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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 18-074 RATIFYING THE 2019-2020 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC. #186 LOCAL REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY POLICE DEPARTMENT LICENSED EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGECITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 18 -074 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 2019 - 2020 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC. #186 LOCAL REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY POLICE DEPARTMENT LICENSED EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE. BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2019 — 2020 Agreement between the Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Local #186 representing the St. Anthony Police Department Licensed Employees, and the City of St. Anthony Village is hereby ratified. The Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City. Adopted this 13" day of November, 2018. Jerome O. Faust, Mayor ATTEST: / Ni 1 Miller, City Clerc Reviewed for administration: Mark Casey, Cityil anager CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE AGREEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC. ST. ANTHONY POLICE DEPARTMENT January 1, 2019- December 31, 2020 INTRODUCTION This AGREEMENT is hereby made and entered into between Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the UNION and the City of St. Anthony, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the EMPLOYER. The intent and purpose of this AGREEMENT is to: Establish certain hours, wages and conditions of employment; 2. Establish procedures for the resolution of disputes concerning this AGREEMENT'S interpretation and /or application; Specify the full and complete understanding of the parties; and 4. Place in written form the parties' AGREEMENT upon terms and conditions of employment for the duration of the AGREEMENT. The EMPLOYER and the UNION, through this AGREEMENT, continue their dedication to the highest quality of public service. ARTICLE 1: RECOGNITION The EMPLOYER recognizes the UNION as the exclusive representative in matters involving conditions of employment of all essential employees of the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota, who are public employees within the meaning of Minn. Stat. 179A.03, subd. 14, excluding supervisory and confidential employees. ARTICLE 2: UNION SECURITY In recognition of the UNION as the exclusive representative, the EMPLOYER shall: Deduct the first pay day of each month an amount sufficient to provide the payment of such dues or fair share established by the UNION to be due and payable, and 2. Remit such deduction to the UNION at the earliest practicable date after collection. 3. The UNION may designate certain employees from the bargaining unit to act as Stewards and shall inform the EMPLOYER in writing of such choice. 4. The UNION agrees to indemnify and hold the EMPLOYER harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the EMPLOYER as a result of any action taken or not taken under the provisions of this Article. ARTICLE 3: SENIORITY New employees shall be on a one (1) year probationary period. Annually, the EMPLOYER shall furnish to the UNION a seniority list of the employees showing their respective dates of hire. There shall be one (1) master seniority list per classification established based on the employees original date of hire. Senior qualified Employees shall be given preference in bidding for shifts, within job classifications. All Employees covered by this AGREEMENT are eligible to bid for shifts by seniority, except those Employees with less than one (1) year continuous service in the Saint Anthony Police Department at the time of such bidding, or which are herein expressly exempted. Except as otherwise provided in the Contract, the EMPLOYER will not assign an Employee to work a shift other than the one assigned through the bid process, for the duration of the bid process, unless the EMPLOYER gives the Employee 24 hours notice. If a 24 hour notice is not provided, the EMPLOYER shall pay overtime. Bidding shall commence not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the work schedule being bid, and bidding shall be open until twenty (20) days prior to the commencement of the work schedule being bid. ARTICLE 4: LAYOFF/RECALL In the event it becomes necessary to lay off employees for any reason, employees within one classification shall be laid off in the inverse order of their seniority. Employees shall be recalled from layoff according to their seniority in their classification. No new employees shall be hired until all employees on layoff status desiring to return to work have been recalled. The employee's option to return to work shall be limited to three (3) years after first notice of recall, subject to EMPLOYER'S determination of competence. ARTICLE 5: DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE Discipline shall be for just cause and in one or more of the following forms: oral reprimand, written reprimand, suspension, demotion, and termination. Grievances relating to this Article shall be initiated by the Union at Step 3 of the grievance procedure under Article 20. ARTICLE 6: PROMOTIONS Promotions are solely at the discretion of the EMPLOYER, subject to the following: There shall be a posting of a job vacancy in the unit for at least ten (10) days before the official closing of applications. 2. The City shall require such written, oral, performance, psychological and other examinations or evaluations as deemed necessary to fill the position. The date(s) of such examination and their respective weight in determining selection shall be communicated to all candidates before the first examination. 3. A written notification of promotion and salary shall be given to the person selected. ARTICLE 7: PERSONAL LEAVE WITH PAY Amount allowed. Full time employees shall earn personal leave according to the following schedule: Hours Accrued Per Year 0 - 5 years 176 hours 5 - 14 years 216 hours 15+ years 256 hours Employees using earned personal leave shall be considered to be working for the purpose of accumulating additional personal leave. 2. Usaee. Personal leave may be used as earned, subject to approval by the Department Head and City Manager of the time at which it may be taken. In order to allow coordination of personal leave with family and medical leave, employees seeking to take personal leave may be required to provide enough information about the purpose of the time off to allow a determination of whether the time will also qualify for family and medical leave. If the personal leave also qualifies for family and medical leave, the employee must take both leaves simultaneously. Terminal Leave. Any employee leaving the municipal service in good standing after giving proper notice of such termination of employment, will be compensated for personal leave accrued and unused to the date of separation according to the schedule set forth in Section #7. In the event of an employee's death before leaving municipal service, the employee's designated beneficiary, or estate if no beneficiary is named, will be compensated for personal leave accrued and unused according to the schedule set forth in Section #7. Waiver of Personal Leave Prohibited. No employee is permitted to waive personal leave for the purpose of receiving double compensation. 5. Procedure. To be eligible for personal leave with pay, an employee shall report as soon as possible to his or her Department Head the need to take personal leave and its estimated duration. 6. Workers' Compensation. Employees are covered by the workers compensation laws of the State. In the event an employee is disabled and is entitled to workers compensation, the employee will keep any workers' compensation payments received and be eligible to receive a bi- weekly pay check equal to 1/3 pay through the use of personal leave benefits. In addition, the employee will be entitled to earn 1/3 of the amount of the personal leave pay they would otherwise be entitled to during an absence from their employment. Employees receiving such workers' compensation will be considered working for the purpose of accumulating additional personal leave benefits. Unused Personal Leave Pay. An unused personal leave pay policy is established subject to the following rules and regulations: (a) The employee must be in good standing and give proper notice of termination in the case of resignation. (b) Qualifying employees shall receive their accumulated personal leave up to a maximum as listed in the following schedule: Maximum lament 0 - 3 years of service % of personal leave accrued 3+ years 480.0 hours 4 + years 528.0 hours 5 + years 600.0 hours Employees hired after January 1, 2013 Maximum Payment 0 - 3 years of service 150 hours of personal leave accrued 3 to 10 years 300 hours 10 to 15 years 400 hours 15 to 20 years 500 hours 20 plus years 600 hours 8. Donation of Personal Leave to Employees with Serious Medical Problems. Employees may voluntarily donate personal leave time in hour increments which can be converted to use by employees facing serious medical problems or extended time off due to serious medical problems and who have no accumulated personal leave time or compensatory time available. The use of this donated personal leave must be approved by the Department Head and the City Manager and will be converted to the receiving employee's paid hourly rate. This does not include temporary or seasonal positions or unionized employees who have a sick pool that is already established. 9. Maximum personal leave is 1,200 hours for all employees Effective September 1, 2012, EMPLOYEES that currently exceed the personal leave maximum accrual limit of 1,200 hours will have one year to bring their personal leave account into compliance with the maximum accrual limits upon adoption of this contract. If the employee does not bring his/her personal leave account into compliance, the employee will lose the unused personal leave time that is not utilized. ARTICLE 8: FUNERAL LEAVE In the event of the death of any employee's spouse, children, brothers and sisters or parents or spouse's parents, the employee will be granted three (3) days of funeral leave with pay. In the event of the death of an employee's or his spouse's grandparents, an employee will be granted one (1) day's funeral leave with pay. ARTICLE 9: LEAVE OF ABSENCE Employees subpoenaed as witnesses, or called and selected for jury duty shall receive their regular compensation less jury pay. Mileage allowance will not be considered as jury pay. Whenever any employee is delegated to attend conventions of labor which require his absence from work, the EMPLOYER agrees that such absence shall be allowed, provided there is not substantial work interference, and the EMPLOYER is able to make satisfactory arrangements. ARTICLE 10: HOLIDAYS All Employees shall observe the following twelve (12) paid holidays each year, plus an additional twelve (12) hours of holiday pay. New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Presidents Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Friday following Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day ARTICLE 11: HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES A normal work day for full time employees may be up to twelve (12) hours. The normal work week for full time Employees shall be an averaged forty (40) hours. EMPLOYEES, when ordered to work overtime, shall work no longer than a 16 hour shift. The Chief of Police has authority to establish shifts. The average work month for Employees for the purpose of computing personal leave and fractions of a month's work shall be one hundred seventy -three (173) hours. All Employees will be allowed two work relief periods a shift not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes each. The shift trade procedure is established to memorialize and incorporate the current shift trading practice between employees into this AGREEMENT. 1. Employees will continue to utilize the departmental current half -sheet "Shift Trade" form. 2. Employees engaging in shift trades may exceed eighty (80) hours of work in a pay period. 3. Employees will not be entitled to overtime compensation for traded shift hours worked in excess of eighty (80) hours in a pay period unless authorized by management. 4. Employees will submit agreed upon schedule shift trades of equal hours prior to posting on the schedule. All shift trades must occur within the same bid schedule year. 5. An annual review of shift trades will be conducted by December 15th. Any balance of time owed that has not been scheduled for payback will be deducted from the Employee's personal leave balance. ARTICLE 12: OVERTIME Overtime is defined as all hours worked in excess of the scheduled shift. Overtime for all Employees shall be paid as it is earned at the rate of time and one -half (1 %2). Officers called in for SWAT shall receive a minimum of 2 hours of pay at time and one -half (1 %2). With the mutual agreement of the EMPLOYER and the Employee, overtime shall be compensated at the rate of time and one -half (1 %2) compensatory time off. Overtime shall be divided on a seniority basis, as equally as possible among all Employees on the seniority list. Officers called in for court appearance while off duty will receive a minimum of three (3) hours pay at time and one -half (I %2). Officers required to be "on call" for a court appearance during time off will receive a maximum of two (2) hours pay at time and one half (1 %2 ). ARTICLE 13: UNION VISITATIONS AND NOTICES A duly authorized representative of the UNION will be permitted to visit the premises of the EMPLOYER at reasonable times for the purpose of transacting legitimate business of the UNION, provided there will be no undue and unreasonable interference with the operation of the department. The UNION shall be allowed to post reasonable and appropriate UNION notices for employees at a convenient place designated by the EMPLOYER. ARTICLE 14: UNION BUSINESS Up to Two (2) Employees at a time shall be granted leave without pay to attend to UNION business not to exceed a total often workdays per calendar year. The EMPLOYER shall attempt, if possible, to arrange the employee's work schedule so that the employee will not lose pay. ARTICLE 15: HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE For 2019 the EMPLOYER will contribute one thousand one hundred forty ($1,140.00) per month towards the total cost of the Employee's health and life insurance (maximum $25,000.00) and any dependent's health insurance costs. By mutual agreement employees may use up to Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of health insurance for dental insurance. See attachment A for 2019 contributions by plan. For 2020 the EMPLOYER will contribute one thousand one hundred forty ($1,140.00) per month towards the total cost of the Employee's health and life insurance (maximum $25,000.00) and any dependent's health insurance costs. In addition, 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. By mutual agreement employees may use up to Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of health insurance for dental insurance. If the total cost of the insurance is less than the City contribution, then the City will refund the difference in a one -time, taxable payment on January 30th for the previous year. All additional longevity pay in lieu of insurance benefit is hereby terminated. Employees separating during the year will receive paid refund on a pro -rata basis. (The provisions of this paragraph will not apply to any employee hired after December 31, 1988. Employees hired after that date will not be entitled to such payment in lieu of insurance coverage or pro -rate refunds.) 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. 7 ARTICLE 16: WAGES A. Top Scale Wages Police Officer Sergeant B. Wage Step System/I Start After one (1) year After two (2) years After three (3) years January 1 January 1 2019 /Mo. 2020 /Mo. $6,629.40 $6,844.86 $7,591.46 $7.838.18 blice Officer 75% of Top Scale 85% of Top Scale 95% of Top Scale 100% (Top Scale) C. Field Training Officers will receive one (1) hour of compensatory time for every day of training, which includes use of force and firearms instruction. D. Pay Days. Employees will be paid every two weeks on the alternate Fridays. When a holiday falls on a Friday pay day, employees will receive their paychecks on the preceding Thursday. When two -day holidays fall on the Friday pay day and the Thursday preceding the Friday pay day, employees will receive their pay checks on the preceding Wednesday. E. Investigator. Employees classified or assigned as Investigator shall receive $150.00 per month in addition to regular Patrol wages. F. Officer in Charge: An officer designated as "Officer in Charge" (OIC), by the Chief of Police (or designee) shall be paid at the top patrol officer's hourly rate plus 70% of the difference between the top patrol officer's hourly rate and Sergeant's hourly rate. Management retains the right to name the OIC. The OIC assignment shall only commence when the OIC is in charge for one (1) or more work hours. An officer designated as an OIC does not have the authority to discipline, make schedule changes, authorize time off, or take sick calls from staff members that are working during the OTC's work assignment. The senior officer on a shift will be the OIC unless otherwise designated by the Chief of Police or his /her designee ARTICLE 17: LONGEVITY Employees with the required service credit shall receive longevity pay according to the following: 2019 % of Base Pay Frequenc Five (5) years but less than ten (10) 2.48% /month Ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) 3.30% /month Fifteen (15) years but less than twenty (20) 4.13% /month Twenty (20) years or more 4.54% /month % of 2020 Base Pa Five (5) years but less than ten (10) 2.48% Ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) 3.30% Fifteen (15) years but less than twenty (20) 4.13% Twenty (20) years or more 5.50% ARTICLE 18: HEALTH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN All employees with 0 years to 15 years of service shall contribute 1% of base pay. All employees with more than 15 years of service shall contribute 2% of base pay. Frequenc /month /month /month /month All employees eligible for the severance outlined in Article 7 Section 7 of the contract that discusses severance eligibility will contribute to the Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan as described below. 100% of employee severance, up to the 600 hours maximum payout to the HCSP. ARTICLE 19: SCHOOLS AND TRAINING SESSIONS All employees shall be required to attend such schools or training sessions as may be required by EMPLOYER. Compensation for such attendance is considered included in the approved salary schedule unless EMPLOYER is reimbursed from an outside source. ARTICLE 20: POST BOARD REQUIREMENTS The EMPLOYER will contribute 100% of the cost of any necessary license fee and application for such license under the Peace Officer Standards and Training Act (POST). The EMPLOYER is to make every effort possible to provide the necessary POST certified training required under the current law during the course of duty time. In the event that it is not possible to provide necessary POST certified training during duty time, the employees will be reimbursed in the form of compensatory time off for off duty training hours at the rate of time and one -half, effective from the date the agreement is signed. Monthly 2019 Monthly Contribution 2020 Contribution 3 -15 3 -15 15+ Step Wages Years 15+ Years Wages Years Years Start $28.68 $46.00 $29.62 $48.00 1 Year $32.51 $53.00 $33.57 $54.00 2 Year $36.33 $59.00 $37.52 $61.00 3 Year /Officer $38.25 $62.00 $123.00 $39.49 $64.00 $127.00 Sergeant $43.80 $71.00 $141.00 $45.22 $73.00 $145.00 All employees eligible for the severance outlined in Article 7 Section 7 of the contract that discusses severance eligibility will contribute to the Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan as described below. 100% of employee severance, up to the 600 hours maximum payout to the HCSP. ARTICLE 19: SCHOOLS AND TRAINING SESSIONS All employees shall be required to attend such schools or training sessions as may be required by EMPLOYER. Compensation for such attendance is considered included in the approved salary schedule unless EMPLOYER is reimbursed from an outside source. ARTICLE 20: POST BOARD REQUIREMENTS The EMPLOYER will contribute 100% of the cost of any necessary license fee and application for such license under the Peace Officer Standards and Training Act (POST). The EMPLOYER is to make every effort possible to provide the necessary POST certified training required under the current law during the course of duty time. In the event that it is not possible to provide necessary POST certified training during duty time, the employees will be reimbursed in the form of compensatory time off for off duty training hours at the rate of time and one -half, effective from the date the agreement is signed. ARTICLE 21: GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE This grievance procedure is established for the purpose of resolving disputes involving the interpretation or application of this AGREEMENT. 2. The EMPLOYER will recognize Stewards selected by the UNION as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit. The UNION shall notify the EMPLOYER in writing of the Stewards and of their successors when so named. 3. A grievance is defined as a dispute over the interpretation or application of this AGREEMENT. 4. Grievances shall be resolved in the following manner: STEP 1. An employee claiming a violation concerning the interpretation or application of this AGREEMENT shall within twenty -one (21) calendar days after such alleged violation present such grievance to the employee's immediate supervisor designated by the EMPLOYER. The EMPLOYER - designated representative will give a final answer to Step 1 grievance within ten (10) calendar days. If a grievance is not resolved in Step 1, such grievance shall be placed in writing and referred to Step 2 within ten (10) calendar days after the EMPLOYER'S final answer in Step 1. Any grievance not referred in writing by the employee within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. STEP 2. The written grievance shall be presented personally to the employee's department head or other EMPLOYER - designated representative. A copy will be sent by registered mail, return requested to the City Manager. The EMPLOYER- designated representative shall give the employee the EMPLOYER'S Step 2 answer within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 2 grievance. If a grievance is not resolved in Step 2, such grievance shall be referred to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER - designated representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not referred in writing by the employee within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. STEP 3. The written grievance shall be presented personally to the EMPLOYER - designated representative (City Manager). The EMPLOYER- designated representative shall give the EMPLOYER'S answer within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. If a grievance is not resolved in Step 3, such grievance shall be referred to Step 4 within ten (10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER- designated representa- tive's final Step 3 answer. Any grievance not referred in writing by the employee within ten (10) days shall be considered waived. STEP 3A. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3 of the grievance procedure, the parties, by mutual agreement, may submit the matter to mediation with the Bureau of Mediation Services. Submitting the grievance to mediation preserves the timelines for Step 4 of the grievance procedure. STEP 4. Unresolved grievances are subject to the arbitration provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 179A.21. The arbitrator shall not have the right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from the provisions of this AGREEMENT. The arbitrator shall 10 consider and decide only the specific issue submitted in writing by the EMPLOYER and the UNION and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the application for laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of the law. The arbitrator shall submit his decision in writing within thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever is later unless the parties agree to an extension. The decis- ion shall be based solely upon the arbitrator's interpretation or application of the express terms of this AGREEMENT on the facts of the grievance presented. All documents, communications and records dealing with a grievance shall be filed separately from the personnel files of the involved employee(s). The time limits established in this Article may be extended or modified by mutual consent of the EMPLOYER and the UNION and shall be in writing. Employees shall be allowed reasonable time to process grievances during working hours without loss of pay. ARTICLE 22: RIGHT OF SUB - CONTRACT Nothing in this AGREEMENT shall prohibit or restrict the right of the EMPLOYER from sub - contracting work performed by employees covered by this AGREEMENT. ARTICLE 23: CLOTHING ALLOWANCE Uniform allowance shall be $900.00 in 2019 and $900.00 in 2020 for each officer to be paid to the officer as a reimbursement for uniform expenses. Protective clothing, i.e., bullet -proof vests, etc. will be provided by the EMPLOYER per Federal and State regulations. The EMPLOYER will supply at no cost to the Employees all required uniform items and reasonable replacements upon initial hire. New hires will not qualify for uniform allowance until they complete one year of service. ARTICLE 24: EMPLOYER AUTHORITY The UNION recognizes the prerogative of the EMPLOYER to operate and manage its affairs in all respects in accordance with existing and future laws and regulations of appropriate authorities including municipality's personnel policies and work rules. Rules and regulations shall be reasonable and consistent with this AGREEMENT and applied uniformly and without discrimination. The prerogatives and authority which the EMPLOYER has not officially abridged, delegated or modified by this AGREEMENT are retained by the EMPLOYER. ARTICLE 25: SAVINGS CLAUSE In the event any provision of this AGREEMENT shall be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such provision shall be voided. All other provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The voiced provision shall be renegotiated at the request of either party. 11 ARTICLE 26: DURATION This AGREEMENT shall be effective as of the first day of January, 2019 and shall remain in full force and effect until the thirty -first day of December, 2020. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AGREEMENT on this _ day of, 201_ Articles in the contract may be rewritten by mutual agreement of the parties. If no agreement is reached, all articles will remain as is. CITY OF ST. ANTHONY Mayor ✓vl City Manager FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC. i %. /" Steward Lo7cal #I 1>011" 4 Shia • ccalca1�186 12 City of St Anthony 2019 Premium and Employer Contributions ATTACHMENT A City of St Anthony 2019 Premium and Employer Contributions Staff opting -out must provide reasonable evidence that the employee and all individuals for whom the employee reasonably expects to claim a personal exemption deduction for the taxable year has coverage in place 2019 City -HSA ployee cost Health Insurance Contribution ch pay period f Plan Coverage (monthly) 24 payrolls) 25 Co -Pay Single 871.50 - 500 deductible EE a Spouse 1,830.50 202.60 Achieve EE a Children 1,743.50 168.13 Family 2,26 68 2700 Open Access :EE Et Spouse 1,412.00 80.00 EE Et Children 1,344.50 56.88 Farnily 1,7400 F- -"Zlll�Ill'I.I.PprnmmmrmmmmmmMEPMPMMF= 2700 H.S.A. Single 659.00 225.00 Perform EE a Spouse 1,383.50 64.00 EE a Children 1,317.50 41.62 Family 1,713.00 109.25 2700 H.S.A. Single 645.50 225.00 Achieve EE a Spouse 1 355.50 39.59 EE a Children 1 291.00 39.22 . MIA M 000 'Open Spouse i EE Et Children 1 240.50 11.50 Family 1,6100 4000 H.S.A. Single 608.00 225.00 - Perform EE a Spouse 1,276.50 - 18.13 EE a Children 1,216.00 4.50 - Family 1,580.00 - 51.87 Single 595.50 225.00 - EE a Spouse 250 .50 - 14.99 EE a Children ,191.00 Ll 6.2 ° FaMjj , ,�0 29,.60 Staff opting -out must provide reasonable evidence that the employee and all individuals for whom the employee reasonably expects to claim a personal exemption deduction for the taxable year has coverage in place