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Section 7: Social Security In the event the City and its employees are required to participate in the Federal Social Security program, the contribution designated by law to be the responsibility of the employee shall be paid in full by the employee and the City shall not be obligated to pay or "pick up" any portion thereof. Section 8: Medicare Employees hired by the City on or after April 1, 1986, shall be required to pay the designated employee contribution to participate in the Medicare Program and the City shall be under no obligation to pay or "pick-up" any such contributions. ARTICLE III FRINGE BENEFITS Section 1: health Insurance Effective January 1, 2005, (insurance benefits are provided on a calendar year basis), the City will provide members of the CWA bargaining unit a monthly allowance of $990 for the purchase of medical, dental and/or vision insurance. The city will adhere to the cafeteria plan requirements for all bargaining groups. Should the monthly allowance change, the City and Union agree to meet and confer to discuss the impact of any changes. In those instances where the employee's medical insurance premium is less than the City's monthly contribution, the difference between said cafeteria dollar amounts shall be provided in the form of bi-monthly cash disbursements (payable 24 times per year). Cash disbursements to the employee are subject to being taxed, pursuant to the appropriate tax codes. Section 2: Retiree Medical: Effective October 1, 2003, members who retire, with either a service or disability retirement, from city employment may, at the retiree's discretion, continue enrollment in the city provided health insurance plan of the employee's choice. Employees, who retire, shall be eligible for city -paid medical insurance coverage until Medicare age. After the employee reaches Medicare age, the employee can maintain health insurance with the city by paying for his/her premium and any related spouse or dependent* premiums. If the retiree is ineligible for Medicare benefits, the city will continue to pay the premiums, as long as the employee remains insurable. The retired employee is responsible for any portion of the health care premium (including any applicable spouse or dependent coverage) not covered by this formula. At age 65, the retiree is responsible for coordinating the city provided health care plan with Medicare. Participation in any health insurance plan is contingent upon the health insurance carrier approving the enrollment of a retired employee and any applicable spouse or dependents. Retirees will receive premium dollars based on the following: Years of Service Percentage of Cafeteria Dollars City -Paid Premium Years of Service Percentage of Cafeteria Dollars City -Paid Premium 5 30% $274.50 18 56% $512.40 6 32% $292.80 19 58% $530.70 7 34% $311.10 20 60% $549.00 8 36% $329.40 21 62% $567.30 9 38% $347.70 22 64% $585.60 10 40% $366.00 23 66% $603.90 11 42% $384.30 24 68% $622.20 12 44% $402.60 25 70% $640.50 13 46% $420.90 26 72% $658.80 14 48% $439.20 27 74% $677.10 15 50% $457.50 28 76% $695.40 16 52% $475.80 29 78% $713.70 17 54% 071 30 t 80% $732.00 aP ge-12 of 18 CWA MOU expires 063007 3/7/2005