Payroll deductions; authorization; rules and regulations.
Wilmington City Code § 2-153
in effectSec. 2-153. - Payroll deductions; authorization; rules and regulations.
(a) The city treasurer may, upon written direction received from any person holding office in the city or in the employ thereof, or by any board, agency or commission receiving or expending money for the city, deduct from such person's compensation such sums as the person shall in writing direct for the purchase of any bonds or certificates of indebtedness issued by the United States, or for the payment of contributions to a United Fund, United Community Fund or United Appeals or any agency approved by council and engaged in charitable or public health, welfare and service purposes, or for the payment of premiums for hospitalization or other health insurance plans administered by the American Income Life Insurance Company or such other insurance companies as council may from time to time approve, or for the payment of sums as deferred compensation in accordance with the terms of a duly adopted city deferred compensation plan administered by an administrator approved by council and designated by resolution of council, or for the payment of sums into an employee's individual retirement account administered by a bank with an office in this city and selected by the employee and the city treasurer shall pay such amounts as authorized and for the purposes stated, and the city auditor shall give approval thereto. Such authorization may be withdrawn in writing at any time. No funds may be withheld from the compensation of any such officer or employee for the purposes permitted by this section unless the withholding is specifically, freely and voluntarily authorized in writing.
(b) The city treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to prescribe and adopt rules and regulations designed to effectuate and carry out the terms and provisions of this section.
(Code 1968, §§ 20-4, 20-5)
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