For any employee of the city called into military service during the war on terrorism, the City of Hoover in Jefferson County and Shelby County may permit the employee and his or her eligible dependents to continue participation in any employee health insurance provided for city employees and may pay the employer’s share of the costs of the insurance plan, provided the employee in military service continues to pay the employee’s share of the cost of the insurance, including any costs for dependent coverage. This section in no way limits the rights of any employee in military service under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The terms military service and period of military service shall have the same meanings ascribed to those terms in §511 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 Appendix United States Code Annotated §§501, et seq.