[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Boyertown 10-6-1952 by Ord. No.
4-52. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the considered opinion of this body that the extension
of the social security system to employees and officers of the Borough
of Boyertown will be of great benefit not only to the employees of
the Borough by providing that said employees and officers may participate
in the provisions of the Old Age and Survivors Insurance System, but
will also be of great benefit to the Borough of Boyertown by enabling
it to attract and retain in employment the best of personnel and thus
increase the efficiency of its government.
The 1951 Session of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in regular session, enacted a statute known as "Act
No. 491,"[1] which is the enabling Act provided for in Section 218
of Public Law 734, 81st Congress, which designated the Secretary of
Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to act as the
state agency to implement the coverage of employees and officers under
said Old Age and Survivors Insurance System. The Borough of Boyertown
is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the state agency a
plan or plans and agreement, required under Section 6 of said enabling
Act[2] and the Social Security Act,[3] to extend coverage to employees and officers of the Borough
of Boyertown and to do all other necessary things to effectuate coverage
of employees and officers under the Old Age and Survivors Insurance
System.
The Secretary is hereby authorized to establish a system of
payroll deduction to be matched by payments by the Borough of Boyertown
to be made into the contribution fund of the Social Security Act through
the office of the state agency and to make charges of this tax to
the fund or funds from which wage or salary payments are issued to
employees of the Borough of Boyertown. Such payments are to be made
in accordance with the provisions of the law and regulations promulgated
by the state agency and the Federal Security Administrator. Such payments
which are delinquent shall bear interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1%
per month until such time as payments are made.
Appropriation is hereby made from the proper fund or funds of
the Borough of Boyertown in the necessary amount to pay into the contribution
fund as provided in Section 4 of the enabling Act[1] and in accordance with the plan or plans and agreement.
Authority is given to the President of the Council and the Secretary
of the Borough of Boyertown to enter into an agreement with the state
agency, which agreement shall be in accordance with Act No. 491 and
with paragraph 218 of the Social Security Act. Such plan and agreement
shall provide that the participation of this Borough of Boyertown
shall commence as of January 1, 1951.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 204.
