may elect to wear clothing conforming to the standards of the Department for business
casual dress. It will be at the discretion of the Chief of Police or designee to make a
determination of acceptable or nonacceptable attire.
Grooming:
Personal appearances of all male and female employees should be clean and neat.
Mustaches, beards, and hairstyles should be neatly trimmed and groomed.
ARTICLE 16
MEDICAL & LIFE INSURANCE
All employees covered by this Collective Bargaining Agreement shall receive benefits
under this Article. The provider shall be Alligiant Care POS Plan A with DN 1,
prescription drug, vision, hearing, health club and life insurance.
The City shall be responsible for a contribution not to exceed an amount equal to an 80%
contribution for a Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England (HMO) plan, or other
HMO plan offered by the City if Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England plan is no
longer offered by the City, and the HMO plan having the same deductibles and co-pays
required of other unionized unsworn employees at the police department plus an amount
equal to the City’s contribution for dental insurance coverage for City merit employees.
In no instance shail the City’s contribution exceed the actual cost of the employee’s
health insurance plan.
For the purpose of illustration, the City would make the following contributions effective
upon approval of this collective bargaining agreement:
One person plan: $575.51 + $52.77 = $628.28 per month
Two person plan: $1,161.70 + $99.63 = $1,261.33 per month
Family plan: $1,553.98 + $99.63 = $1,653.61 per month
Employee shall be responsible for the balance of any premium not covered by the City’s
contributions.
Should the Union vote to have its members participate in the City offered health care
plans, the employees shail contribute the same percentage of the premiums as contributed
by a majority of City employees on those plans as well as being responsible for ali co-
pays and deductibles for which the majority of City employees are responsible for under
the offered health care plans.
The health insurance through Northern New England Benefit Trust shall only be
available to current members that are enrolled in the City of Nashua health insurance
