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DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (DROP) Once you have attained 20 years of Credited Service, and are at least age 55, or attained 3 years of Credited Service and are at least age 62, you are eligible to enter the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP). DROP Provisions Your election to enter the DROP is irrevocable and cannot later be changed. DROP participants are not entitled to pre-retirement death or disability benefits from the Plan. (see sections below) Once you enter DROP you will no longer contribute to the Plan. You may participate in the DROP for a maximum of eight (8) years (96 months). You must agree to terminate your employment (i.e. separate from service) no later than the end of this period. You may separate from service at any time prior to the end of this period. DROP Account Your DROP Account will be credited with the monthly benefit you would have received had you retired from service on the date you enter the DROP, taking into consideration any optional form of benefit selected, as explained in the Retirement Benefits section. Your DROP Account will be credited with interest at the same rate as the investment earnings assumption for the Plan, paid through your employment termination date. Exiting DROP Upon termination of employment, you will receive a distribution of your accumulated DROP Account balance and will begin receiving a monthly benefit equal to the monthly benefit you would have received had you retired from service on the date you entered the DROP, taking into consideration any optional form of benefit selected. DROP Participants wishing to exit the DROP must notify the Pension Office of their employment termination date, and therefore their intent to exit the DROP, at least seven (7) business days prior to the next scheduled monthly Board meeting date in order to have their DROP exit approved at that meeting. DROP exit notifications received after the cutoff date will be placed on the following month’s meeting agenda and may delay the issuance of the participant’s DROP distribution and the start of their monthly retirement benefit payments. Cost of Living Adjustments Your monthly benefit will not be eligible for cost of living adjustments while you are participating in DROP. Upon exiting the DROP, your monthly benefit will qualify for a cost of living adjustment as described in detail in the Cost of Living Adjustment section of this document. Your DROP Exit Date will be treated as your Retirement Date for COLA purposes. Please see Cost of Living Adjustment section above. FILING FOR DROP The following procedures are provided for your information, to assist you as you prepare for entering the DROP.
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