It is the considered opinion of this body that
the extension of the Social Security System to employees and officers
of the Borough of Brentwood will be of great benefit, not only to
the employees of the Borough of Brentwood by providing that said employees
and officers may participate in the provisions of the Old Age and
Survivors Insurance System, but will also be of great benefit to the
Borough of Brentwood 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 said Old Age and Survivors Insurance System. The
Borough of Brentwood 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 Brentwood and do all other
necessary things to effectuate coverage of employees and officers
under the Old Age and Survivors Insurance System.
The Secretary is hereby authorized to establish
a system of payments by the Borough of Brentwood 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 Brentwood. 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 one-half of
one percent (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 Brentwood 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 Mayor and the Secretary of the Borough of
Brentwood 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 Brentwood shall commence
as of January 1, 1951.