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14, Health/AnciUarr Insurance <br />The parties agreed to add language that the Employer shall determine the costs, terms and <br />conditions, and benefit levels of all plan offerings and any alterative programs, which may be <br />subject to change, provided that such changes are similar from year to year. <br />The parties deleted the existing HSA/HDHP Funding language and instead added: as part of its <br />plan offerings, the City may include HSA or HRAs, which include a city -provided funding level. <br />The parties agree that for the years 2024-2026, the HSA funding level will not be less than 50% <br />of the annual deductible of the individual and family coverage, and that if a HRA is established it <br />will be supplemental to the HSA offering during the term of the Agreement. Prior to establishing <br />an HRA funding structure, the parties will meet and discuss the effects. <br />Under the dental/vision section, the employees will participate in the current AFSCME benefit <br />plan as long as it is available. Should availability change, the parties will meet to identify and <br />select a comparable provider. <br />Article 15, Clothing Allowance <br />The parties added a new Section 1 that states all employees shall maintain duty uniforms as <br />mandated by the Rules and Regulations. <br />In Section 2, the parties agreed to increase the clothing allowance from $725 to $1,000. <br />In Section 6, the patties agreed that the Employer shall pay for all employees' body armor, a <br />minimum threat level NUHG 2. The parties also agreed to increase the body armor allowance <br />from $1,200 to $1,600. <br />Article 16. Sick Leave/Iniury Leave <br />The parties agreed to add the reasons for which sick leave may be utilized to the contract, <br />identifying the same reasons as those that were previously added to the AFSCME and FOP <br />agreements. <br />In Section 5, the parties agreed to delete the non-use incentive language. <br />In Section 9, the parties added Fitness for Duty Examinations/Disability Separation language to <br />explain the process for both. <br />In Section 10, the parties added language stating that if an officer is shot, the initial authorization <br />will be up to one hundred eighty (180) days sicklinjury leave. To be eligible for such leave, the <br />employee must complete any required documentation for the incident, apply to the TPA for <br />medical benefits only, and be certified by a city -approved provider as having a qualified line of <br />duty injury. <br />In Section 11, the parties created a section for non -emergency response injuries. Under this <br />section, if an employee does not qualify for any of the benefits in this article but has sustained a <br />line of duty injury and used his own sick leave during the FML period may opt to tum over BWC <br />4 <br />4879-19974643, v.1 <br />