Resolution 2266 - Social Security Coverage Option for EmployeesRESOLUTION NO. 2266
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REFERE011M
WHEREAS, 'PIE, Thirty -Fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana
enacted House Bill No. 151, which has been approved by the Honorable J. Hugo
Aronson, Governor of the State of Montana, and is now Chapter 270 of the laws
of Montana, 1955, and
WHEREAS, said Chapter 270 is enabling legislation under which members of
the public employees retirement system may , have an opportunity to vote on the
question whether they desire to have social secur-Ity coverage in addition to
coverage under the public employees retirement system of the State of Montana,
and
Section 3 of said Chapter 270 provides the public employees retire-
ment system of the State of Montana shall, for the purposes of said Chapter 270,
be deemed to constitute a separate retirement system with respect to the state
and a separate retirement system with respect to each political subdivision
having positions covered thereby, and with respect to the employees of any political
subdivision the Governor shall authorize areferendum upon request of the govern-
ing body of such subdivision and shall designate an agency or individual to super-
vise the conduct of the election in accordance with the requirements of the social
security act, and
141EREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, County of Flathead,
State of Montana, is the governing body of said City whiott has positions covered
by the public employees retirement system of the State of Montana,
. NCW, THEREFOFz',, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Kalispell,
County of Flathead, State of Montana, in meeting regularly and duly assembled in
the City of Kalispell, does hereby request the Governor of the State of Montana
to authorize a referendum among eligible employees of the City of Kalispell,
County of Flathead, State of Montana, on the question whether service in positions
in said. City of Kalispell covered by the public employees retirement system should
be excluded from or included under Chap , an
Chapter 270 of the Laws of Montana 1955 d
BE IT FUMIER. REZOLVED that said City Council does hereby request the said
Governor to promulgate and issue such authorization for such referendum on the
-first day of the, effectiveness of said Chapter, namely, on the first day of July,
1955, and
BE TT IP'URTHER fdFSOLVED that said City Council of the City of Kalispell, does
hereby request the said Governor to designate the said, City Council of the City of
Kalispell, County of Flathead, State of Montana, as the age
ncy to supervise the
conduct of such referendum in accordance with the requirements of Section 218 (d)
(3) of the Social Security Act, and
BE M' FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution, duly and properly
certified, be transmitted forthwith to the Honorable J. Ki.*o Aronson, Governor of
the State of Montana.
DONE and DATED this 6th day of June, 1955, at the City of Kalispell, County
of Flathead, State of Montana.
ATTEST H. J. Hunt Claude Walter
---7ity _Clerk Mayor
I,'the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Rdsolution duly passed by the
City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, at its regular meeting on
June 6, 1955.
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Mity -ClerItt of the -T. ityof Lalispell, Montana