0562 Social SecurityORDINANCE NO.: 562
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE POLICY AND PURPOSE OF THE
• CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, TO EXTEND TO THE EMPLOYEES
AND OFFICIALS OF SAID CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, NOT
EXCLUDED BY LAW, NOR HEREINAFTER EXCEPTED, THE BENEFITS
OF THE SYSTEM OF FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS
INSURANCE, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY
ACT, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, UPON THE BASIS OF
APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS:
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR (OR OTHER CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER) TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO WITH THE STATE AGENCY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO
SUCH AGREEMENTS, FOR COVERAGE OF SAID EMPLOYEES AND
OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR WITHHOLDINGS FROM SALARIES AND
WAGES OF EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS OF SAID CITY SO COVERED
TO BE MADE AND PAID OVER AS PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATE
OR FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT SAID CITY
SHALL APPROPRIATE AND PAY OVER EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTIONS
AND ASSESSMENTS AS PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATE OR
FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT SAID CITY
SHALL KEEP RECORDS AND MAKE REPORTS AS REQUIRED BY
APPLICABLE STATE OF FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section I: It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose
of the City of Okeechobee, Florida to extend
effective as of
the employees and officials thereof, not excluded
by law, nor excepted herein, the benefits of the
system of Old Age and Survivors Insurance as
authorized by the Federal Social Security Act and
amendments thereto, and by Chapter 650, Florida
Statutes, as amended and to cover by such plan all
services which constitute employment as defined in
Section 650.02, Florida Statutes, performed in the
employ of said City by employees and officials
thereof, except as follows: Fee-based employees.
Section II: There is hereby excluded from this ordinance any
authority to include in any agreement entered into
under Section 3 hereof any service, position,
employee, or official now covered by or eligible to
be covered by an existing retirement system.
Section III: The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute all necessary agreements and amendments
thereto with the State Agency of the State of
Florida, for the purpose of extending the benefits
provided by said system of Old Age and Survivors
Insurance to the employees and officials of this
City as provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, which
agreement shall provide for such methods of
administration of the plan by said City as are
found by the State Agency to be necessary and
proper, and shall be effective with respect to
services in employment covered by such agreement
performed on and after
Section IV: Withholdings from salaries, wages, or other
compensation of employees and officials for the
purpose provided in Section 1 hereof are hereby
authorized to be made, and shall be made, in the
amounts and at such times as may be required by
• applicable State or Federal laws or regulations,
and shall be paid over to the State Agency
designated by said laws or regulations to receive
such amounts.
Section V: There shall be appropriated from available funds,
derived from ad valorem tax revenues, water and
sewer service revenues, service charges and fees,
such amounts, at such times, as may be required to
pay promptly the contributions and assessments
required of the City as employer by applicable
State or Federal laws or regulations, which shall
be paid over to the lawfully designated State
Agency at the times and in the manner provided by
law and regulation.
Section VI: The City shall keep such records and make such
reports as may be required by applicable State or
Federal laws or regulations, and shall adhere to
the regulations of the State Agency.
Section VII: The City does hereby adopt the terms
requirements, reservations, benefits conditions,
and other conditions thereunto a
p pertaining, Title II of the Social Security Actasramended, for
and on behalf of all officers and employees of its
departments and agencies to be covered under the
agreement.
Section VIII: The City Clerk of the City is hereby designated the
custodian of all sums withheld from the
compensation of officers and employees and of the
appropriated funds for the contribution of the City
and the City Clerk of said City is hereby made the
withholding and reporting agent and charged with
the duty of maintaining personnel records for the
purposes of this ordinance.
Introduced on first reading and set for public hearing this 5th day of
November 198 5
OAKLAND R
MAN, R
ATTEST :
Section IX: This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption
BONNIE CLERK
November , 198 5
Passed after second and final reading and public hearing this 19th day of
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