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35 <br />16.7 Long-Term Disability <br /> <br />The City shall pay to the Union the sum of twenty-nine dollars and fifty cents ($29.50),up to a <br />maximum of forty dollars ($40.00),towards the monthly premium for each bargaining unit <br />employee enrolled in the Union's long-term disability plan. Said payments shall be made in <br />arrears monthly. <br /> <br />16.8 Extended Benefits <br /> <br />The City will consider voluntary proposals from the Union's membership to utilize their leave and <br />medical benefits to extend the leave and medical benefits for employees on protracted medical <br />leave. <br /> <br />16.9 Employee Assistance Program <br /> <br />The City shall provide an Employee Assistance Program for employees covered by this MOU. <br /> <br />Section 17. Retirement <br /> <br />The City shall continue contracting with the California Public Employees Retirement System <br />(CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits for all bargaining unit employees. <br /> <br />17.1 Retirement Plans and Employee Contributions <br /> <br />A. Employees hired before December 22, 2012 (Tier 1 Classic) <br /> <br />Employees hired prior to December 22, 2012 are provided the CalPERS 3% @ 50 <br />local safety plan with the 12-month final compensation period. Such employees <br />shall contribute 9.0% of their CalPERS reportable compensation towards the <br />employee share and an additional 3.0% of their CalPERS reportable compensation <br />towards the employer share (12% total employee contribution) for the CalPERS <br />3% @ 50 local safety plan. <br /> <br />Effective July 11, 2020, Tier 1 Classic employees shall contribute an additional <br />one-half percent (0.5%) of their CalPERS reportable compensation toward the <br />employer share (12.5% total employee contribution) for the CalPERS 3% @ 50 <br />local safety plan. <br /> <br />B. Employees hired on or after December 22, 2012 (Tier 2 Classic) <br /> <br />Employees hired on or after December 22, 2012 and before January 1, 2013, and <br /> <br />employees, are provided the CalPERS 3% @ 55 local safety plan with the 36- <br />month final compensation period. Such employees shall contribute 9.0% of their <br />CalPERS reportable compensation towards the employee share and an additional <br />3.0% of their CalPERS reportable compensation towards the employer share (12% <br />total employee contribution) for the CalPERS 3% @ 55 local safety plan. <br />Page 229 of 674