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RESOLUTDON 76-83 Page Two b. Health Insurance. Effective July 1, 1976 the City will contribute the following amounts toward the payment of premiums for affected employees and their dependents under the existing health insurance program (or a new program providing substantially similar coverage and benefits): (1) with respect to employees who do not have dependents included under the program, 100% of the premium; (2) with respect to employees who have dependents included under the program, an amount equal to 90% of the total premiums applicable to the "family plan" covering said employees and their dependents. c. Retirement Benefits. Effective July 1, 1976, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the City shall amend its contract with the Public Employees' Retirement System of the State of California (PERS) so as to improve the retirement program for affected employees by providing military service credit benefits. Thereafter, each employee will be permitted to exercise the option to "buy-back" or have "bought-back" on his behalf, his prior military service, to the extent permitted and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 20930.3 of the California Government Code, with the employee being obligated to "buy-back" all completed military service occurring subsequent to the effective date of the City's contract with PERS and the City being obligated to "buy-back" on behalf of any employee military service occurring prior to the effective date of said contract. d. Option to Convert Termination Payment for Unused Sick Leave to Health Insurance Benefits. Effective July 1, 1976 each affected employee shall have the option to convert that lump sum payment for unused sick leave benefits available to him or her pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-169 of the Santa Ama Municipal Code into an obligation on the part of the City to pay on behalf of said employee and his or her dependents, if any, all health insurance premiums for said employee and any dependents necessary to cause said employee and any designated dependents to receive the full benefits available under the health insurance program then maintained by the City on behalf of its employees and their dependents; provided, however, that the City's obligation to pay such premiums shall terminate as soon as one of the following events occurs: 1) the payment of said premiums for a period of five (5) years beyond termination of employment; or 2) the payment of premiums, after termination of employment, in a sum equal to 150% of the amount of the said lump sum payment that the employee would have received for unused sick leave benefits had this option not been elected. e. Bereavement Leave. Effective July 1, 1976 affected employees are entitled to bereavement leave benefits as follows: An employee shall be entitled to receive up to three (3) days leave, without loss of pay, in case of death of a member of the employee's i~mnediate family. Such leave is designated as bereavement leave. I~ediate family as used in this section is limited to: (1) any relative by blood or marriage who is a member of the employee's household; (2) any parent, child, brother or sister of the employee and the spouse of the employee, regardless of residence; (3) any other relative of the employee by blood or marriage where it can be established that the result of his/her death requires the presence of the employee. f. Paid Holidays. Affected employees are not required to appear for work, except in emergencies, and will receive payment at his or her current base salary rate for ten legal holidays during each year, as follows: January 1, the third Monday in February in memory of George Washington's birthday, the last Monday in May in commemoration of Memorial Day, July 4, the first Monday in September, the fourth Monday in October in observance of Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day, the last working day occurring immediately prior to December 25 and December 25. Any holiday which falls on Sunday will be observed on the following Monday and any holiday which falls on a Saturday will be observed on the Friday preceding the holiday.