A.5. ANNUAL AUDIT - The City of Nashua hereby agrees to conduct a
yearly loss ratio analysis of all Health Insurance plans offered to employees and
return all employee overpayments in the form of a Health Insurance Premium
Holiday at the completion of the analysis.
Employees who join the HDHP w/HSA at any time other than July 1 will
receive a pro-rated City contribution of $125 monthly for a single plan and $250
monthly for 2-person or family plan for each full month remaining in that fiscal
year. If 70% of the employees covered by this Agreement have the HDHP
w/HSA as their health insurance on June 30, 2021, a 0.5% increase in wages will
be added to the payroll grade and step grids, effective July 1, 2021. Ifthis
threshold is met, the City and Union will prepare the necessary updated payroll
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. In addition, the plan must provide reasonable access to health
services and physicians, including specialists and hospitals.
the Comptroller, on the form provided by the Human Resources Department, with
due consideration of the budgetary limitations in Paragraph C, above.
E. Satisfactory completion of all educational courses shall be
documented in the personnel records of each employee.
be paid over to the City. The employee will accept the court witness fee which
shall be turned over to the Department in order to recetve Department pay.
Article 30 - PENSION AND RETIREMENT
Employees shall be covered by the "New Hampshire Permanent Fireman's
Retirement System" or the New Hampshire Retirement System and any
amendments thereto, and the City shall make such contributory payments as may
be required to provide such coverage for each employee.
Article 31 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
F. |The Department agrees to pay the cost of a cleaning contract for the
cleaning of the mechanics work clothing. The quantity of clothing to be cleaned
shall not exceed four sets per week for each of the three employees (12 sets). The
total cost of this cleaning contract shall not exceed $40 per week.
purchase and maintain authorized work clothing or other authorized uniforms, as
set forth in this Article 26. The authorized work clothing and uniforms for the
purpose of this paragraph will include: NFPA compliant station wear, or work
clothing as set forth by the Board of Fire Commission. Class A uniform and
necessary accessories (hat, badges, necktie, black shoes as example shoes, boots
approved exercise apparel, and any other related approved items).
Each Fiscal Year: $650.00 per member
granted request. Employees who are on such leave shall continue to pay their
portion of the premiums during that period and thereafter shall pay 100% of the
cost to continue coverage.
D. Leaves of absence shall not exceed ninety (90) days for any single
request. Employees may submit consecutive or non-consecutive requests for leaves
of absence not to exceed the ninety (90) day cap for any single request.
Article 25 - LONGEVITY BONUS PAY
C. Forty-eight hours notice, except in emergencies, is required to be
given to the Chief or designee for leave to be taken under Paragraph A above.
Those taking the leave will provide a substitute who 1s qualified in the opinion of
the Chief or designee.
D. The Deputy Chief in charge of the platoon, or designee, may grant
emergency leave with pay to any subordinate employee who requires such leave
for urgent reasons. Such emergency leave shall not exceed one hour in any duty
shift.
Article 23 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
A. — Four (4) duty shifts (not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours) paid leave at
the employee's regular straight time rate will be granted for absence from
scheduled work necessitated by death in the immediate family. For purposes of this
section, immediate family shall mean employee's spouse, children, step-children,
brother, sister, and parents and step-parents of employee or spouse. By definition,
child includes the loss of the fetus, after the second trimester of the pregnancy.
