2001 RES R-82-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

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EXHIBIT A XVII. OPTICAL REIMBURSEMENT: The amount of optical reimbursement will be calculated at the biannual rate of $280 for employees and $180 for eligible dependents. In the event an employee or dependent elects laser eye surgery in lieu of using the optical reimbursement for exams, eye glasses or contact lenses, the employee may either bank unused optical reimbursement funds in anticipation of future surgery, to be paid out upon receipt of invoice for completed surgery; or may elect maximum reimbursement on a biannual basis until the total amount of the laser surgery is reimbursed over several biannual reimbursement window periods. XVIII. PERS 4TH LEVEL SURVIVOR BENEFIT: The City will provide CAPERS 41h Level Survivor benefits to all General Unit employees. This benefit will be made available upon completion of City and Ca1PERS processing requirements revising CalPERS Contract Amendment to include Section 21574 for Miscellaneous Employees. XIX. VACATION ACCRUAL: Language in Article IV, Section 1,B which refers to employees who exceed the maximum accumulation of vacation hours will be removed as it no longer applies. XX. SICK LEAVE: Language in Article IV, Section 3 will be revised to remove use of sick leave for family attendance for brother-in-law and sister-in-law and will add step children and step parents. XXI. SICK LEAVE BUY BACK: The City agrees to buy back 40 hours per year of sick leave at 110% of the regular rate of pay per fiscal year. Employees must have used less than 51% of accrued sick leave during the prior fiscal year. Employees must have a minimum balance of 40 hours of sick leave to be eligible for this benefit. XXII. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Language in Article IV, Section 4 will be revised as follows: "Up to 40 hours per occurrence, two occurrences each fiscal year, may be taken by full-time employees with pay as bereavement leave." Use of bereavement leave will include step parents and step children. XXIII. INDUSTRIAL INJURY LEAVE INSURANCE PREMIUMS: Article IV, Section 6, The City will pay the insurance premiums for employees on leave of absence without pay due to industrial injury. Payment of insurance premiums will include health, dental, life and optical. XXIV. NEPOTISM POLICY: This policy applies to all City employees, appointed officials and elected officials and includes adoptive children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, first cousin, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle and other relatives or employees living in the same household.