2015-026 - Amend and Reestablish the City's Basic Classification and Compensation Plans

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J. Y- Rating. In special circumstances the City Manager may approve compensating an employee in excess of the salary range of the classification to which he or she is assigned by "freezing" the employee's salary at the current rate. In such cases, incumbents will not receive step increases or current and future general "across - the- board" salary adjustments scheduled for other classes until the salary level is equal to or greater than the "frozen" salary for the assigned classification. K. Z- Rating. A Z -Rate is a special salary rate established by the City Manager which allows an employee who has been reclassified to a classification at a lower salary rate range to be paid at a rate of pay higher than that assigned to his or her reclassified position title for a specified transition time period. Section 4. Health and Welfare Benefits. The following optional insurance benefits available to Executive Management (EM) employees are provided through a cafeteria plan adopted in accordance with the provisions of Internal Revenue Code § 125. The City will contribute to the cafeteria plan in the highest amount as available to represented management employees. Since the City contracts with CalPERS for medical insurance, the amount described above will include the CalPERS statutory minimum paid by the City. A. Medical insurance. Eligible Executive Management (EM) employees may select any of the medical insurance plan options offered by CalPERS. B. Dental insurance. Eligible Executive Management (EM) employees will have the ability to select either an HMO or PPO dental insurance plan. C. Vision insurance. Eligible Executive Management (EM) employees will have the ability to select vision insurance coverage through the City's insurance provider. D. Cash -in -Lieu of Benefits. Executive Management (EM) employees will be eligible to receive cash (subject to taxation as wages) through the cafeteria plan if they either opt -out of receiving one of the optional benefits provided through the plan or if they choose optional benefits that do not cost as much as the maximum dollar amount they receive through the plan. E. Employee Contributions for Benefits. If an Executive Management (EM) employee chooses optional benefits whose aggregate premium cost exceeds the maximum City Contributions to the Cafeteria Plan, the City will automatically deduct the excess premium amount on a pre -tax basis from the employee's regular paycheck. F. Disability Insurance, The City will pay one hundred percent (100 %) of the premium cost for a long -term disability insurance plan under the policy it maintains on behalf of its employees in order to provide Executive Management (EM) employees a monthly benefit of sixty -six and two - thirds percent (66 2/3) of base monthly salary (insured payroll), less offsets contained in the existing plan, to a maximum monthly benefit of $5,000.