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j A RESOLUTION URGING SENATOR VIRGIL CHAPMAN, SENATOR GARRETT L.
WITHERS AND REPRESENTATIVE NOBLE J. GREGORY TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE
TO SECURE THE ADOPTION OF BILLS EXTE14DING SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE
TO MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, municipal employees are not now eligible for social
security benefits and they should be entitled to these benefits
without discrimination on the same basis as other citizens of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, HR2893 has been introduced in the House of Represen-
tatives which would extend social security benefits to municipal
employees, as well as many other additional classes of persons,
such extension to be optional on the part of each city;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESODVED BZ THE BOARD OF COARdISSIONERS
OF THE CI TY.OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Senator Virgil Chapman and Senator Garrett L.
Withers be requested to contact members of the Senate Finance Comm-
ittee and urge that Committee to report favorably a companion Senat
bill to the bill designated as HR2893, with amendments to permit an
city of any size to participate in the Social Security program without
the intervention of State authority and to eliminate discrimination
against any classes of municipal employees and such other amendment
as may be proposed by the American Municipal Association, and ko
exert their full efforts to secure final favorable action by the
Senate on said bill with such amendments or any similar bill which
is endorsed by the American Municipal Association.
SECTION 2. That Representative Noble J. Gregory be requested
to contact members of the House Ways and Means Committee and urge
that committee to report favorably the bill designated as HR2893,
with amendments to permit any city of any size to participate in
the Social Security program without the intervention of State
authority and to eliminate discrimination against any classes of
municipal employees and such other amendments as may be proposed
by the American Municipal Association, and to. exert his full effort
to secure final favorable action by the House of Representatives
on said bill with such amendments or any similar bill which is
endorsed by the Ameicican Municipal Association.
SECTION 3. That the City Manager transmit a copy of this
resold Senator Virgil Chapman, Senator Gar e t L. Withers
and Representative Noble J. Gregory.,--,—,
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Mayor ro l m
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Commissioner G. len
Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 26, 1949
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 26, 1949.