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EXHIBIT A. POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM SECTION 130.160: EARLY SERVICE RETIREMENT Upon application of an employee who has attained the age of fifty (50) and has at least twenty (20) years of service, the employee shall be retired and shall be eligible for either of the benefits prescribed by this chapter for such person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an employee who is receiving a disability retirement benefit pursuant to Section 130.170 shall not be eligible to receive an early service retirement benefit pursuant to this section. SECTION 130.170: DISABILITY RETIREMENT An employee who becomes disabled due to injury or illness on or after May 1, 2001, regardless of length of service, shall be eligible for a disability benefit up to sixty-seven percent (67%) of his or her compensation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, such disability benefit shall be provided under, and in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements, limitations, rules and procedures (including, but not limited to, the criteria for determining disability, rules and procedures regarding medical examinations, the commencement and duration of payments, offsets for other benefits or payments and application procedures), of an insurance contract purchased by the board of trustees. Premiums for such insurance contract shall be paid from the fund. The disability benefit under this section shall be in addition to any benefit to which an employee is entitled upon retirement or after leaving the service pursuant to Section 130.130.