Sec. 4.2101. Eligibility, Duration of DROP Participation, and Waiver. (a) All members of the Fire and Police Pension Plan, including the Chief of Police, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and Port Warden if they are members of the Plan, are eligible to enter DROP no later than April 30, 2007, if they meet all other requirements. As of May 1, 2007, all members of the Fire and Police Pension Plan, except for the Chief of Police and the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, are eligible to enter DROP if they meet all other requirements. (b) In order to enter DROP, members must be eligible for an unreduced retirement in one of the pension tiers and meet the following minimum criteria: Tier 2: 25 years of service Tier 3: 25 years of service and age 50 Tier 4: 25 years of service Tier 5: 25 years of service and age 50 Tier 6: 25 years of service and age 50 (c) Effective November 1, 2008, a member must also be on active duty status on the DROP entry date. For purposes of this provision active duty status shall include members working on light-duty status, but exclude members on sick, vacation, injured-on-duty, administrative leave, and all other types of non-working status. The City Administrative Officer shall have the authority to determine which payroll codes constitute active duty status for purposes of this provision and shall notify the Board accordingly. (d) Any member who enters DROP on or after February 1, 2019, is subject to the suspension of participation provisions of Section 4.2110 of this Chapter. (e) Any member who elects to participate in DROP shall voluntarily and irrevocably: (1) Determine a beginning date upon which to enter DROP, consistent with the rules set forth by the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners (“Board”) and agree to terminate employment as a sworn member with the City of Los Angeles on the last day of their participation in DROP. The beginning date for DROP participation may not be backdated. Members may participate in DROP for a maximum of five (5) years, or sixty (60) months, regardless of when they enter DROP. In no event shall a member be permitted to participate in DROP more than sixty (60) consecutive months after the DROP entry date, unless the member is eligible to extend the participation period as provided in Section 4.2110(d).