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Public Works Group Labor Agreement April 14, 2014 Page 2 Article 20: Insurance The City Council has already approved an increase in the monthly insurance contribution to non-union personnel and the Sergeants group of $20 for 2014. The same increase would be provided to the Public Works group, bringing the contribution up to $980 per month for health & dental insurance in 2014. The monthly contribution in 2015 and 2016 would be tied to the subsequent increase in the premiums, if any, as follows: If the Health Insurance Premium Increases by The Maximum Monthly City Contribution will increase by: Less than 1% No change 1% to 5% +$10 6% to 10% +$20 11% to 15% +$30 Greater than 15% +$40 Article 22: Clothing Similar to the change made in Article 18, the maximum reimbursements allowed for work apparel and safety shoes have increased by a prorated amount to account for a third contract year. The apparel reimbursement increased from $96 to $144 and the safety shoes reimbursement increased from $255.00 to $382.50. Article 23: Standby Duty The following language was added to provide flexibility on the City's part to add new staff to the standby rotation after six months experience and the approval of the supervisor: Probationary employees, with a minimum of six (6) months of service, and the approval of the public works supervisor, can be added to the on-call rotation. Article 28: Wages Consistent with the non-union personnel and the Sergeants group, the City has offered a consistent 2% cost of living adjustment for each year of the Agreement. This increase mirrors what other communities have offered to their bargaining groups. In addition, the Compensation Study revealed that the Maintenance Workers' wages were 4.45% below the median comparable rate. The full amount of the 4.45% increase would be accounted for in 2014. There would be no change to the Custodian position wages other than the 2% cost of living increases, as this position was deemed to be compensated above the comparable average.