Evening star., 1952-03-09
Keeps
Present System
of Retirement
Boord Prepares
To Reject SocioI
Security Program

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Arlington County's retirement
system will not be exchanged for
the social security program. at
least for the present. the County
Board tentatively decided yester-
day.
The board has until April I to
reject a State Retirement Board
proposal. approved by the General
Assembly, to bring employees under
social security. Board Chairman
Robert w. Cox said the county can
vote at any time up to January 1
to join the social security pro-
gram. however. There are about
l.l00 county employees.
Clifford Smith and Richard
Wakefield, representing the Coun-
|ty Employees Advisory Council. re-
ported that employees favor retain
ing the present system but have
requested an actuarial study Of
available benefits.
Report Awaited.
The board decided to postpone
notifying the State Board Of its
position until a report of the
County Civil Service Commission
is received March %.
County Manager A. T. Lund.
berg said that a plan could be de-
veloped to retain the present re-
tirement system and bring under
Social Security employees who are
not otherwise covered.
In other business, the board
approved a proposal by the Falls
Church City Council calling for
appointment of a committee rep-
resenting Northern Virginia gov
erning bodies to study operation
and financing of fire departments
in the area. Mr.. Cox was author
lied to make appointments to the
committee.
A resolution was passed calling
on Congress to provide an ade.
quate appropriation for pro-
posed investigation of area trans
portation by the Interstate Conn
merce Commission. Gerald J.
Glassman. executive secretary, Of
the County Public Utilities Com
mission. said the requested ap-
preparation has the Endorsement
Of the newly formed Washing
ton Metropolitan Area Transpor.
tation Committee.
Other Actions Listed.
The board also:
Passed an anti-smoke ordinance,
making it unlawful to allow dense
smoke, cinderS or SCOT from any
smoke stack 'or chimney.
Approved an ordinance regu.
lating the handling Of food in res.
taurai1tS.
Gave preliminary approval to
plans for drawing up q new build
ing code based on the model code
|of the Building Officials Confer
|ence Of America.
Agreed to meet at $50 pm. next
Friday to receive the managers
proposed budget for 1888, in
cluding the school budget.
Meeting Authorized.
Authorized Commonwealth's At.
torney William j. Hassan to dis
cuss with County Bar Association
committee the procedure for is
suing warrants in offenses in.
volving molesting of children.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hassan advised
the board that he has filed with
Circuit Court a petition asking
that the board be permitted to
intervene as defendant in a suit
Alan L. Deans right
to a seat on the board. The petit
tion says the suit, filed by former
County Treasurer John Locke
Green in behalf Of six taxpayers.
challenges official actions of the
board. and also challenges the
legality OF its own corporate
structure"
The suit challenges Mr.. Deans
board membership because he In
a Federal employe.
Hearing Is Set.
A hearing on the suit is set for
March 18 in Circuit Court.
Mr.. Dean, who. is suffering from
a respiratory ailment, did not at
tend yesterdays meeting. He ia
expected to be absent from board
meetings for several weeks and
perhaps a longer period.
Although his absence yesterday
left his non-partisan colleagues.
Mr.. Cox and Daniel A. Dugan.
without a majority on the five-
member board, there were no i'm.
portant tie votes. The two other
board members are Alfred E..
Democrat, and Robert A.
Peck, Republican.
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