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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE TO CON-
DUCT A REFERENDUM ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJORITY OF THE EMPIOYEES
OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WHO ARE COVERED BY AN EXISTING RETIREMENT SYSTEM DE-
SIRE TO HAVE FEDERAL OLD AGE AND SURVIVOR'S INSURANCE COVERAGE IN ADDITION TO
THE EXISTING RETIREMENT SYSTEM; NOMINATING THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK TO SERVE ON THE ELECTION BOARD IN CONFECTION WITH SUCH REFER-
ENDUM ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR INCIDENTAL MATTERS.
WHEREAS, in order that Federal Old Age and Survivor's Insurance coverage
may be available to 'the employees of the City of Lubbock who are now subject
town existing Retirement System, it is required by law that a referendum be
conducted under the supervision of the State Department 'of Public Welfare to
determine whether a ja.jlority of'such employees desire to have such Federal Old
Age and Survivor's Insurance coverage'in addition to such existing Retirement
System, preliminary to the execution of agreements between the City of Lubbock,
and the State Department of Public Welfare or such additional coverage; and,
WHEREAS., it is required that-prior to the holding of such referendum
election by the State Department of Public Welfare, a request therefor shall
be made by the governing body of the City; and,
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Commission that the "best interest and
welfare of the employees of the City of Lubbock vho ass subject to an exist-
ing Retirement System require that such request for referendum be made to the
State Department of Public Welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCKt
SECTION 1. THAT the State Department of Public Welfare BE, and it in here-
by requested"to 6onduct a referendum election to be held on'Dscember A., 1955..
for the purpose of determining whether a majority of the employees of the City
of Lubbock vho are covered by an existing Retirement System desire to have Fed-
eral Old Age and Survivor's Insurance coverage in addition to such existing Re-
tirement System, to the end that appropriate agreements between the City of
Lubbock and the State "Department"of Public Welfare may be entered into"for the
purpose of affecting such additional coverage in the event a majority of the
employees of the City of Lubbock who are now covered by an existing Retirement
System desire such additional coverage.
SECTION 2. THAT Lavenia Lowe ,.,an employee of the City
of Lubbock"BE, and he is hereby nominated for appointment as Chairman of the.
Election Board to serve in connection with the referendum mentioned in Section
one (1), and that Fritz Lanham end Oscar Sherrell ,
employees of said City, be and they,are hereby. nominated for appointment to
serve as members of said Election Board.
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SECTION 3. . THAT the-City Se6ret6j y-Treasurer is'hereby authorized-and
directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare at Austin, Texas.
Passed by the Cozmnission on this 25th day* of August, 1955.
P, Mayor
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