It is the considered opinion of the Borough Council that the
extension of the social security system to employees and officers
of the Borough of Spring Grove 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 also to the Borough of Spring Grove 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," 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
said old-age and survivors insurance system. The Borough of Spring
Grove 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 Spring Grove and do all other necessary
things to effectuate coverage of employees and officers under the
old-age and survivors insurance system.
The Borough Secretary is hereby authorized to establish a system
of payroll deductions to be matched by payments of the Borough of
Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove. Such payments
are to be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter 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 Spring Grove 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 of Borough Council and the Borough
Secretary of the Borough of Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove shall commence as of the first day of October 1952.