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34 Section 22. Outside Employment Employees who plan to engage in regular employment during their off duty time must notify the Fire Chief of said employment in writing on the Outside Employment Form. No employee shall accept outside employment that creates a conflict with their full-time employment with the Department. Employees shall not solicit outside employment while on duty for the Department or use their Department positions as an aid or leverage to gain outside employment. Section 23. Disability Accommodations The Union recognizes that the City has an obligation under law to meet with individual employees who request reasonable accommodation in the work place because of a disability. If the City contemplates actions to provide reasonable accommodation to an individual employee in compliance with applicable law and the accommodation conflicts with any provision of this MOU, the Union will be advised of any such proposed accommodation and be afforded an opportunity to discuss the same prior to implementation by the Department. Section 24. Miscellaneous 24.1 Deferred Compensation Program deferred compensation plan under this provision belong to the employee, regardless of length of service or reason for separation. The City shall contribute two and one- 457 deferred compensation plan. City contributions are tax deferred, and count towards the 457 annual maximum deferral as designated by the IRS. Employees without an existing 457 account with a City sponsored provider must establish one in order to receive the City contribution, but no employee contribution to the account is required. 24.2 Tuition and Book Reimbursement Regular employees are eligible for tuition and fee reimbursement for college or university courses in advance by the Fire Chief and are taken from an educational institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or any other accrediting agency approved by Human Resources. Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the annual registration fees levied by California State University, East Bay for degrees available at the time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: university fee; student body fee; IRA (instructional related activity) fee; facility fee; university union fee; health services fee and ID fee. Page 311 of 674