[Adopted 9-8-1952 by Ord. No. 21]
It is the considered opinion of the Board of Commissioners of
Lower Moreland Township that the extension of the social security
system to employees of Lower Moreland Township will be of benefit
to the employees of the Township by providing that said employees
may participate in the provisions of the Federal Old Age and Survivors
Insurance System.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The social security coverage shall apply
except as otherwise required by federal law. That coverage shall not
apply to uniformed employees except for new employees.
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 under said Old
Age and Survivors Insurance System. Lower Moreland Township 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,[2] to extend coverage to employees of Lower Moreland Township
and do all other necessary things to effectuate coverage of employees
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 Township of Lower
Moreland 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 Lower Moreland Township. 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
Lower Moreland Township 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
or Vice President of the Board of Commissioners and the Secretary
of Lower Moreland Township to enter into an agreement with the state
agency, which agreement shall be in accordance with Act No. 491[1] and with Paragraph 218
of the Social Security Act.[2] Such plan and agreement shall provide that the participation
of Lower Moreland Township shall commence as of July 1, 1952.
