Agmt 2015 San Leandro Police Management Association SLPMA

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Section 7.0 Bilingual Pay Employees certified by the City as bilingual will receive $125 per month bilingual pay when they are required to use a second language. Bilingual skills shall be necessary to the operation of the City, as determined by the department head, and confirmed by an appropriate certification process established by the City. Bilingual pay shall apply to the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, American Sign Language, and other languages as determined by the Human Resources department. Section 8.0 Deferred Compensation The City shall maintain in effect the deferred compensation program as described in the San Leandro Administrative Code for the term of this Agreement. Section 9.0 Employee Wellness For the period of this Memorandum of Understanding, the concept of employee wellness will continue to be addressed by the City through, but not limited to, executive medical examinations, workshops around health and wellness. The City agrees to continue to provide to employees an Employee Assistance Program as described in the City of San Leandro Personnel Manual, Administrative Procedure 1570. It is agreed that such program shall not be an automatic substitution for appropriate disciplinary action when such action is appropriate. Section 10.0 Retirement—Two-tier System The City shall continue to contract with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Ca1PERS) to provide retirement benefit programs for the term of this Memorandum of Understanding. 10.1 Tier One: For employees hired by the City into the Association prior to January 1, 2013, or for "classic" members of Ca1PERS hired after January 1, 2013, the City's contract with Ca1PERS provides the 3% @ age 50 retirement formula, fourth level 1959 Survivors Benefit and the Military Service credit, with 12 months highest final compensation. Tier one employees shall pay 9% of the employee contribution Pursuant to IRS Code Section 414 (h) (2),these payments shall be made on a pre-tax basis. 10.2 Tier Two: For employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 and classified as "new" members of Ca1PERS as defined by Public Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), the City shall maintain a contract with Ca1PERS for the provision of a 2.7% @ 57 (highest 36 months) retirement benefit formula. Also pursuant to PEPRA, these employees are responsible for paying one-half of the normal cost of this retirement plan. Section 11.0 Compensation Salary for each classification varies from step 1 to step 5 as shown in the salary schedules attached as Appendix A of this agreement. New hires and promotions may-be placed at the step closest to-a minimum five percent-(5%) base salary increase, or any step, subject to the City Manager's final approval. Employees may be advanced from their current step to the next higher step after each year of satisfactory performance. SLPMA15-19 9