Carroll v. City of Philadelphia, Board of Pensions & Retirement Municipal Pension Fund

DOYLE, Judge.

Richard A. Carroll, Jr. appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which affirmed a decision of the City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (Board) denying his request to change the classification of his pension plan.

Carroll began working for the City of Philadelphia (City) in 1977 as a Clerk Typist for City Council. In that position, he was enrolled in Pension Plan J (Plan J), 1 which gave Carroll the opportunity to retire at age 55 and receive pension payments equal to approximately 50% of his final salary. Carroll left his clerk…