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ARTICLE RII <br />12.0 WELLNESS AND FITNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM <br />12.1 Effective January 1, 2020, the City agrees to provide to employees represented by this <br />bargaining unit up to a three -hundred dollars ($300) per fiscal year reimbursement for <br />qualified wellness programs and fitness memberships as defined below: <br />1. Membership in a health/fitness club. <br />2. Participation in a weight loss/smoking cessation/wellness/fitness program <br />Employees must complete a wellness and fitness reimbursement program form and provide proof <br />of enrollment, and receipt of purchase during the current fiscal year in order to receive <br />reimbursement. Forms with required back up documentation will be turned into Human Resources <br />for the Executive Director of Human Resources or his designee's approval. A copy will be kept in <br />Human Resources and the original will be returned to the employee. If approved for <br />reimbursement, the department will complete a Direct Payment Voucher (DPV) along with form <br />and back-up documentation to the Finance Department for processing. <br />Reimbursement requests will not be processed if the request is turned later than 30 days from the <br />end of the fiscal year in which enrollment and purchase was made. <br />The city will not reimburse employees for any of the above listed activities for family/dependent <br />health related expenses. <br />The Wetlness-Fitness reimbursement is defined as "wages" in section 61(a)(1) of the internal <br />Revenue Code and § 1.61-21(a)(3) of the Income Tax Regulations provide that except as otherwise <br />provided in subtitle A, gross income includes compensation for services, including fees, <br />commissions, fringe benefits, and similar items. As such, the reimbursement is considered wages <br />subject to employment taxes under sections 312(a), 3306(b), and 3401(a). <br />The wellness -fitness reimbursement defined in this section is not intended to be defined as <br />compensation earnable under Public Employees Retirement Law (PEAL), Government Code <br />(G.C.) section 20636. <br />SANCA ANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (SAMA) MOU: 2019-2022. m <br />