on a monthlybasis and any officer or employee who elects not to come under theprovisions of the act of such city, and who has reached the age ofretirement as designated by the social security act, as amended, may makeapplication to the governing body to be retired, and upon such applicationbeing made to the governing body, such governing body shall immediatelyaccept and approve such application for retirement and immediately pass anordinance to pay semimonthly to such elective or appointive officer oremployee, so retired, a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the averagesalary or wages which such elective or appointive officer or employee wasreceiving during the last two (2) years of service to such city, except asprovided in K.S.A. 13-1499a.

      History:   L. 1939, ch. 121, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 93, § 3; L. 1955, ch. 103, § 4;June 30.