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15.7 Health and Welfare Benefit Continuation Employees off work due to verifiable personal illness and having exhausted their accrued sick leave benefits set forth in Section 13 shall continue their eligibility for health and welfare payments in accordance with Section 14. Employees off work on leaves of absence without pay shall not be eligible for said health and welfare benefit payments. Section 16. Retirement During the term of this contract, the City shall continue to provide the PERS 2% at 55 retirement plan including the following options: "Credit for Unused Sick Leave ", "1959 Survivors Third Level ", and "One Year Final Compensation Option ". During the term of this contract, the City shall contract with the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to provide the Military Service Credit option, provided that PERS confirms the option has no cost to the City. Once this is verified in writing through PERS, the benefit will be implemented. Confirmation will be requested no later than December 31, 2000. If PERS indicates there is a cost to the City in providing the Military Service Credit option, the City will not be obligated to pay this amount throughout the term of this agreement. Effective March 1, 1982, the City shall pay the employee's contribution to the Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS). The amount of said City payment shall equal, but not exceed seven percent (7 %) of the employee's compensation subject to retirement contributions and shall be reported to PERS as "special compensation ". For the one police dispatcher currently enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement Systern's "Public Safety Retirement Program," the City shall pay the contribution to PERS. The amount of said City payment shall equal, but not exceed nine percent (9 %) of the employee's compensation subject to retirement contribution. In recognition of this higher contribution by the City, the base monthly salaries paid this employee, effective November 4, 2000, shall be as follows: Section 17. Uniforms Police Dispatcher (1) $4,386 The City shall provide all necessary safety and protective clothing, as defined by the City Manager upon the recommendation of the Department Head. The City shall provide fifty percent (50 %) of the initial purchase price of uniforms for -24 -