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City Workers Can Exit DROP Program Early Under New Proposal

Official:Amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by permitting employees who enroll in DROP to withdraw from DROP if they have not yet separated from active service with the City, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: January 27, 2011

: Committee of the Whole

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 allows city employees who are participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) to withdraw from the program if they haven't yet left their active job with the City.

What This Bill Does

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Allows employees who are participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) to withdraw from the program.
Permits withdrawal from DROP only if the employee has not yet separated from active service with the City.
Requires employees who withdraw from DROP to execute a "DROP withdrawal agreement".
Allows a rehired retiree who had not been a former DROP participant to be eligible to enter the DROP if they meet the eligibility requirements of subsection 22-310(4).