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City Aims to Block Rehired DROP Retirees from Collecting Double Pensions Immediately

Official:Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending various provisions to prohibit rehiring retirees who had retired out of DROP; and to allow certain transfer payments for purchase of service, to provide certain retroactive effective dates, and otherwise provide language required by the Internal Revenue Code, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Ramos

Introduced: May 19, 2005

: Committee on Labor and Civil Service

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill makes changes to the city's retirement code, including prohibiting rehiring retirees who had retired out of a special pension plan called DROP and allowing certain payments for purchasing service time.

What This Bill Does

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Prohibiting rehiring of retirees who had retired out of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP).
Allowing certain transfer payments for the purchase of service time.
Providing retroactive effective dates for certain provisions.
Conforming city code language to the Internal Revenue Code.