RES 18-075 RATIFYING THE 2019-2020 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 3486 REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE

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17.1 Please see Attachment A for 2019 contributions by plan. For 2020 the EMPLOYER agrees to pay the same contribution toward medical insurance as 2019 plus 50% of any premium increase will be paid by the EMPLOYER. 2020 contributions will be provided to the UNION when rates are made available to the EMPLOYER. 17.2 The EMPLOYER will pay 100% of the cost of single coverage of health (medical /surgical) insurance. 17.3 EMPLOYEES are allowed to continue participating in the EMPLOYER'S medical insurance plan as provided in Minnesota Statute 471.61, Subd. 2b. EMPLOYEES participating under the scope of this section shall have full access to all medical insurance options that are available to active City EMPLOYEES. The EMPLOYEE shall pay 100% of the cost. In the event of the EMPLOYEE'S death prior to leaving the EMPLOYER'S medical insurance plan, the EMPLOYEE'S spouse or dependent children shall be allowed to continue medical insurance coverage at 100% of their own expense, provided the deceased EMPLOYEE'S spouse and /or dependent children were covered under the plan prior to the EMPLOYEE'S death. Coverage for the EMPLOYEE'S spouse shall remain in effect until such time that the EMPLOYEE'S spouse becomes eligible for Medicare or Medicaid. Coverage for dependent children will remain in effect until such time that they no longer qualify as a dependent child. 17.4 Local 3486 will be allowed to establish an EMPLOYER - sponsored program through health care savings. Amounts to be put into the account must be agreed to by both the bargaining unit and EMPLOYER. The EMPLOYER does not pay anything for the health care savings plan. 17.5 In the event the health insurance provisions of this Agreement fail to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and its related regulations or cause the EMPLOYER to be subject to a penalty, fine or additional tax liability, the Union and the Employer will meet promptly to bargain over alternative provisions. 17.6 Life Insurance maximum $25,000. 18. SHIFT EXCHANGE. 18.1. EMPLOYEES may exchange duty shifts with another employee provided that such exchange does not subject the EMPLOYER to liability for additional overtime compensation by virtue of such trading of shifts. 18.2. The EMPLOYEES desiring the exchange of shifts shall request and receive approval of the Department Head or Assistant Fire Chief, who must determine that such exchange will not be detrimental to the work program of the EMPLOYER. 18.3. Notification and approval of the supervisor must be obtained not less than 48 hours prior to the scheduled shifts to be exchanged. 18.4. The EMPLOYER will not be subject to the terms of Section 10.1 of this Agreement in regards to this Article unless the EMPLOYEES exchanging shifts would regularly be subject to Section 10.1 had the exchange not occurred. 19. LONGEVITY. 11