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Tarpon Springs adopts ordinance raising firefighter pension multiplier on second reading
Summary
On second reading the commission adopted Ordinance 2020‑604 to increase the firefighter benefit multiplier from 3.25% to 3.5% for service after Oct. 1, 2025, permit purchase up to 4%, extend DROP participation to 96 months, and allow DROP eligibility after 25 years of service or age 50.
The Tarpon Springs Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 2020‑604 on second reading June 9, amending the city’s Firefighters Pension plan.
The ordinance increases the benefit multiplier from 3.25% to 3.5% for credible service earned after Oct. 1, 2025, permits the purchase of additional multiplier service up to 4%, extends the maximum DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan) participation to 96 months and permits DROP eligibility after 25 years of service or upon attaining age 50.
Chief Meissner, present for the second reading, stated there were no changes to the ordinance since the first reading.
With no public comment and no additional questions from commissioners, the board approved the ordinance on a roll‑call vote: Commissioner Weaver — yes; Commissioner Eisner — yes; Vice Mayor — yes; Mayor John Collins — yes.
The ordinance was advertised on May 27, 2026, per the reading at second reading. The transcript does not specify the ordinance’s effective date beyond the language read into the record.
