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6.3.E. - Page 48 <br />19.1.8 Any funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year in each individual Cafeteria Plan account shall <br />be returned to the general fund for use consistent with IRS Code Section 125. <br />19.2 Retiree Health <br />For RCMEA members employed by the City who have ten (10) years of service and retire under the City's <br />retirement, the maximum City contribution toward health plan coverage shall be equal to the CalPERS Bay <br />Area Kaiser family premium for employee only. The City will pay the PEMHCA minimum employer <br />contribution to CalPERS and reimburse the retiree for the remaining amount. <br />19.3 Dental Insurance <br />The City shall continue to provide to eligible employees and dependents dental insurance program through <br />the term of this agreement to include coverages as follows: $2,000 annual cap for basic coverage and <br />$2,500 lifetime cap for orthodonture effective October 1, 2001. The City will pay ninety percent (90%) of the <br />dental insurance premium for eligible employees and dependents. <br />19.4 Vision Care <br />The City shall continue to contract with Vision Service Plan (VSP) or a comparable vision care provider to <br />provide vision care benefits for employees and their dependents. The Vision service Plan B provides for an <br />exam every 12 months, lenses every 12 months if needed, and frames every 2 years if needed, There is to <br />be no deductible for employees, but a $20.00 per person deductible will apply to dependents each time <br />benefits are available and will be paid by the employee. The City will pay ninety percent (90%) of the vision <br />insurance premium for eligible employees and dependents. <br />19.5 Savings Clause <br />19.5.1 If, pursuant to any federal or state law which may become effective subsequent to the effective <br />date of this Memorandum of Understanding, the City is required to pay contributions or taxes for <br />hospital -medical -surgical, dental care, prescription drug or other health benefits to be provided its <br />employees under such federal or state act, the City's obligation to furnish the same benefits under <br />the hospital -medical programs shall be suspended and the contributions agreed to be paid monthly <br />hereunder by the City shall be reduced each month by the amounts which the City is required to <br />expend during any such month in the form of contributions or taxes to support said federal or state <br />health plan. <br />19.5.2 If, as a result of such law, the level of benefits provided by such law for any group of employees, or <br />their dependents, is lower in certain categories of services than that provided under the existing <br />major plan, the City shall, to the extent practical, provide a plan of benefits supplementary to the <br />federal or state benefits so as to make benefits in each category of coverage as nearly comparable <br />as possible to the benefits provided under the major medical plans, The City need only expend for <br />this purpose the actual amount required to achieve parity between the benefits provided under the <br />major medical plan and the benefits provided under any federal or state plan as supplemented in <br />the manner hereinabove described. In no event shall the City be required to expend for such <br />purposes an amount which when added to the contributions or taxes required of the City under the <br />federal or state act, shall exceed the amounts paid at the time such legislation becomes effective. <br />19.5.3 If the benefits provided under the federal or state act exceed the benefits provided hereunder in <br />each category of coverage, the City shall be under no further obligation to make any contribution. <br />25 <br />