The 1951 Session of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in regular session, enacted a statute known as "Act
No. 491," 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 the
Old Age and Survivors Insurance System. The Borough of Middletown
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 and the Social Security Act, to extend coverage to employees and officers of the Borough
of Middletown and to do all other necessary things to effectuate coverage
of employees and officers under the Old Age and Survivors Insurance
System.
[Amended 11-11-1963 by Ord. No. 450, approved 11-11-1963]
The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to establish a system
of payroll deductions to be matched by payments by the Borough of
Middletown 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 and officers of the Borough of Middletown. 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 Middletown in the necessary amount to pay into the
contribution fund, as provided in Section 4 of the enabling act and in accordance with the plan or plans and agreement.
Authority is given to the President and the Secretary of the Borough
of Middletown 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 the Borough of Middletown shall commence
as of January 1, 1951.