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2. lending of money or other extension of credit between the relief • association and a board member or member of the relief association; 3. furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the relief association and a board member; or 4. transfer to a board member, or use by or for the benefit of a board member, of any assets of the relief association. Transfer of assets does not mean the payment of relief association benefits or administrative expenses permitted by law. Section 2.7. Length of Service. For purposes of computing benefits or service pensions payable, a year of service shall be defined as a period of 12 complete months of active service, which need not be consecutive, on the Fire Department. No volunteer shall be given credit for a year of service unless that volunteer shall have completed an entire and complete year as an active volunteer member in good standing with the Fire Department. No volunteer shall be given credit for service during any periods of disability, medical leave, suspensions or department approved leaves of absence without specific and prior approval by the board of trustees. No portions or parts of years may be considered in determining the length of service for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits or amounts of benefits. Thus leaves of absence will affect total length of service in years but not necessarily the member's annual certification of service. • Section 2.8. Surviving Child or Children. An eligible child beneficiary (ies) of a deceased member is defined as follows: 1. A minor child, under the age of 18 who was a dependant of the deceased member and who did not have the status of being considered legally emancipated at the time of death or, 2. A child over the age of 18 but under the age of 23 who is enrolled as a full-time school at a public or private institution of higher education in apost-secondary education program. Section 2.9. Surviving spouse. The term "surviving spouse" means a spouse who was legally married to the member volunteer firefighter and remained such continuously after the marriage until death with at the time of death having pending an action for dissolution or legal separation, and who was residing with the firefighter at the time of the firefighter's death; no temporary absence for the purpose of business, health, or pleasure shall constitute a change of residence for these purposes. Section 2.10. Trustees. The individuals designated as such by Minn. Stat. §424A.04 and by virtue of elected office, those that qualify as the ex-officio trustee. Section 2.11. Year of Active Service. For purposes of computing benefits, service • pensions' payable or calculating vesting requirements, a year of service shall be defined ~8