[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough of Hanover 2-18-1953 by Ord. No.
797. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the considered opinion of this body that the extension
of the social security system to employees and officers of the Borough
of Hanover will be a 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
will also be of great benefit to the Borough of Hanover 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,"[1] which is the enabling Act provided for in Section 218
of Public Law 734, 81st Congress,[2] 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 Hanover 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[3] and the Social Security Act, to extend coverage to employees
and officers of the Borough of Hanover and do all other necessary
things to effectuate coverage of employees and officers under the
old-age and survivors insurance system. The plan and agreement hereby
authorized shall extend coverage to all employees and officers of
the Borough of Hanover excepting the classes enumerated in Subsection
(d) and Paragraphs (3), (5) and (6) of Subsection (c) of Section 218
of the Federal Social Security Act,[4] as last amended by the Act of June 28, 1952, 66 Stat.
285. Such plan and agreement shall provide that the participation
of this Borough of Hanover shall commence as of January 1, 1951. The
Borough of Hanover shall pay such amounts into the contribution fund
as provided in Section 4 of the enabling Act,[5] for wages received by such employees and officers of the
Borough of Hanover from January 1, 1951, until December 31, 1952.
The Borough Secretary is hereby authorized to establish a system
of payroll deductions as of January 1, 1953, to be matched by payments
by the Borough of Hanover, 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 Hanover.
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 Hanover in the necessary amount to pay into the contribution
fund as provided in Section 4 of the enabling Act[1] and in accordance with the plan or plans and agreement.
Authority is given to the Mayor and the Secretary of the Borough of
Hanover to enter into an agreement with the state agency, which agreement
shall be in accordance with Act No. 491 and with Section 218 of the
Social Security Act.[2]
