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plans. The City shall contribute to the health plan two-party rate costs until the retired employee is eligible for Medicare coverage. The maximum amount to be contributed by the City may not exceed three hundred sixty dollars ($360.00). In the event the amount required by the health plan exceeds the maximum City contribution, such excess amount shall be paid by the retiree. Employees retiring on or after March 1, 1998 but before February 28, 2002, shall have the following option regarding medical insurance: The City shall implement a "Medicare risk" medical insurance plan (open only to those employees who are eligible for Medicare at age 65) and shall contribute up to forty dollars ($40.00) per month toward the cost of the Medicare risk premium. For current employees not eligible for Medicare at age 65, the City shall continue to provide medical insurance coverage until age 70 at one half of the pre-65 contribution rate as set forth in this section. 23.4 For employees retiring prior to March 1, 2002, the City shall contribute a maximum of seventy dollars and eighty-seven cents ($70.87) monthly dental plan costs for each retired City employee who was assigned to a classification represented by the San Leandro Police Officers' Association, and who was a member of the City's dental plan and retired on or after January 1, 1980. Any increases in dental plan costs during the term of this Agreement shall be split equally between the City and the retired employee. 23.5 For employees with fifteen (15) or more years of City service retiring on or after March 1, 2002, the City shall contribute a maximum of four hundred sixty dollars ($460.00) towards the health and dental plans for retired City employees who were assigned to classifications represented by the San Leandro Police Officers Association and were members of the City's Health and Dental Plan. The City will continue its contribution until the employee is eligible for Medicare coverage (at age 65) or reaches age 70. For employees who are eligible for Medicare at age 65, the City will contribute up to two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month towards the cost of a Medicare Risk Program and Dental Insurance until the age of 70. 23.6 Retired employee dependent eligibility for City health plan contribution is conditional upon the active enrollment of the retired employee. If a retired employee moves outside the service area of their medical plan, the retiree will be allowed an opportunity within thirty (30) days of such move to change medical insurance coverage. If a retired employee remarries, the retiree may add the retiree's spouse to the medical and dental insurance coverage at the City's expense, not to exceed four hundred and sixty dollars ($460.00). 23.7 The City shall contribute a maximum of seventy dollars and eighty-seven cents ($70.87) per month per active employee for current dental coverage. Any increases in dental insurance premiums during the term of this Agreement shall be paid by the City. ]8