HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_167-2013_CCv0001.pdf SIDE LETTER To AMEND CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDLANDS(CITY)AND THE REDLANDS PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSE:
The City of Redlands (City) and the Redlands Professional Firefighters Association (RPFA) agree
to amend the Memorandum of Understanding effective July 1, 2012 -June 30, 2015 to provide
corrections and clarifications to previously agreed upon language, as follows:
PROVISION:
The current provision, Article 47'S|cx LEAVE, Section 47D8-Accno4L PxvxxEmr UPON RETIREMENT,
paragraph Bisasfollows:
Section 47.03 ACCRUAL PAYMENT UPON RETIREMENT
A. Upon service or medical retirement under the PERS retirement plan, or in the event of
the death of an employee prior to retirement employees with less than twenty (20)
years service with the City may elect one (l) of the following options for payment of
unused sick leave:
1. Convert all remaining sick leave accrued at the time ofretirement to cash value at
the final rate of pay and apply said cash value to applicable premiums payable under
the City's medical insurance program for the employee and eligible dependents until
the cash value isexhausted. inthe event that the employee dies prior tuexhaustion
of the cash value of said benefits, the remaining cash value may be applied towards
the premiums of covered dependents until exhausted,subject to the conditions and
limitations ofthe applicable insurance policy.
2. At the time of service retirement, disability retirement, or at the death of an active
employee, accrued sick leave may be cashed out otthe prevailing hourly rate at
three-percent(39&)for each year ufservice toamaximum nfIUOY6.
3' Atthe time of retirement or disability retirement extend sen/ice credit equal to one
hundred percent(100%)ofaccrued sick leave onthe books.
B. Affected employees also have the option of being compensated for unused sick leave on
the books atthe time ofretirement byeither option 2or]above.
Therefore, to provide correction and clearly state previously agreed upon language, the
following language is provided to replace Article 47-SICK Lsxvs, Section 47.03-A[CnoALPxvmswT
UPON RETIREMENT, paragraph B:
Section 4Z03 ACCRUAL PAYMIENTUPON RETIREMENT
A. Upon service or medical retirement under the PERS retirement plan, orinthe event of
the death of an employee prior to retirement, employees with less than twenty (20)
years service with the City may elect one (I) of the following options for payment of
unused sick leave:
1. Convert all remaining sick leave accrued at the time ofretirement tocash value at
the final rate of pay and apply said cash value to applicable premiums payable under
the City's medical insurance program for the employee and eligible dependents until
the cash value imexhausted. |nthe event that the employee dies prior toexhaustion
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of the cash value of said benefits,the remaining cash value may be applied towards
the premiums of covered dependents until exhausted,subject to the conditions and
limitations ofthe applicable insurance policy.
2' At the time of service retirement, disability retirement, or atthe death of an active
employee, accrued sick leave maybe cashed out at the prevailing hourly rate at
three-percent(39&)for each year ofservice toamaximum nfIOU1yo.
l At the time of retirement ordisability retirement extend service credit equal to one
hundred percent(100%)ofaccrued sick leave onthe books.
B. Upon service or medical retirement under the PERS retirement plan, orinthe event of
the death of an employee prior to retirement, employees hired prior to City Council
adoption of the 2012-20I5 K8OU who have served a minimum of twenty (20) years
service with the City, shall be provided lifetime health insurance in accordance with
Article 31 Section G. In addition, employees hired prior to City Council adoption of the
2012-2015 MOU also have the option of being compensated for unused sick leave on the
books atthe time ofretirement byeither option Zor3above.