(1) The provisions of § 24-4-521 may not be used to meet the minimum service requirements;
(2) The portion of service credit attributed under the provisions of this section shall not be used to determine a member's retirement eligibility or the member's normal retirement age under § 24-4-101;
(3) The benefit payable by a reciprocal system will be based on the credited service in that system and on the final average compensation under that system; and
(4) If a member has less than five (5) actual years of service credited in a reciprocal system, then "final average compensation" means the monthly average of pay to the member during his or her total years of service in that system.