HomeMy WebLinkAbout906 RESOLUTION NO.
W~EREAS under the provisions of R.C.W. 41.~8, all employees,
±neluding employees under any pension or retirement plan, except
police and firemen, of the City of Bremerton, are entitled to the
basic protection of the old-age and survivors insurance, as provided
by the Federal Social Security Act as amended, and~
WHEREAS it is the desire of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton to afford such protection to the employees of the City of
Bremerton, as provided in R.C.W. 41.48, and,
WHEREAS said Act provides that an election by secret ballot
shall be held among the employees participating in the City pension
and retirement plans to determine if they desire to integrate the
City's Pension and Retirement systems with the old-age and survivors
insurance system, and,
WHEREAS R.C.W. 41.48 further provides that if said employees
desire to integrate said systems, then application shall be made to
the Governor of the State of Washington for approval of a plan for
the integration of said systems, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BR~v~ERTON:
1. That the ~L~yor, the City Clerk, and the Secretary of the
Civil Service Com~nission be, and they are hereby appointed as an
election committee to conduc~ an election as provided for in this
Resolution and Chapter 41.48 of R.C.~.
2. Said Committee shall prepare a notice providing for an
election not less than 90 days from the date of said notice, request-
ing eligible employees to vote on the question of whether their pre-
sent pension and retirement systems shall be integrated with the
Federal old-age and survivors insurance system.
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3. Said notice shall set the date, time and place of said
election, the manner of voting, and shall be mailed to each eligible
employee, accompanied by a statement or appropriate material to in-
form the eligible employees of the rights which will accrue to them
upon the integration, and their contribution costs.
~. Eligible employees are those employees now employed by
the City of Bremerton, who are contributing to, and are covered by
a Pension and/or Retirement system, except firemen and policemen~.
5. The election provided for herein shall be by secret
written ballot.
6. At the time provided for the closing of balloting in
said notice, said election committee shall count the ballots, and if
the vote is in favor of integration, then the results and the pro-
cedural facts of said election shall be certified by the Secretary
of the Civil Service Commission, who is hereby authorized and directed
to certify said matters, to the Employment Security Department of the
State of Washington.
7. The effective date of said integration of plans shall be
January 1, 1955, if approved by the election herein provided.
8. if the vote is in favor of integration, then the Mayor
of the City of Bremerton shall eXecute the attached application and
agreement and shall forward it to the Employment Security Department
for approval and acceptance.
9. All other employees of the City of Bremerton who are not
contributing to, and are not covered by a pension and/or retirement
system, except firemen, policemen, and employees and officers who are
compensated on a fee basis, shall be covered by the Federal old-age
and survivors system, upon the passage of this Resolution, and the
City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make arrangements
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with the Employment Security Department for the coverage of said
employees.
10. That a copy of this Resolution, duly certified by the
City Clerk to be a true and correct copy, be forwarded to the Em-
ployment Security Department of the State of Washington.
Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage this 27th day of July, 1955.
CITY OF BRE~iERTON, a municipal
corporation
ATTEST:
~.. H. T. McGO~AN,-City 'C~erk
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