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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-214ORLINANCE NO. 214 An ordinance declaring the policy and purpose of the City of Fairhope, Alabama to extend to the employees and officials of said City of Fairhope, Alabama, not excluded by law or by this ordinance, whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary function of said City, the benefits of the systems of Federal Old Age and Survivor's insurance, as authorized by the Federal Social Security Act, and amendments thereto, upon the basis of applicable State and Federal laws or regulations; authorizing and directing the Mayor, or other chief executive officer,;to execute agreements and amendments thereto with the State Agency authorized to enter into such agreements, for coverage of said employees and officials; providing for withholdings from salaries and wages of employees and officials of said City so covered to be made and paid over as provided by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations; providing that said City shall appropriate and pay over employer's contributions as provided by applicable State or Federal laws or regulati ns; providing said City shall keep records and make reports as required by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations; exdluding from this ordinance any authority to make any agreement with respect to any position, employee, or official now covered or authorized to be covered by any other ordinance or law creating any retirement system for any employee or official of said City; excluding from this ordinance any authority to make any agreement with respect to any position, employee or official not authorized to be covered under applicable State or Federal laws or regulations. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, Alabama as follows: Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, to extend, at the earliest date, to the employees and officials thereof, not excluded by law or by this ordinance, and whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary function, the benefits of the system of Old Age and Survivor's Insurance as authorized by the Federal Social Security Act and amend- ments thereto, including Public Law 734 of the 81st Congress. In pursuance of said policy, and for that purpose, the City shall take such action as may be required by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations. Section 2. The Mayor or other chief executive officer, of the Ci ty of Fairhope, Alabama is hereby authorized and directed to execute all necessary agreements and amendments thereto with the State Agency authorized -to act to secure coverage of employees and officials as provided in Section 1 hereof. Section 3. Withholdings -'from salaries or wages of employees and officials for the puri;ose provided in Section 1 hereof are hereby authorized to be made in the amounts and at such times as may be required by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations, and shall be paid over to the State or Federal Agency designated by said laws or regulations to receive such amounts. Section 4. There shall be appropriated from available funds such amounts at such times as may be required by ap- plicable State or Federal laws or regulations for employer's contributions, which shall be paid over to the State Agency designayed by such laws or regulations to receive same. Section 5. The City shall keep such records and make such reports as -may be required by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations. Section 6. There is hereby excluded from this ordinance any authority to make any agreement with respect to any position or any employee or official now covered, or authorized to be covered, by any other ol-dinance or law creating any retire- ment system for any employee or official of the said City. Section 7. There is hereby excluded from this ordinance any authority to make any agreement with respect to any position or any employee or official, compensation for which is onaa fee basis, or any position, or any employee or official not authorized to be covered by applicable State or Federal laws or regulations. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this 26th day of February, 1951. Attest• yn� City Clerk