At the discretion of the employee, uniform allowance may be applied toward the purchase of
either uniforms or job-related civilian attire. Employees shall maintain such clothing in good
condition or replace the same as required at their own cost, except as otherwise provided by
Department rules and regulations. Any balance, up to $250.00, of the uniform allowance which
has not been expended by the end of the fiscal year, shall be paid to the employee.
ARTICLE 14
MEDICAL & DENTAL INSURANCES AND
LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Effective upon approval of this agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Article 14,
upon request of an eligible member of the bargaining unit, the City shall offer individual, two-
person, or family coverage under one of the following plans offered by the City, if available and,
in addition to those plans may offer a comparable plan that may include carving out prescription
benefits from a health insurance company to be managed by a Pharmacy Benefits Manager. For
eligible members, the City shall contribute 70% of the premium for option a) and 80% of the
premium for option b).
a) Point-of-Service Plan;
b) HMO Plan; or
c) The City may make additional plans available to members with benefit levels, co-
pays, deductibles and premium cost sharing determined by the City in its sole
discretion, including, but not limited to, carving out prescription benefits from a
health insurance company to be managed by a Pharmacy Benefits Manager.
The option of the health care plan is at the sole discretion of the City. It {s agreed by all parties
that the City reserves and shall have the right to change insurance carriers provided the benefits
to participants are comparable and the City elects the least expensive plan available to provide
such benefits.
Should the City determine that it is in the best interests of the City to offer a “comparable” plan to
either option “A” or “B’, it shall provide at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice
to the Union and documentation of the costs to members and the benefits that will provided under
the comparable plan. Should the Union determine that the proposed plan is not comparable, the
grievance shall not be subject to the grievance procedure and shall be submitted directly for
arbitration no later than sixty (60) days after the Union is notified of the proposed change to the
comparable plan. The grievance shall be heard in an expedited manner. The decision of the
arbitrator shall be binding on both parties.
Comparable Plan Definition: for the purposes of this Article, a comparable plan means one that
offers the same type of benefits, but benefits do not have to be exactly the same. Jn addition, the
plan must provide reasonable access to health services and physicians, including specialists and
hospitals.
PLAN FEATURES:
