Philadelphia Councilwoman Tasco In Court Fight Over Re-election Effort After DROP
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – For the second time this week, the re-election plans of a longtime Philadelphia city council member are being challenged because of his or her participation in the city’s “DROP” pension program.
First it was Frank Rizzo. Now, Council majority leader Marian Tasco (above) will find herself in a courtroom as political opponents question her right to run again — since is she enrolled in the DROP (“Deferred Retirement Option Plan”) pension program, which allows participants to collect a large, lump-sum pension payment in exchange for committing to certain retirement requirements.
Attorney Joe Doherty is filing the suit on behalf of two people related to one of Tasco’s primary opponents, Lamont Thomas.
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