The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-10-10
County Employee Retirement
System Voted By Supervisors
S2,O34 Timber
Sales Check
Presented Board

Di aupti WISHES utAudy VOteu 10
place county officers, deputies and
EMPLOYEES in the Virginia Supple
mental Retirement System.
Under t he state administered
program, the county becomes the
contributing employer Entering
the retirement program is optional
with employees. but if they enter
they contribute monthly. also.
Supervisors voted 10 make the
benefits available, on a voluntary
basis TO the county's conshtu-
tional officers their deputies and
employees the Welfare department
workers and others employed by
the county
Covered are the offices Of the
treasurer, commissioner Of revenue,
clerk, Commonwealth attorney,
sheriff and welfare director
State Shares Cost
The Commonwealth pays the an
nual cost Of the employer share to
the same extent that it shares i'll
the annual salary of constitutional
officers These are one half for the
treasurer, commissioner and Com
monWealth Attorney, two thirds
for the sheriff and one-third for the
clerk
Employer cost for welfare de
partnent personnel and remaining
employees is borne entirely by the
county. All officers and employees
in whatever status pay the monthly
employee contribution
The cost to the county for its
annual employer share viii be APP
proxlmately s3434 This provides
for current contributions and for a
20-year amortization Of benefits to
which employees Will be entitled,
but which they have not paid for
prior TO entering the system. After
70 years, the cost Will be reduced
10 current contributions.
Boards Reasons
Supervisors decided to make the
benefits available 10 keep deputy
aid employee salaries and bene-
fits competitive with those which
attract competent employees away
from county service Also. to pro-
vide additional benefits to consti-
tutional officers and deputies, par
ticularly those Of long-term ser
vice. SO that the Supplemental
System retirement, plus Social
Security benefits would provide an
adequate living retirement income.
The system viii serve also the
supervisors feel. TO help retain able
and conscientious officers devoted
to public service at reasonable
compensation
The board took no action on the
securing or selection of dog
warden, which is under study.
Supervisors c. w. Gates and w. w.
Vaughan viii confer with Game
Commission officials this week be-
fore decision is reached
Dog Warden
The board wants more infornla-
ton about the status of the game
warden and its obligations under
the dog warden system before de
Gliding whether or not to change
the present system under which the
game warden works a portion of
his time as dog warden.
A check for 81 034 was presented
the county by j. c. Hayes, forest
superintendent, as the county's
share Of timber sales the past
year from state-owned forests in
the county. Prince Edward re-
ceives one-fourth Of such annual
income.
Forester Hayes expressed par
tlcular thanks to the board and the
county for fine cooperation in
fire prevention and forestry main
tenance goals
Audit Report
The board received and noted the
annual audit Of the county trea-
surer S records concerning adj
ministratlon and disposition of 10
cal tax funds The report. pre-
pared BY the firm OF Atkins and
Pencil. Of Richmond indicated
that the funds We're properly main
tanned and that full and proper ac-
counting Of all such funds was
made during the year.
The county new home agent to
serve Negro residents. Miss Mary
L. Moody, was presented to the
board by Albert Chez, member
Of the citizens advisory board
which worked with supervisors III
securing her. Also present vas
Miss Heidi Ford, district home
agent.
The new home agent here is a
recent graduate Of st. Pauls Col
lege and has just completed a
training period as assistant home
agent in another county. She is now
working at the post here. and
thrOughout the county