The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such contracts
and make such agreements and stipulations with the administrator of said system
in and for the State of Nebraska, or such other state agency for the purpose
that may hereafter be designated or created, as may be deemed necessary or
expedient by said administrator or other state agency authorized in the premise,
as the case may be, or as required by general law, state or federal, or any
applicable regulations of said state or federal agency to extend the benefits
and protection of such system to the eligible employees of the municipality,
their dependents and survivors. Such contracts, agreements or stipulations
shall be executed in duplicate by the Mayor and attested by the signature
of the City Clerk with the seal of the municipality attached thereto, one
copy thereof to be filed with and become a part of the permanent records of
such municipality. Such agreement shall be made retroactive to January 1,
1951, in all respects.
Withholdings from the compensation of eligible employees of this municipality
are hereby authorized, and the municipality shall impose upon such employees
as to services covered, such withholdings to be made in amounts and at such
times as may be required by general law, state or federal, and applicable
regulations promulgated with respect thereto by state or federal administrative
agencies.
There is hereby created and the City Treasurer is hereby authorized
and directed to set up an account to be known as the "Social Security Fund,"
into which the withholdings authorized by the preceding section hereof shall
be paid; also the proceeds from the tax levy as hereinafter authorized, together
with any appropriations from available funds that might be made from time
to time by municipal authority for the benefit of said fund. Said fund shall
be kept segregated and shall be used for no other purposes than the provisions
and obligations of this act, as herein provided to be accomplished by such
fund.
The City Treasurer shall keep such records and make such reports relevant
to the administration of the Social Security Act as may be required by general
law, state or federal, or as provided by regulations promulgated by either
the state or federal administrator of the system.
The Mayor and City Council shall levy a tax in addition to all other
taxes, or a sufficient number of cents per hundred upon the dollar of the
actual value of real and personal property in this municipality, in order
to defray the cost to the municipality in meeting the obligations arising
by reason of the contracts, agreements or stipulations authorized herein;
provided that the revenue raised by such special levy shall be used for no
other purpose.
Any person who violates any of the prohibitions or provisions of any
section of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless otherwise
specified in the particular section for which the person stands convicted
of violating, the penalty for such violation shall be in an amount not to
exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for any length of time not to exceed one year,
or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.