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provided herein by an arbitrator and not rejected by Councir shall become part of the wage schedule to this Agreement. In the event the Council rejects the arbitrator's recornmendation, as herein before provided, fhe initial procedure of this Article shall be re-instituted until a recommendation is accepted or an agreement is reached. The City shall not arbitrarily or capriciously reclassify employees or change job description during the life of this Agreement. ARTICLE 25 - HOSPITALIZATtON Section 1. The City shall provide either individual or family medical insurance coverage at the employees option for each fulf-time employee. The employer shall have the option of seeking alliterate health insurance providers or plans and will attempt to offer at least twa (2) different plans. Basic hospitalization wi!l be consistent with and similar to those plans offered on Juiy 1, 1994. Basic hospita(ization will be that offered to all other employees of the City of North Olmsted. The empfoyer has the right to negotiate co- payment and prescription drug rates with providers to lower the cost to tne employer as well as the employee contribution. Section 2. Effective July 1, 2001, through the duration of this agreement, full-time employee(s) participating within either an individual or family plan shall contribute an amount equal to thirteen (13%) percent of the plan premium or expected cost of such medical plan and the empioyer shall contribute eighty seven (87%) percent of such cost. The employee contribution shall be withheld via payroll deduction not fater than the first pay period each month. Section 3. Expected cost or premium is defined as the cost of all medical, hospital, prescription drug and related fees, including but not limited to, administration fees. Section 4. The employer reserves the right to esfiablish a(I plans, enrollment periods and regulations. Section S. The employer shaf( make an earnest effort to establish a committee consisting of one (1) representative from each af the City bargaining units, if they choose to be represented and a minimum of one (1) representative of the employer. The bargaining units' role as a participant in the aforementioned committee shall be advisory. Section S. All changes affecting the plan's coverage's co-payment, deductibles, providers enrollment periods and regulations will be shared with the bargaining unit prior to making such changes. Section 7. It is further agreed that if any bargaining unit employed by the City of North Olmsted, in 27