(A) Benefits. It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the city to extend effective as of January 1, 1963, to certain employees and officials thereof in the position of firefighter and not excluded by law nor excepted herein, the benefits of the system of old age and survivor's insurance as authorized by the Federal Social Security Act and amendments thereto, and by F.S. Chapter 660, as amended; and to cover by such plan all of their services which constitute employment as defined in F.S. § 660.02, performed in the employ of this city with no exceptions.
('72 Code, § 28-18)
(B) Eligibility. There shall be included in any agreement entered into under division (C) only services in positions of:
(1) Firefighters who are members of or eligible to be members of the Firemen's Pension Fund and who have, prior to date of federal approval of OASI coverage, filed written election to receive OASI coverage.
(2) Firefighters who, on or after such date of federal approval, become eligible for membership in the above-named retirement system.
('72 Code, § 28-19)
(C) Agreements with state agency; confirmation by employee referendum. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all necessary agreements and amendments thereto with the state agency, and to request the governor to authorize an employee referendum for the purpose of extending the benefits provided by such system of old age and survivor's insurance to the employees and officials of the city designated in divisions (A) and (B) above, which agreement shall provide for such methods of administration of the plan by such city as are found by the state agency to be necessary and proper, and, subject to employee referendum, shall be effective with respect to services in employment covered by such agreement performed on and after January 1, 1963.
('72 Code, § 28-20)
(D) Withholding from salaries authorized. Withholdings from salaries, wages, or other compensation of employees and officials for the purpose provided in division (A) above 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 such laws or regulations to receive such amounts.
('72 Code, § 28-21)
(E) Appropriation of funds. There shall be appropriated from available funds, derived from the General Fund of the city, consisting of surplus from prior years' operations, ad valorem taxes, and all other revenues of such funds as budgeted from year to year, such amounts, at such times, as may be required to pay promptly the contributions, assessments, and referendum costs required of the city as applicant or employer by 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.
('72 Code, § 28-22)
(F) Adherence to state or federal laws. 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.
('72 Code, § 28-23)
(G) Adoption of terms of Social Security Act. The city does hereby adopt the terms, conditions, requirements, reservations, benefits, privileges and other conditions thereunto appertaining, of Title II of the Social Security Act as amended, for and on behalf of all its officers and employees to be covered under the agreement.
('72 Code, § 28-24)
(H) Duties of Director of Finance. The Director of Finance of the city is hereby designated the custodian of all sums withheld from the compensation of officers and employees and of the appropriate funds for the contribution of the city and the Director of Finance of the city is hereby made the withholding and report agent and charged with the duty of maintaining personnel records for the purposes of this subchapter.
('72 Code, § 28-25)
(I) Procedure when coverage rejected at employee referendum. In the event that a majority of the eligible employees, as the term “eligible employee” is defined in Section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, at a referendum held pursuant to the authority of this subchapter, do not vote in favor of making applicable the coverage authorized herein, then the effect of such sections shall immediately cease and terminate, and moneys withheld, if any pursuant to division (D), shall be refunded.
('72 Code, § 28-26)
(Ord. 2166, passed 1-16-63)
Cross-reference:
Code of Ethics, see Chapter 34