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ARTICLE 25 - HOSPITALIZATtON Section 1. The City shail provide elther individual or family medical insurance coverage at the employees option for each fuil-time empioyee. The employer shall have the option of seeking aitemate health insurance providers or plans and wil( attempt ta offer at least two (2) different plans. Basic hospitalization wiil be consistent with and similar to those plans offered on Jufy 1, 9994. Basic hospifa(ization wiil be tha# offered to a!l other employees of the City of North Olmsted. The employer has the right to nego#iate capayment and prescription drug rates with providers to lower the cost to the empioyer as weil as the employee contribution. Section 2. Effective Jufy 1, 1998, through December 31, 1999, fuA-time employee(s) participating within either an individuai or family plan shall contribute an amouht equa) to ten (10%) percent of the plan premium or expected cost of such medical plan and the er?ployer shall contribute ninety (90%) ? percent oi such cost. The employee contribution shall be withheld via payroll deduction not (ater than the first pay period each month. Effective January 1, 2000, and through the duration of this agreement, full-time employee(s) participating within either an individual or family plan shall contribute an amount equal to twelve (12°/a) percent of the plan premium or expected cost of such medical plan and the employer shall contr+bute eighty-eight (88°l0) percent of such cost. The empfoyee contribution sha(I be withheid via payroll deduction not later than the first pay period each month. Section 3. Expected cost or premium is defined as the cost of a!I medical, hospi#al, prescription drug and related fees, including but not limited tv, administration fees. Section 4. Tha employer reserves the right to establish all plans, enrollment periods and regulations. Section 5. The employer shaf( make an eamest effort to establish a committee consisting of one (1) representative from each of the City bargaining units, if they choose to be represented and a minimum of one (1) representative of the emp{oyer. The bargaining units' role as a participant in the ems:°pe'u/an-c'° 26 98KNULM.WPD