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Time Card Coding: Employees absent on Union Leave and employees covering for employees absent on Union Leave shall code their time cards accordingly. Disclaimer of Liability: The City assumes no responsibility for how the leave time is used. Time spent on Union Leave is not considered time worked for purposes of worker's compensation or any other purpose and the Union shall indemnify and defend the City for any claim that arises in whole or part from the activities of employees utilizing such leave. The union will indemnify the City for any claims both actual winnings and attorneys' fees. The City will choose its own attorney in these matters. Overtime: Time spent on Union Leave is not counted as time worked for purposes of calculating City or FLSA overtime. Time spent by employees covering for those on Union Leave is counted as time worked for purposes of overtime. The union will indemnify the City for any OT compensation claims both actual winnings and attorneys' fees. The City will choose its own attorney in these matters. No Waiver of Rights: Nothing in this section shall supersede the Fire Chief's duty to maintain management control over shifts to ensure that the daily operation of the Fire Department and emergency situations are adequately covered. Section 16. Health and Welfare 16.1 Hospital and Medical Care-Active Employees A. Contributions The City will continue to contribute a monthly amount for each employee no greater than the family rate of the lowest cost HMO. B. Increases in Premiums Effective July 1, 2009, the City will pay for any increase in the medical plan premiums up to a maximum of 15% annually of the lowest cost HMO family rate. The difference will be deducted from the employee's paycheck on a pre-tax basis. In the event that the medical premium increase is less than 15%, the City's sole obligation is to pay the lower percentage increase. C. Plan Co-Pays The health maintenance organization (HMO) medical plans co-pays shall be ten dollars ($10) for office visits. The prescription drug co-pays shall be ten dollars ($10) for generic, fifteen dollars ($15) for brand and thirty-five dollars ($35) for non-formulary(the Kaiser HMO provides for a two-tier prescription drug plan). The Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) medical plan co-pays shall be fifteen dollars ($15) for office visits. The prescription drug co-pays shall be ten dollars ($10) for generic, twenty-five ($25) for brand and thirty-five dollars ($35) for non-formulary. D. Changes to Plan Designs During the term of this Agreement, the City reserves the right to propose changes to the plan designs and co-pay structure in order to reduce costs to the City and employees. 22