Upon approval of an application for the purchase of prior service credit pursuant to this act and calculation of the amount due the fund from the member therefor, the pension commission shall notify the financial officer of the city that a like amount is payable by the city. The financial officer of the city shall include such amounts in his budget requests for inclusion in the annual appropriations by the governing body as the city's contribution to the retirement system.
N.J.S. § 43:13-22.16c