Republicans Say Sheriff's Participation in Retirement Plan is Illegal

Local Republicans are 's participation in a county retirement plan with the launch of a new website, Kingstowne Patch is reporting.

Drop Stan Barry publicizes the sheriff's participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), a county retirement program Barry's critics say was not intended for elected public officials. Even if Barry can legally be in the program, Republicans say, DROP rules mean he is not eligible to run for re-election this November.

While he is currently accumulating DROP benefits, Barry told Patch he will stop receiving them and make sure they don't collect interest if he is re-elected. Even if his DROP participation makes him ineligible to run, Barry says he will retire, then return as sheriff without receiving a salary after his re-election.

 on Kingstowne Patch.