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Agreement with the Service Employees International Union <br />November 17, 2015 <br />Page 3 <br />5) Vacation: Effective January 1, 2016, regular and longevity vacation shall be combined into <br />one bank of leave time. <br />6) Vacation Cash Out: Effective July 1, 2016, maximum cash out shall be increased from 60 <br />hours to 80 hours. <br />7) Salary Administration: Effective July 1, 2015, the time required to move from Step D to <br />Step E of a salary range will be reduced from 18 months to 12 months. <br />8) CALPERS retirement contributions: Effective July 1, 2015, the employee's contribution <br />toward retirement costs will be reduced from 9% to 8 %. <br />9) Bilingual Pay: Sign language will be added to the list of qualifying languages eligible for <br />bilingual pay (multi - lingual employees may receive compensation for only one additional <br />language). <br />10)Tuition Reimbursement: Reimbursement for tuition and associated educational expenses <br />shall be increased from $2,000 to $2,500 per fiscal year. <br />11) Classification and Compensation Study: Using an independent consultant, the City will <br />obtain compensation and job family data on a wide cross section of SEIU job <br />classifications. <br />12)Personnel Necessity: Conditions for the use of three days of personal necessity time shall <br />be expanded to include specific personal emergencies in addition to illness of a family <br />member. <br />13)Stand -By Pay: Compensation for employees required to be available to return to active <br />duty outside of their regularly scheduled working hours shall be increased from $300 to <br />$450 per week. Eligibility for stand -by pay can be extended to various work groups upon <br />approval of the department head and City Manager. <br />14)Discipline: Employees may dispute written reprimands filed in the official Personnel File <br />through the grievance process. <br />15)Tool Allowance: Reimbursement for tools will be increased from $1,000 to $1,100 per <br />fiscal year and employees will be allowed to carry over unused monies into the following <br />fiscal year. <br />16)Boot Allowance: Reimbursement for boots and footwear accessories will be increased <br />from $200 to $300 per fiscal year for eligible employees. <br />25A -2 <br />