NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 13, 2007, the Department of Management Services, received a petition for Variance from Section 121.085(2), Florida Statutes, from K. Judith Lane, on behalf of Ronald R. Futch. The statute states: “no creditable service which remained unclaimed may be claimed or purchased after a retirement benefit payment has been cashed or deposited.” The rule operates to bar participants in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (“DROP”) from upgrading prior years of service upon their entry into DROP. The Petitioner request a variance from the statute to allow the Petitioner to upgrade certain years of service in which Petitioner served as an EMT/Ocean Lifeguard under the provisions of the Special Risk Class.
Comments on this Petition should be filed with: Geoffrey M. Christian, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Management Services, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Geoffrey M. Christian, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Management Services, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950 or by calling (850)414-0240.