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Dismissal, failure to prosecute
Eligibility to retire, purchase of prior service or volunteering does not create retroactive membership
Accidental disability retirement, remand for new medical panel, Heart Law presumption
Regular compensation; not recurrent or repeated; not guaranteed or definite
Anti-spiking provision, exception for salary amounts specific by law
Adequate "notice," not entitled to join belatedly