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Payment of New 2.7% at 55 Service Retirement Benefit. Effective July 1, 2009, <br />Miscellaneous employees covered by this Agreement agreed to pay 6.3% of Ca1PERS <br />reportable compensation toward the cost of the 2.7% at 55 enhanced retirement formula <br />as set forth in Article IV, Section 4.3C. Effective as soon as practicable following <br />Council approval of this Agreement, Miscellaneous employees covered by this <br />Agreement agree to pay an additional 1.7% (for a total of 8%) toward the cost of the <br />2.7% at 55 enhanced retirement formula. <br />Pre-taxable Benefit. To the extent permitted by Ca1PERS and Internal Revenue Service <br />regulations, the City shall make the above employee deduction as a pre-tax contribution. <br />12.4 Credit for Unused Sick Leave. Effective as soon as practicable following Council <br />approval of this Agreement, an employee covered by this Agreement can have unused, <br />accumulated sick leave at the time of retirement converted to additional service credit at <br />the rate of 0.004 years of service credit for each eight (8) hours of unused sick leave. <br />12.5 Military Service Credit as Public Service. Effective as soon as practicable following <br />Council approval of this Agreement, an employee covered by this Agreement may elect <br />to purchase up to four (4) years of service credit for any continuous active military, <br />Reserve Forces, National Guard or merchant marine service prior to employment. The <br />employee must contribute an amount equal to the contribution for current and prior <br />service that the employee and the employer would have made with respect to that period <br />of service. <br />ARTICLE XIII <br />13.0 TOOL REIMBURSEMENT POLICY <br />13.1 Employees classified as Fleet Equipment Technician I, II, or III, or Fleet Equipment <br />Supervisor shall continue to provide such tools as are ordinarily used in the trade which <br />shall be the personal tools of the mechanic. The City will continue with one (1) or more <br />vendors an account(s) for said employees who have at least one (1) year of service in <br />such classifications. Such employees shall be allowed up to $900 per fiscal year with <br />such vendor(s) in order to purchase tools which, in the sole determination of the Fleet <br />Services Manager, are necessary for the performance of such employee's job duties. The <br />City's policy and procedure for the replacement of stolen tools shall be the same as it <br />existed prior to the effective date of this Agreement. The City shall bear no liability or <br />responsibility for such tools except as provided in this Section. <br />ARTICLE XIV <br />14.0 UNIFORM MAINTENANCE <br />14.1 All employees who are required by the City to wear a uniform while on duty shall <br />continue to be provided seven (7) sets of clean uniforms every two (2) weeks at no cost to <br />the employees. All field/yard maintenance, custodial and equipment repair employees <br />shall be provided eleven (1 1) clean sets every two (2) weeks at no cost to the employee. <br />28