Section 16-5V-11 - Retirement; commencement of benefits(a) Except for duty disability retirement, no member may retire before the first day of January, two thousand eleven.(b) A member may retire and commence to receive retirement income payments on the first day of the calendar month following written application for his or her voluntary petition for retirement coincident with or next following the later of the date the member ceases employment, or the date the member attains early or normal retirement age, in an amount as provided under this article: Provided, That retirement income payments under this plan are subject to the provisions of this article. Upon receipt of the petition, the board shall promptly provide the member with an explanation of his or her optional forms of retirement benefits and upon receipt of properly executed forms from the member, the board shall process member's request for and commence payments as soon as administratively feasible.