[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Middletown 6-6-1977
as Ord. No. L. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the Town of Middletown,
Delaware, to extend, effective as of October 1, 1951, to the employees and
officials thereof, not excluded by law or by this chapter, the benefits of
the system of Old Age and Survivor's Insurance as authorized by the Federal
Social Security Act and amendments thereto, including Public Law 734 of the
81st Congress. In pursuance of said policy, and for that purpose, the town
shall take such action as may be required by applicable state or federal laws
or regulations.
The Mayor or other chief executive officer of the Town of Middletown, Delaware, is hereby authorized and directed to execute all necessary agreements and amendments thereto with the State Tax Department, the state agency authorized to act to secure coverage of employees and officials as provided in § 26-1 hereof.
Withholdings from salaries or wages of employees and officials for the purpose provided in § 26-1 hereof are hereby authorized to be made in the amounts and at such times as may be required by applicable federal laws or regulations and by regulations of the State Tax Department in force or hereafter promulgated or amended by the State Tax Department and shall be paid over to the State Tax Department.
There shall be appropriated from any available funds such amounts at
such times as may be required by applicable federal laws or regulations and
by regulations of the State Tax Department now in force or hereafter promulgated
or amended by the State Tax Department for employer's contributions,
which shall be paid over to the State Tax Department.
The town shall keep such records and make such reports as may be required
by applicable federal laws or regulations or by regulations of the State Tax
Department now in force or hereafter promulgated or amended.
There is hereby excluded from this chapter 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 ordinance or law creating any retirement
system for any employee or official of said town.
The Town of Middletown, Delaware, does hereby adopt the terms, conditions,
requirements, reservations, benefits, privileges and other conditions thereunto
appertaining of Title II of the Social Security Act as amended by Public Law
No. 734, 81st Congress, for and on behalf of all the officers and employees
thereof, save and except any such officers and employees now covered or authorized
to be covered by any retirement system provided by law, and further excepting
any official or employee who occupies any position, office or employment not
authorized to be covered by applicable state or federal laws or regulations.
