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IBEW, LOCAL 47 "RAFT ARTICLE II, COMPENSATION Section 1A, Classification and Compensation Study The City and Union agree to the implementation of the Classification Compensation Study to be completed in June 1997. The City and Union agree to set Colton employees' wages at the average of the cities surveyed. Negotiations shall reopen upon receipt of the Salary Study (approximately June 1997) to discuss impact and implementation schedule of the Compensation Study. ARTICLE II, COMPENSATION Section 2, Retirement The City will pay the employees' contribution of 7% to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and provide retirement benefits as currently specified under the City's contract with PERS. All such contributions shall be deposited in the Member's Retirement Account. The City and Union agree to amend the PERS contract to provide for the 2% at 55 Full and Modified Formulas. This contract amendment shall be implemented no later than January 1, 1998, provided that the City has received the actuarial from PERS and pertinent PERS documents. The City is not obligated to pick up the rate increase due to the unfunded actuarial liability costs for this benefit. The City and Union agree to reopen negotiations to discuss this additional cost prior to July 1, 1998. The City further agrees to set aside $6,400, one-time only, to be applied towards the July 1998 rate increase for the unfunded actuarial liability for this benefit. ARTICLE III, FRINGE BENEFITS Section 7, Tuition Reimbursement The City agrees to reimburse employees up to $2,500 per employee, per calendar year, so long as Rinds are available, for tuition costs incurred for job-related education. Such expenditure must enhance furtherance of City or continuing educational goals. Requests for such reimbursement must be submitted upon successful completion of the course(s) and must be approved by the Department Head and Personnel Officer. The practice of offering a pre -payment option of tuition reimbursement shall be eliminated effective May 20, 1997. Employee -initiated educational or area development shall not be considered as time actually worked for purposes of computing overtime and normally shall not occur during regular work hours. ARTICLE V, WORKING CONDITIONS New Section 7. Reasonable Suspicion Drug/Alcohol Testing Policy. ARTICLE VII, GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 2, Term of Agreement Except as otherwise stated herein, this agreement shall remain in full force and effect from May 20, 1997 to June 30, 1998. Administrative Policy 4.05.330 shall be deleted. IBEW FINAL LANG.doc