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RESOLUTION NO. <br />08 - <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />A RESOLUTION EXTENDING SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE TO CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />ELECTED OFFICIALS. <br />WHEREAS, LEGISLATIVE CHANGES MADE IN 2006 TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 355 <br />ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW A GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION TO EXTEND <br />SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE TO CERTAIN LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE MEMBERS <br />OF, OR ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN ADMINSTERED <br />BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION; AND <br />WHEREAS, THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON DESIRES TO OFFER SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE TO <br />ITS ELIGIBLE ELECTED OFFICIALS; AND <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON DOES HEREBY <br />ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: <br />SECTION 1. IN PURSUANCE OF SAID POLICY THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON HEREBY REQUESTS <br />AND AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF A DIVIDED VOTE REFERENDUM UNDER SECTION <br />218(D)(6) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING CURRENT <br />ELIGIBLE ELECTED OFFICIALS THE OPTION OF PAYING THE SOCIAL SECURITY TAX. THE <br />COVERAGE OF CURRENT LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, <br />2009 FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE OFFICIALS WHO VOTE "YES" IN THE DIDVIDED VOTE SOCIAL <br />SECURITY REFERENDUM. THE REFERENDUM WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO <br />APPLICALBE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS BY A DESIGNEE OF THIS ENTITY <br />UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT <br />ASSOCIATION ACTING AS THE DESIGNATED STATE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR; AND <br />SECTION 2. 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 FOR ALL ELIGIBLE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO VOTE "YES" IN THEIR <br />REFERENDUM AND FOR FUTURE NEWLY -ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF NEW <br />BRIGHTON; AND <br />SECTION 3. WITHOLDINGS FROM THE SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR THE PUROPOSE <br />PROVIDED IN THIS RESOLUTION ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO BE MADE IN THE AMOUNTS <br />AND AT SUCH TIMES AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND <br />REGULATIONS; AND <br />• SECTION 4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE PAID FROM AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR <br />SUCH PURPOSES AND PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE <br />PAID TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN SUCH AMOUNTS AND AT SUCH TIMES AS ARE <br />DESIGNATED IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; AND <br />