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6. Elimination of "Step-Up" pay program. 7. Reduction of Retirement Plan Benefit Formula for NEW "Safety" employees to 2% @ age 55. As previously agreed upon, the F.B.A.'s Chief Spokesman will provide the City negotiator with a response by the evening of Friday, June 23. Mr. Bott then read the City's final propdsal submitted to the Police Benevolent Association, dated June 21, 1978, as follows: Out of consideration of the fiscal crisis which has befallen the City as the result of severe tax revenue reductions and at the conclusion of neet and confer conferences involv- ing Police Benevolent Association and City representatives, the following comprises the City's final proposal to become effective July 1, 1978: Reduction of current salaries of represented classes 4.0% with the exception of Police Sergeant and Criminal- ist which will be reduced 4.5%. Reduction of City contribution to health insurance plans for Police Sergeant and Criminalist to 75% of the NEW premium cost for both !'Employee Only" and "Emp--~yee and Dependent" coverages. Police Officer and other represented classes will receive 90% of the NEW premium cost for both "Employee Only" and "Employee and Dependent" coverages. 3. Elimination of all City contribution to all dental plans. 4. Elimination of all pay additives: a. Assignment Pay. b. Career Incentive Pay. c. Bilingual Pay. d. Shift-Differential Pay. Elimination of premium pay for overtime and "call back". (Ail overtime compensation will be computed at straight time rates.) 6. Reduction of Retirement Plan Benefit Formula for NEW "Safety" employees to 2% @ age 55. As previously agreed upon, the P.B.A.'s Chief Spokesman will provide the City negotiator with a response by the evening of Friday, June 23. Responding to a question from Councilman Ortiz, Mr. Bott stated that the information in the June 21 "Register" article was given without his prior knowledge and prior to an agreed-upon submis- sion of the City's final proposal which had just been read into the record; and that, in his opinion, it was a bad faith gesture in terms of the spirit of the negotiations. CA 50.1 CITY ATTORNEY 1978-79 BUDGET City Attorney Keith 15% REDUCTION Gow distributed a report TENTATIVELY APPROVED of 0.24, 10 and 16.24 per cent proposed reduc- tions from a total proposed operating budget of To achieve a 6.24% reduction, one vacant City Attorney II position ($31,250) would be eliminated; to achieve a 10% reduction, the outside counsel for anti-pornography litigation CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 251 JUNE 21, 1978