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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO AND PROVIDING FOR
ACCOUNTING OF CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES' SICK LEAVE COMPENSATION
EXCLUDABLE FROM FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVOW S;INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS.
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 41.48 grants to'municipalities the power by ordinance or
resolution to adopt an accounting plan and payroll procedures sufficient to meet
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requirements of federal statutes`and regulations in the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare for the purpose of excluding payments made on account of
sickness, from the meaning of "wages" under Federal Old Age and Survivor's
Insurance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn desires to implement an accounting plan and
payroll procedures pursuant to R.C.W. 41.48;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is created in the General Fund a separate account to
be known as the Sick-Leave Qualifying Account, to be used for payments made
to certain City employees on account of sickness for the purpose of excluding
such payments from the meaning of "wages" under Federal Old Age and Survivor's
Insurance.
Section 2. The Auburn Finance Director shall develop an accounting
plan and payroll procedures sufficient to meet the requirements of federal
statutes and regulations for the purpose of implementing Section 1 of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. This sick leave account shall apply to all officers and
employees of the City of Auburn including those subject to the Law Enforcement
Officers and Firefighters Act (LEOFF Act; R.C.W. 41.26). Uniformed employees
covered under the LEOFF Act-Plan 1, shall apply for disability retirement under
the provisions of R.C.W. 41.26.120.
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Section 4. Payments to employees pursuant to this ordinance shall be
included in compensation reported to the Employees' Retirement System.
Section 5. The Auburn Finance Director shall budget sums adequate to
cover payment of sick leave during each fiscal year and periodically transfer
to the Sick Leave Account in the General Fund monies sufficient to reimburse
the Sick Leave Account for payments on account of sickness as provided in this
ordinance. Funds placed in the Sick Leave Account shall lapse at the end of
the fiscal year.
Section 6. All other leaves of absence with pay regardless of how
denominated shall not, in accordance with Social Security law and regulations,
be excludable as taxable wages under OASI.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)
days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: nECEMBER 1 1080
PASSED: DECEMBER 1, 1980
APPROVED: DECEMBER 1, 1980
MAYOR
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Coralee A. Mc Connehey, City Cler
APPROtliED AS TO FORM:
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PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 11, 1980
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STATE OF WASHINGTON)
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COUNTY OF KING )
I, Coralee A. McConnehey, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk
of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in
the County of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the fore-
going is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 3564 of the
ordinances of the City of Auburn, entitled
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO AND PROVIDING FOR
ACCOUNTING OF CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES' SICK LEAVE COMPENSATION EXCLUDABLE FROM
FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVOR'S INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS.
I certify that said Ordinance No. 3564 was duly passed by the
Council and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 1st
day of December , A.D „ 19 80.
I further certify that said Ordinance No 3564 was published as
provided by law in the Daily Globe News, a daily newspaper published in the
City of Auburn, and of general circulation therein, on the 11th day of
December, A.D., 19 80
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Auburn, this 12th
day of December A.D., 19 80
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF,AUBURN
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