An officer of the Upper Dublin Police Department electing to participate in the DROP must complete and file with the Township Manager a “DROP option form” prepared by Upper Dublin Township which shall evidence the officer’s participation in the DROP. The form must be signed by the officer and submitted to the Township Manager at least 30 days prior to the date on which the member wishes the DROP option to be effective. The DROP option notice shall include a binding, irrevocable and notarized letter of resignation to the Township Manager, by the officer, that the officer shall resign from employment with the Upper Dublin Police Department effective on a specific date (the “resignation date”). In no event shall the resignation date be no more than 48 months from the commencement of the officer’s DROP participation period. A DROP participant may change the DROP termination date to an earlier date and no penalty shall be imposed for early termination of DROP participation. An officer shall cease to work as a Township police officer on the officer’s resignation date, unless the Township terminates or honorably discharges the officer prior to the resignation date.
In addition, all retirement documents required by Upper Dublin Township must be signed and presented to the Township Manager for approval of retirement and payment of pension. Once a retirement application has been approved, it is irrevocable. The documentation that must be completed before an officer may participate in the DROP shall contain an acknowledgment that any fees, commissions and administrative costs attributable to the DROP participation shall be paid out of the police pension fund in accordance with the pension plan. The officer must agree to hold the Township harmless for any consequences of the officer’s decision to participate in DROP including, but not limited to, any tax consequences or implications of DROP participation and/or any monetary loss incurred as the result of DROP participation.