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<br />27 <br /> <br />APPENDIX "A" <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The monthly pay rates for 2013 shall be as applicable below. Pay rates for 2014 and 2015 will <br />be distributed in advance of their implementation and are hereby incorporated into this <br />Agreement by reference as though fully set forth herein: <br /> <br />Classification Monthly Pay Range <br /> <br /> Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 <br />Police Sergeant $7655 $8038 $8440 $8862 $9305 <br />Police Officer $6379 $6698 $7033 $7385 $7754 <br /> <br /> <br />The City shall contribute to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) each pay period a <br />portion of the employee contribution rate as established by law equal to nine percent (9%) for <br />sworn employees represented by the Association of the employee's "compensation" as that term <br />is administered by the Board of Administration of PERS as of the above date. Effective April 1, <br />2013, employees shall commence paying 3% of the employee contribution and the City shall <br />contribute 6%. Effective January 1, 2014, employees shall commence paying 6% of the <br />employee contribution and the City shall contribute 3%. Effective January 1, 2015, employees <br />shall commence paying 9% of the employee contribution and the City shall contribute 0%. <br />Contributions made pursuant to this section shall be reported to PERS as "employee <br />contributions being made by the contracting agency. They shall be reported as compensation for <br />retirement purposes. The City will not treat these contributions as compensation subject to <br />income tax withholding unless the Internal Revenue Service or Franchise Tax Board determines <br />that such contributions are taxable income subject to withholding. <br /> <br />Each employee is solely and personally responsible for any federal, state or local tax liability of <br />the employee that may arise out of the implementation of this section or any penalty that may be <br />imposed therefore. <br /> <br />Except as set forth in the following paragraph the aforesaid contribution shall be considered <br />solely for the purpose set forth herein and shall not be considered for any other purpose, <br />including but not limited to being considered as part of any employee's salary for the purpose of <br />computing straight time earnings, compensation for paid leaves, compensation for overtime <br />worked, compensation benefits. The City reserves the right to take said contributions into <br />account for the purpose of salary comparisons with other employers. <br />