Agenda

OD. Restrictions for Newly Hired Employees: Newly hired employees must sign up for a minimum of
one (1) year with plans “a” ,“b” or “ce” and may change to another plan during the normal group re-
opening period.

E. Comparable Plan Definition: For the purposes of this Article, a comparable plan means no additional
out-of-pocket increases to employees and no reduction in current benefits. in addition, the plan must
provide reasonable access to health services and physicians, including specialists and hospitals

3) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per person, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per
two-person/Family Inpatient/Outpatient Facility Deductible;

4) Three (3) Tier Pharmacy Benefit of $5/15/35 ($5/30/70 mail order).
Option “b”: HMO Plan:
1 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per medical visit;

2 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per emergency room visit :( co-payment waived if
admitted)

3. Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) per person, Three Thousand Dollars ($3000.00)
per two-person/Family Inpatient/Outpatient Facility Deductible;

F. Birthday Rule: Employees who are married to another employee of the city who also subscribes
to a plan wilt be subject to the birthday rule. The birthday rule states, whichever spouse’s birthday
falls first in a calendar year, is designated as the subscriber to any health plan.

JOINT LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: For the duration of this Agreement, either party to the
Agreement may request that a joint Labor/Management Committee be convened to consider the
performance of the aforementioned plans, any changes thereto.

CITY CONTRIBUTIONS:

CIVILIAN CLOTHING:

Employees permitted to wear civilian clothing shall conform to standards normally worn by office
personnel in professional, private business firms unless otherwise directed by a supervisor. It will be at
the discretion of the Chief of Police or designee to make a determination of acceptable or nonacceptable
attire.

ARTICLE 16: INSURANCES & LONG &SHORT-TERM DISABILITY
MEDICAL & HEALTH INSURANCE

B. Floating Holidays: The remaining four (4) days are determined by the Chief of Police in December
of each year.

C. When Holidays are Celebrated: Holidays that fall on Saturday are celebrated on Friday, and ones
that fall on Sunday are celebrated on Monday.

D. Scheduled Day Off: If a scheduled holiday falls on an employee’s normal day off, the employee
may choose to take the holiday on a different day in the same week that the holiday falls in, the
week prior to the holiday, or the week immediately following the holiday.

G. Approval of Vacation Leave Beyond Two Consecutive Work Weeks: Except as approved by
the Chief of Police or designee, employees cannot take more than two (2) consecutive work weeks
of vacation at any one time.

H. Final Approval:

1. Verification by Financial Services Division: SBefore final approval by the employee's
supervisor, the accrual of the necessary vacation time needed must be verified by the
appropriate personnel in the Financial Services Division.

REQUESTING USE OF VACATION TIME:

A.

F.

G. Payment of Accrued Vacation Leave to Beneficiary or Estate: All accrued vacation time shall
be paid in a lump sum to the employee's beneficiary, as specified in writing by the employee on an

approved form, if death occurs while employed by the Nashua Police Department. If the employee
designates no beneficiaries, the accrued vacation leave will be paid to the employee's estate.

ARTICLE 13: VACATION

ACCRUALS:
A. Accrual Date: Vacation time is accrued for any month in which the individual has been employed

on the 15" of the month. The accrual rate is based upon continuous Department employment on
the fifteenth of every month.

SECTION B
FILING OF GRIEVANCES/REPRESENTATION OF GRIEVANT