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<br />Councilmember Look introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #07-09-241 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OFFERING SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE TO ELIGIBLE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY ELECTED OFFICICALS CURRENTLY HOLDING <br />POSITIONS COVERED BY PERA'S DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN <br /> <br />WHEREAS, legislative changes made in 2006 to Minnesota Statutes Section 355 <br />establish procedures that allow a governmental subdivision to extend Social Security <br />coverage to certain local elected officials who are members of, or are eligible for, <br />membership in the Defined Contribution Plan administered by the Public Employees <br />Retirement Association; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council desires to offer Social Security to its <br />eligible elected officials. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1. That it is hereby declared to be the policy of this governing body to extend the <br />provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 355, as amended by Chapter 271, <br />providing Social Security coverage to eligible elected officials of the City of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />\ <br />2. That pursuant to said policy, the City of Ramsey hereby requests and <br />authorizes the execution of a divided vote referendum under Section 218( d)( 6) <br />of the Social Security Act for the purpose of allowing current eligible elected <br />officials the option of paying the Social Security tax. The coverage of current <br />local elected officials shall be effective as of January 1, 2008 (or as soon as <br />practical thereafter) for those eligible officials who vote "yes" in the divided <br />vote Social Security referendum. The referendum will be conducted pursuant <br />to applicable state and federal laws and regulations by the Ramsey City Clerk <br />under the supervision of a representative of the Public Employees Retirement <br />Association acting as a the designated State Soc,ial Security Administrator. <br /> <br />3. That the Public Employees Retirement Association is hereby directed to <br />execute a modification to the Section 218 Agreement between the State of <br />Minnesota and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to secure Social <br />Security coverage of the eligible elected officials who vote "yes" in the <br />referendum and all local newly-elected officials of the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />4. That withholdingsfrom the salaries of elected officials for the purposes <br />provided in this resolution are hereby authorized to be made in the amounts <br /> <br />Resolutio~ #07-09-241 <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />I:\Resolutions\2007 ResolutionlSeptember 2007 Resolutionsl#07-09-241.DOC <br />