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15.5 Disability Insurance (1) Short-Term Disability During his/her second through fourth year of City employment, a regular employee on extended medical leave may be eligible for a partial income continuation benefit. To be eligible for said benefit, the employee's attendance record must be satisfactory as judged by the employee's Department Head and City Manager. If approved, the employee's weekly income continuation benefit will equal 55% of his/her regular weekly rate of pay to a maximum weekly benefit of $336.00. The schedule of benefit payments shall be as follows: Employee's Year of Employment Maximum Weeks of Benefit Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Six Weeks Four Weeks Two Weeks The City, at its sole discretion, may choose to change the above income continuation benefit from a self - insured benefit to an insured benefit upon advance written notice to the PCEA. (2) Long -Term Disability Effective November 1, 1996, the City shall contribute an amount necessary to provide a long -term disability insurance benefit for probationary and regular full time employees. The benefit shall be provided under the present Unum group policy or an acceptable alternative plan. Under said plan, an eligible employee's benefit shall be equal to sixty seven percent (67 %) of his/her regular monthly wage rate. In no event, however, shall the employee's maximum monthly long -term disability benefit exceed $2,250.00 per month. In no event shall the City be obligated to contribute an amount in excess of two dollars and sixteen cents ($2.16) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of monthly salary of the first $3,360 of monthly salary not to exceed a total contribution of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) per month per employee. 15.6 Vision Care The City shall provide vision care benefits with Vision Service Plan. The benefits include annual eye examinations with a $10.00 co- payment by the employee; annual lens replacement and bi- annual replacement of frames for a $20.00 co- payment by the employee. The monthly premium for the vision care benefit shall be paid by the City. -23 -