§ 21-d. Establishment of blood credit systems by cities. 1. Every
city shall have the power to establish by executive order of the mayor
or by resolution of the local governing body, a blood credit system for
the purpose of providing blood and related benefits for employees of
such city or of any corporation, agency or institution receiving
financial support from such city, and the families or dependents of such
employees, as defined in such executive order or resolution. Such
executive order or resolution may:

(a) Establish the eligibility requirements for and the terms and
conditions of membership in such system;

(b) Prescribe the method of organization of the system;

(c) Fix the cost of membership, to be paid either in money or blood
donation;

(d) Prescribe the blood bank arrangements to be made with blood bank
organizations;

(e) Prescribe the methods of administration and financial management,
including provision for payroll deductions of membership fees;

(f) Prescribe the benefits to be provided by the system;

(g) Establish a central blood credit administration unit in the
department of personnel or other appropriate department of the city for
the purpose of administering the operational activities of the system,
and appoint or authorize the appointment of such officers or employees
of the city as may be necessary to carry out the functions of such unit;

(h) Provide for the payment by the city of such sum as may be
necessary to pay the initial administrative cost of setting up the
system and the program, within the amounts appropriated therefor;

(i) Provide that employees who are members of the blood credit system
and who retire shall be permitted to retain membership voluntarily at
such terms as may be prescribed by such order or resolution;

(j) Contain such other terms, conditions and provisions as may be
necessary to enable the system to provide blood and related benefits to
the members of such system and their families or dependents which shall
bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of membership and will enable
the system to be self-supporting.

2. Any such executive order or resolution may be amended from time to
time.