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MORE FUN WITH DROP

By JAABLOG

The Sun Sentinel's searchable DROP database has unclouded a few mysteries regarding the future plans of some of Broward's constitutional officers.  With "double dipping" a thing of the past, an elected official must retire and wait at least six months to return to government work.  Short of forfeiting the DROP money, they must wait six months to work for Florida again.  There is an exception, however, allowing constitutional officers to finish their current terms if their DROP end date falls during a term of office.  What this means, of course, is that many constitutional officers can DROP and work past the five year deadline.  For instance, Miami State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, with a DROP end date of 1/31/2013, can win reelection in 2012, defer collecting her early retirement cash, and still serve the full four year term...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on June 21, 2010 (boomark / email).