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In January 2014 and 2015, employees and City will each pay 50% of the increase or <br />decrease in medical and dental premiums based upon Kaiser medical and the Basic dental <br />plan (i.e., 2014 premiums minus 2013 premiums, divided by 2 etc.). <br /> <br />Employees who wish to waive enrollment in the medical and dental plans and who <br />demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City their enrollment in another medical and dental <br />plan will receive opt-out payments as follows: <br /> <br /> Employee rate: Medical $200 +/or dental $50 = $250/month maximum <br /> Two-party rate: Medical $350 +/or dental $50 = $400/month maximum <br /> Family rate: Medical $500 +/or dental $50 = $550/month maximum <br /> <br />In the event both spouses are employed by the City and eligible to enroll in the City’s <br />benefits plan, one employee may elect not to enroll in the medical and dental plans and will <br />receive the single employee opt-out rate of up to two-hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per <br />month payment, if enrolled under spouse’s medical and dental coverage. <br /> <br />An employee may elect to waive the dental plan only and enroll only in the medical plan and <br />receive fifty dollars ($50.00) per month for their non-election. <br /> <br />Re-enrollment in the medical and/or dental plan shall be allowed only based upon a <br />qualifying event as defined by the IRS codes or during an open enrollment period. <br /> <br />No change in dental plan carrier, or level of benefits, shall be made unless agreed to by the <br />Management Organization. <br /> <br />2.3 Medical and Dental (Retiree) <br /> <br />Five Year Health & Welfare Vesting Requirement: Unless otherwise determined by the <br />City Manager as part of the initial hiring agreement, full-time employees hired on or after <br />January 1, 2005 must render five (5) years of continuous service with the City of San <br />Leandro in order to receive retiree medical and/or dental benefits under this section. <br /> <br />Medical: Under CalPERS rules, the City will directly contribute "the employer minimum <br />share" towards retiree medical coverage. Additional retiree health contributions will be <br />made on a reimbursement basis as set forth below. The amounts listed below are inclusive of <br />the CalPERS Medical Plan “employer minimum share.” <br /> <br /> The City shall pay the contributions required by the health plan two-party rate for retired <br />full-time City employees who were assigned to classifications represented by the San <br />Leandro Management Organization and who are currently members of one of the City’s <br />health plans. The City shall contribute to the health plan two-party rate costs until the <br />employee is eligible for Medicare coverage. The maximum amount to be contributed by the <br />City shall not exceed three hundred and sixty dollars ($360.00) per month. In the event the <br />amounts required by the health plans exceed the maximum City contribution, such excess <br />amounts shall be paid by the retiree, except as provided herein. Coverage under this section <br />shall continue until the employee’s 65th birthday; except for the PERS Medical Plan <br />“employer minimum share,” which shall continue for life. <br /> <br />3 <br />SLMO final 2013