(Added by Ordinance No. 179417; amended by Ordinance No. 182168, effective October 3, 2008.)  Prior to Severance from Employment, a Participant may elect to allow the Plan to transfer assets from the Participant’s account with the Plan to a designated government defined benefit plan for the purchase of permissible service credits pursuant to IRC Section 457(e) (17), provided, however, that the designated defined benefit plan will accept such a transfer of assets.