1. (a) The member continues to make employee contributions during the DROP period.
2. (b) These employee contributions are credited to the local plan and not to the individual's DROP account.
3. (c) Effective July 1, 1999, for municipalities with a population under twenty thousand (20,000), and those over twenty thousand (20,000) where the local pension board has agreed, employee contributions are credited to the DROP account and not to the local plan.

Codification Notes: “DROP” means deferred retirement option plan.