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monthly benefit of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The plan shall provide a six (6) month <br /> elimination period, benefits payable to age sixty -five (65) with two years `own" occupation and <br /> partial disability benefits. The City shall make available for employees, the ability to purchase <br /> additional long tern disability insurance, at no cost to the City, subject to the rules, regulations, <br /> enrollment requirements and exclusions set forth by the insurance carrier. <br /> Section 32. Short Term Disability Insurance <br /> The City shall make available for employees, the ability to purchase voluntary short -term <br /> disability insurance, at no cost to the City, subject to the rules, regulations, enrollment <br /> requirements and exclusions set forth by the insurance carrier. Such premium payments made <br /> by the employee purchasing any voluntary short-term disability insurance shall be made on an <br /> after -tax basis. <br /> Section 33. Retirement Plan <br /> 33.1 The City's contract with the Public Employees Retirement System provides retirement benefits <br /> for the 2.5% @ 55 retirement formula. Such plan contains an after remarriage post survivor <br /> • <br /> allowance continuance. <br /> Two -tier system: The CaIPERS Retirement Plan will bewas amended effective Mav 6. 2010 to <br /> provide the 2% a 55 (highest 36 months) retirement formula to new employees hired following <br /> City Council approval of the CaIPERS contract amendment and pursuant to CaIPERS <br /> requirements. Such plan will contain an after - remarriage post - survivor allowance continuance <br /> benefit. <br /> 33.2 The City shall continue to contract with the Public Employees' Retirement Systems to provide <br /> the credit for unused sick leave benefit (Section 20862.8). <br /> 33.3 The City shall continue to contract with the Public Employees' Retirement System to provide <br /> the Military Service Credit as Public Service (Section 21024) benefit option. <br /> 33.4 Effective January 1, 2006, the City shall contribute to the Public Employees' Retirement System <br /> (PERS) each pay period a portion of a new employee's contribution rate as established by law <br /> according to the following schedule: year 1 — 2 %; year 2 — 4 %; year 3 — 6 %. Thereafter, the <br /> Employer Paid Member Contribution (EPMC) shall be equal to eight percent (8 %) of the <br /> employee's "compensation" as that term is administered by the Board of Administration of <br /> PERS. Prior CaIPERS service time will be credited to new employees to reduce the <br /> contribution rates specified above. <br /> Section 34. Transfer <br /> For the purpose of employee transfers as defined in Personnel Rules, the classifications of <br /> Refuse Collector, Street Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance Worker and Park <br /> Maintenance Worker shall be interpreted as comparable classifications. An employee so <br /> transferred shall be paid in accordance with classification to which such employee is <br /> transferred. <br /> Section 35. Tools - Equipment Section <br /> 26 <br />