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RESOLUTION NO 9462 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
AMENDMENT TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
AND
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 1109, IAFF
WHEREAS, the term of the current Memorandum of Understanding between the
City of Santa MOnica and the Santa MOnica Firefighters, Local 1109, IAFF (Local 1109)
does not expire until June 30, 2000 and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MonIca and Local 11 09 wish to modify Sections 3 01
and 4 01 of thIs Memorandum of Understanding effectIve as of July 1, 1998,
NOW, THEREFORE, both parties to the Memorandum of Understanding between
the City of Santa MOnica and Local 1109 agree to modify the eXisting Memorandum of
Understanding to make the follOWing revIsions to subsection A (Medical Insurance) of
Section 301 (Health Insurance) and subsection F of Section 402 (Vacation)
Section 301 Health Insurance
The fifth full paragraph of subsection A IS hereby deleted In Its entirety It IS hereby
replaced With the follOWing language to read
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In addition, each month the City shall contnbute on behalf of each eligible employee
toward a cafeteria plan the lesser of (I) $459, which IS the City's medical Insurance
contnbutlon cap of $475 per month less the $16 per month contnbutlon to PERS, and (II)
the difference between (a) the composite monthly Insurance premium as calculated In the
third paragraph ofthls Section 3 01 and (b) the $16 contnbutlon set forth In the fourth full
paragraph of this Section 301 Each eligible employee shall have the right to elect
medIcal coverage from those avaIlable under the Public Employees Medical and Hospital
Care Act (PEM and HCA) Each eligible employee can use this City contnbutlon to cover
all or a portion of the cost of medical Insurance for the employee and his/her eligible
dependents under one of the PERS Program options Irrespective of the actual cost of
medical coverage under the PEM and HCA, the cost of each option under the PERS
program (the "PERS Program Option") IS the monthly composite medical Insurance
premium defined In the third full paragraph of this Section 3.01 plus $110 In the event the
cost of the PERS Program option IS greater than the sum of the (1) City'S contribution to
the cafetena plan pursuant to thiS paragraph and the $16/month contributIon to PERS, the
difference shall be paid through one of the follOWing two arrangements selected by Local
1109 (a) payment to first be made from the employee's 125 Plan account with any
additional payments required to be made by direct payroll deduction by each employee or
(b) direct payment by Local 11 09 Any tax liability associated wIth the contnbutlon made
by the City to the cafeteria plan shall be paid by the employee upon whose behalf the
contnbutlon to the cafeteria plan IS made Pursuant to the terms of the cafeteria plan, an
employee who IS fully covered by his/her spouse's health Insurance plan, may elect not to
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receive medical coverage pursuant to the options available under PEM and HCA and shall
be entitled to a cash payment equal to the City contnbutlon to the cafeteria plan on hIs/her
behalf An employee who chooses this cash payment option must provide proof of full
coverage under his/her spouse's health Insurance plan The parties agree that the
limitation set forth herein to receive the cash payment option (I e , that the employee must
be fully covered by his/her spouse's health Insurance) IS sufficient to aVOId inclusion ofthe
cash payment In the FLSA regular rate of the employee as set forth at 29
C F R 9778 215(a)(5)
SectIon 4 02 (VacatIon)
Subsection F IS hereby deleted In ItS entirety Subsection F IS hereby replaced with
the following language to read
F Each employee may accumulate vacation leave to a maximum of three (3)
times the employee's annual accrual rate
Except as expressly modrfied herein, all other terms and conditions set forth In the
Memorandum of Understand Ing between the City of Santa MOnica and Local 1109 shall
remain In full force and effect
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa MOnica Local 1109 as of the
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date of the adoption of this modification by City Council
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS
LOCAL 1109, IAFF
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
By
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~orge Menta, President
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Dan Matthies,' Vice President
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved this 7th of December. 1999
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ram O'Connor, Mayor
I. Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9462 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City CounCil held on the 7th of December. 1999. by the follOWing vote
Ayes CounCil members
Rosenstein, McKeown, Feinstein, Bloom,
Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tem Genser, Mayor
O'Connor
Noes CounCil members
None
Abstain CounCil members
None
Absent CounCil members
None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, ~