A. In addition to and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who was a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Alexandria shall be entitled to service credit in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System for all active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of three years of such active military service whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department. The purchase of military service credit provided for in this Section shall not be allowed unless the city of Alexandria pays into the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System an amount equal to the current employer and employee contributions based upon the member's average base pay for the first thirty-six successive months of credited service in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, plus five percent compound interest per year from the date the member joined the system until paid. In order for credit to be granted under this Section, the required payments by the city of Alexandria to the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System shall be made prior to January 1, 1986.
B. Any person who was a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Alexandria and who purchased military service credit in the fund within five years preceding September 6, l985, or who purchased military service credit in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System under authority of R.S. 11:153, shall be entitled to receive, from the city of Alexandria, an amount equal to what he paid in order to receive the credit.
C. The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund shall notify the members of the city of Alexandria police force of the privilege granted by this section, together with necessary information for obtaining such credit, as soon as practicable.
D. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund and shall not be used to compute time served with the department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.