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Anne Arundel County proposes pension changes after union negotiations; council seeks clearer fiscal note
Summary
The county administration introduced an ordinance to change DROP participation and pension contribution rates following recent union negotiations; budget and audit staff discussed fiscal-note clarity and projected costs.
Anne Arundel County officials on July 15 introduced an ordinance to change pension plan terms after this year’s union negotiations, including extending DROP participation and increasing certain employee contributions. The ordinance, presented by Deputy County Attorney Ethan Hunt on behalf of the administration, would add a seventh year to the deferred retirement option program (DROP) for classifications in CPS 1 and 2 and criminal justice program specialists, change firefighter eligibility from 4 per month to 20 per quarter (capped at 72 annually), raise the DROP interest credit for police and IAFF fire participants from 4.25% to 5%, and increase…
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