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23.8 No change in dental plan carrier, or level of benefits shall be made unless agreed to by the Police Officers' Association. 23.9 The City agrees to continue to provide to employees an Employee Assistance Program. It is agreed that such program shall not be an automatic substitution for appropriate disciplinary action when such action is appropriate. Section 24. Retirement Plan 24.1 The City shall continue to contract with the Public Employees' Retirement System to provide retirement benefit programs for the term of this Memorandum of Understanding. 24.2 The City's contract with PERS provides the 3% @ 50 retirement formula, fourth level 1959 Survivors Benefit and the Military Service credit. Section 25. Safety The City shall conform with applicable safety regulations provided by State law to ensure the employee reasonable safe working conditions. The Association agrees to encourage its members to conduct themselves and use their equipment in a safe manner, to promptly report unsafe conditions and equipment and to abide by the guidelines of the applicable City of San Leandro General Safety Rules and applicable departmental rules. In the event an employee leaves the Police Department, the employee shall return all City provided safety equipment to the Department. Section 26. Injury on Duty When an employee is incapable of performing work or duties as a result of injuries received or illness arising in the course of employment by the City and receives benefits pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act, upon the sole discretion of the City Manager, the employee may be granted a leave with an amount of pay equal to the difference between City pay and the Workers' Compensation pay benefit, if any, received during such incapacity, but not to exceed one (1) year for any one (1) period of such incapacity. Leave granted an employee under the above provisions shall not be considered sick leave or deducted from accumulated sick leave. When an employee has been injured in the line of duty and receives compensation in accordance with the provisions of any Workers' Compensation Act of the State of California, the Human Resources Director shall have submitted to him or her reports on the forms and in the manner prescribed. Section 27. Modified Duty When an employee cannot perform the full range of duties of the classification as a result of an industrial injury as defined by the Workers' Compensation Act, such employee may be assigned modified duty if reasonable accommodation can be made. Modified duty may be assigned after medical release by a City designated physician, which indicates the employee's work restrictions. 19