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6.B. - Page 37 of 366 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN REDWOOD CITY AND REDWOOD CITY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION RE: 2018 SUCCESSOR MOU The City will contract to provide Long Term Disability Insurance for RCMEA employees. The City, for the term of this agreement, will pay the full cost of the basic rate (basic rate provides for up to a three thousand dollar 1$3,0001 maximum monthly payout), A buy -up option will be included to offer the employee the opportunity to increase their coverage, at their own expense, up to an additional three thousand dollar ($3,000) monthly payout. The total maximum monthly payout available will be six thousand dollars {$6,0001, 19.8 Social Security In the event the City and its employees are required to participate in the Federal Social Security Program, the contribution designated by law to be the responsibility of the employee shall be paid in full by the employee and the City shall not be obligated to pay or "pick up" any portion thereof. 19.9 COBRA The City may cause employees not entitled to the benefits set forth in Article 19, who are allowed to remain on a City health insurance plan following separation from employment pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), to be charged for such coverage at the maximum rate permissible by law (presently 102% of the premium for an active employee). ARTICLE 20 SAFETY 20.1 Both the City and the Association shall expend every effort to ensure that work is performed with maximum degree of safety, consistent with the requirement to conduct efficient operations. 20.2 Each employee covered by this Memorandum agrees to comply with all safety rules and regulations in effect and any subsequent rules and regulations that may be adopted. Employees further agree that they will report all accidents and safety hazards to the appropriate management official immediately. Any employee having knowledge of or who is witness to an accident shall, if requested, give full and truthful testimony as to same. 20.3 Employees shall not be required to operate equipment that has been deemed unsafe. 20.4 Substance Abuse 00059814-1 20,4.1 It is the responsibility of all affected employees to cooperate to protect the lives, personal safety and property of co-workers and fellow citizens. The parties hereto and all affected employees shall take all reasonable steps to accomplish these goals and to minimize potential danger. 20.4.2 It is in the best interest of the City, the Association, affected employees, and the public to ensure that affected employees do not appear for work under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or possess illegal substances or alcohol while at work, because such conduct is likely to result in reduced productivity, an unsafe working environment, poor morale and increased potential liability to the City. "Under the influence of drugs" means the use of any illegal substances or misuse of a prescribed drug in a manner and to a degree that impairs the employee's work performance or the ability to use City property or equipment safely. 32