[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Kinderhook
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-26-1973 (Ch. 18, Art. I, of the 1978 Code)]
The Town Board of the Town of Kinderhook of the State of New
York elects to participate as an employer in the New York State Employees'
Retirement System and approves of the inclusion of its officers and
employees in such system, in accordance with any and all of the laws
governing such participation as set forth in the Retirement and Social
Security Law, as presently or hereafter amended, together with any
administrative rule, regulation or directive governing same, including
full-time allowance for prior service as permitted therein.
The Town Board of the Town of Kinderhook does hereby elect to
come under the provisions of Chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1966, as
presently or hereafter amended, and entitled "An Act to Amend the
Retirement and Social Security Law, in Relation to Establishing Noncontributory
Retirement Plans and Ordinary Death Benefits for State Employees and
Members of Participating Employers," and the members' contributions
in the employ of the above shall be suspended, and the effective date
of such suspension shall be the payroll period beginning on the 27th
day of December 1973.
[Adopted 12-28-1953 (Ch. 18, Art. II, of the 1978 Code)]
The Town of Kinderhook elects to extend old-age and survivors
insurance coverage provided by the Federal Social Security Act to
all its officers and employees (except such classes as listed below,
for which coverage is hereby determined to be impracticable), which
coverage is extended pursuant to Section 218 of the Federal Social
Security Act[1] and Chapter 619 of the Laws of 1953, being Article 6 of
the Civil Service Law,[2] and which coverage is subject to conditions thereof and
to any amendments to the laws relating thereto.
It is hereby determined that such coverage should not be extended
to the following classes of officers and employees because of impracticability:
services in any class or classes of part-time positions for which
the compensation is fixed at less than $100 per calendar quarter.
The Supervisor shall execute the proposed agreement attached
hereto and hereby made a part hereof[1] in the name and on behalf of the Town of Kinderhook and
submit such proposed agreement to the Director of the New York State
Social Security Agency for the purpose of obtaining old-age and survivors
insurance coverage for officers and employees of the Town of Kinderhook
in accordance with this article.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the agreement is on file in the Town
offices.
