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16.6 Long -Term Disability The City shall pay to the Union the sum of nineteen dollars and fifty cents ($19.50), up to a maximum of twenty -three dollars ($23.00) as the monthly premium of each employee enrolled in the Union's long- term disability plan. Said payments shall be made in arrears monthly. Should the monthly premium of the Union's long -term disability plan drop below fifteen dollars per month, the dollar difference shall be added one time to the rate of pay set forth in Section 5.1 of this agreement. 16.7 Extended Benefits The City will consider voluntary proposals from the Union's membership to utilize their benefits to extend the benefits of an individual on protracted medical leave. 16.8 Employee Assistance Program The parties have agreed to be covered by, and have LPFD provide an Employee Assistance Program. Section 17. Retirement 17.1 Retirement Plan The City shall provide for the employees covered by this agreement the following PERS plan options: 3 % @50, single highest year and fourth level 1959 Survivor's Benefit at the City's expense. The Military Service Buy -Back option will be paid at the employee's expense. In addition, the City, at its expense, contracts with PERS for the purpose of providing the "credit for unused sick leave" option. The amount of unused hours of sick leave is converted to days and reported to PERS as service credit in accordance with PERS requirements. Former Pleasanton Fire Department employees being credited an employee contribution rate of 10.75% will be grand fathered at such rate. All former Livermore Fire Department employees and employees hired after October, 1998 will be credited with a 9% employee rate. 17.1.1 PERS Status for Fire Prevention Personnel The classifications of Fire Inspector and Hazardous Materials Coordinator will be placed in the Safety PERS plan as maintained for the line personnel. 17.2 Payment of Employee's Contribution The City shall pay each employee's required PERS on eligible salary and those elements of compensation deemed by PERS to be "PERS Special Compensation" for example, holiday pay, uniform allowance, and paramedic pay. The PERS EPMC payment structure will continue as currently provided by the City of Pleasanton and the appropriate definition language referenced in Section 17.1. 22