As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DROP
The Deferred Retirement Option Plan created as an optional
form of benefit under the existing Borough of Blawnox Police Pension
Fund.
MEMBER
A full-time Blawnox Borough police officer covered by the
plan.
PARTICIPANT
A police officer who is eligible for normal retirement pursuant
to the pension plan and who has elected to participate in the DROP
program.
PLAN
The Borough of Blawnox Police Pension Plan as it applies
to Blawnox police officers.
SUBSIDIARY DROP PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT
A separate, interest bearing, subsidiary DROP participant
account established to accumulate the DROP pension benefit for a DROP
participant.
The effective date of the DROP program will be May 26, 2016.
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any
of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional or illegal,
the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this chapter shall
not be affected thereby.
This chapter has been drafted to comply with the terms and provisions
of Act No. 44 of 2009, 53 P.S. §§ 895.1101 through
895.1131. In the event that any such terms are deemed to conflict
with the mandates of Act 44, as it shall be amended from time to time,
this chapter shall be amended in order to meet the mandatory compliance
so long as the individual legal rights of members and DROP participants
are not adversely affected.
This memorandum of understanding shall be subject to the standard
grievance procedures detailed in the current collective bargaining
agreement between the Borough of Blawnox Police Association and the
Borough of Blawnox.