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Regulations concerning vacations, holidays and sick leave is incorporated in the new MOU. 7. MEDICAL INSURANCE - the City shall continue to contribute the equivalent to the cost of "Family" coverage under the Health Net Plan, Group Number 50766A for city provided health insurance coverage. 8. SICK LEAVE BUYBACK - the provision reducing by 1/2 sick leave buyback benefits for all employees hired on or after January 1, 1987, was removed. 9. LAYOFF POLICY - a comprehensive layoff policy and procedure were added. 10. UNIFORMS - employees in code enforcement and recycling were added to the existing policy. 11. ACTING APPOINTMENTS - several provisions were added including that they shall be made: A. Based on the needs of the City, B. From among those meeting the minimum requirements for the position whenever possible, C. After major consideration has been given to eligible employees' experience and job knowledge, and D. Following the posting of a notice on bulletin boards for at least one week. 12. PERMANENT PART-TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - an interoffice memorandum from one of my predecessors states that on July 29, 1987, the City Council approved partial fringe benefits for part-time employees regularly scheduled to work between 30 and 40 hours per week annually. This MOU incorporates those benefits since the City Attorney's Office has advised staff that permanent part-time employees are part of the general employees' bargaining unit. 13. MECHANICS' TOOLS - in a memorandum from Edmund F. Sotelo to John Hutton dated March 25, 1991, he agreed to a request that the mechanics be allowed to use their own tools and the City pay the required property tax provided that employees are not required to furnish their own tools and employees who choose to use their own tools will not hold the City responsible for loss or damage to the tools. This practice has been incorporated into this proposed MOU. 14. RETIREE MEDICAL A. The City will provide the retirees' health insurance benefit described in the MOU to retirees who move outside the Health Net or Kaiser service area and enroll in a health insurance plan. The benefit will be reimbursement for monthly premiums by the City up to the current Health Net premium rate. Eligible retirees must show proof of insurance and of payment of monthly premiums. B. Employees who retire after 15 but less than 20 years of city service shall be eligible for city -paid medical insurance coverage as described in the MOU, however, their spouse shall never be eligible for such city -paid coverage. Currently, after 20 years of service, the City pays the premiums for retired employees and their spouses up to medicate age unless the retiree is ineligible for medicare benefits in which case the City will continue to pay the premiums, as long as the employee remains insurable. This provision was not changed in this year's negotiations.