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13.4 Military Service Credit as Public Service. An employee covered by this MOU may elect to purchase up to four (4) years of service credit for any continuous active military or merchant marine service prior to employment. The employee must contribute an amount equal to the contribution for current and prior service that the employee and the employer would have made with respect to that period of service. 13.5 2.7% at 55 Service Retirement Benefit for Classic Miscellaneous Members. The City agrees to provide Miscellaneous employees covered by this MOU with the 2.7% at 55 Service Retirement benefit. pursuant to CaIPERS regulations. This formula will apply to each year of eligible service credited with the City of Santa Ana. Employee Contribution for Retirement Benefit. The employee's contribution rate will be 8%. All employee contributions for retirement benefits are paid to the employer cost (i.e., employer contribution) in accordance with Government Code section 20516(f). The parties acknowledge that this provision has been mutually negotiated and incorporated as an essential element of the parties' MOU. In the event that either party wishes to modify this provision in a successor MOU, the parties intend for this provision to remain unchanged until a successor MOU is ratified or impasse procedures have been concluded. Pre -Taxable Benefit. To the extent permitted by CalPERS and Internal Revenue Service regulations, the City shall make the above employee deductions pre-tax contributions. 13.6 For "New Members" within the meaning of the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013 The PEPRA went into effect on January 1, 2013. The parties agree that if there is any other clean up or other retirement legislation which goes into effect during this MOU and if there are provisions of that legislation which, by law, automatically goes into effect, either party may request to negotiate over the legislation, including over the impact. Retirement Formula: Per Government Code Section 7522.20(a), the 2%@ 62 retirement formula for non-swom. Final compensation will be based on the highest annual average compensation eamable during the 36 consecutive months immediately preceding the effective date of his or her retirement, or some other 36 consecutive month period designated by the member. Employees shall pay one half of the normal cost rate, as established by CaIPERS. 26J-43