CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET 5-5-26

24 The City shall contribute an amount necessary to provide $50,000 life and $50,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage for Association members. The monthly premium for such insurance coverage shall be paid by the City during the term of this agreement. Section 15. Retirement 15.1 Payment of Employee Contribution to PERS Employees classified as “Classic Employees” (i.e., those eligible for the 3% @ 50 or 3% @ 55 retirement benefit) shall contribute ten and one-half percent (10.5%) to the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS). Such contributions shall be made pre-tax in accordance with applicable law. Effective June 2, 2018, employees classified as “Classic Employees” will pay an additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) toward the employer’s pension contribution rate for a total PERS contribution of 12%. The parties mutually recognize and acknowledge that the cost-sharing provisions provided herein will be counted towards cost-sharing terms set forth in Government Code section 20516.5. For employees defined as “new members” by CalPERS pursuant to the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (“PEPRA”), will pay a member contribution equal to fifty percent of the normal cost of their retirement benefit as determined by CalPERS. 15.2 PERS Plan Options The City’s contract with PERS provides for the following options: Credit for Unused Sick Leave; 3% @50 Retirement Formula; Single Highest Year Option; and the PERS Military Buyback Provision. Effective July 7, 2012, the City modified the formula to provide for the 3%@55 retirement formula with three highest year option for new employees hired on or after the resolution is adopted by the City Council. For employees hired on/after January 1, 2013 that are defined as “new members” by CalPERS, the City shall provide the 2.7% @ 57 retirement formula established by PEPRA. Section 16. Uniforms The City shall provide all necessary safety and protection clothing, as defined by the City Manager. The City shall provide one hundred percent (100%) of the initial purchase price of uniforms for those new employees required to wear a prescribed uniform. The quantity of mandatory uniforms for new employees will be determined by the City Manager and Chief of Police 16.1 Uniform Allowance The annual uniform allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) shall be paid on the first pay day on or after March 1st of each year. Effective the first pay period in March 2025 (March 7, 2025), the annual uniform allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars($1,500.00) shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis. Page 194 of 248