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EXHIBIT A XIX. SICK LEAVE: Language in Article IV, Section 4 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. XX. 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. XXI. 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. XXII. INDUSTRIAL INJURY LEAVE INSURANCE PREMIUMS:. Article IV, Section 6, The City will pay the insurance premiums for employees on leave of absence due to industrial injury. Payment of insurance premiums will include health, dental, life and optical. XXIII. 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. If a permanent full-time employee is denied a promotion or transfer under this policy, the employee may appeal such action to the City Manager within three business days of the date the employee receives written notification of said action. Such appeal shall be submitted in writing, stating the reason(s) that the employment decision should be rescinded. The parties shall select and utilize an arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision shall be considered final and binding with no further administrative appeal rights. XXIV. BILINGUAL PAY: The City agrees to pay $25 per pay period to employees who successfully complete a bilingual examination and who have been recommended by the Department Head and approved by the City Manager. The bilingual pay is tied to the classification rather than the individual employee and will terminate if the employee moves to a new classification. XXV. CLASSIFICATION STUDIES: The City agrees to conduct classification studies at any time provided that such requests cannot be made more than once a year unless there is a promotion or transfer. The time -line for processing of classification studies will be consistent with current policy and will be implemented if appropriate, on the next regularly scheduled council meeting following approval by the City Manager,