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01/10/2011 category of coverage as nearly comparable as possible to the benefits provided under the Group Health Benefits Plans provided by the City, according to the plan selected by individual employees. The City need only expend for this purpose the actual amount required to achieve parity between the benefits agreed to be provided under the Group Health Benefits Plans provided by the City and the benefits provided under any federal or state plan as supplemented in the manner hereinabove described. In no event shall the City be required to expend for such purposes an amount which, when added to the contributions or taxes required of the City under the federal or state act, shall exceed the amounts paid at the time such legislation becomes effective. If the benefits provided under the federal or state act exceed the benefits provided hereunder in each category of coverage, the City shall be under no further obligation to make any contributions. 19.4 Life Insurance The City shall continue to offer to eligible employees additional life insurance equal to one and one -half (11/2) times the employee's annual salary, at a 60/40 premium contribution split between the City and the employee respectively. 19.5 Vision Care Effective the 1s of the month directly following ratification and Council approval of agreement, the City shall contract with Vision Service Plan (VSP) or a comparable vision care provider to provide Vision Care Plan B benefits for LA.F.F. employees and their dependents. The Vision Service Plan B provides for an exam every 12 months, lenses every 12 months if needed, and frames every 2 years if needed. There is to be no deductible for employees, but a $20.00 per person deductible will apply to dependents each time benefits are available and will be paid by the employee. 19.6 Long Term Disability Insurance The City will reimburse twenty -five dollars ($25.00) per month per employee towards the cost of Long Term Disability. SECTION 20 - SAFETY 20.1 Both the City and the Union shall expend every effort to see to it that work is performed with a maximum degree of safety, consistent with the requirement to conduct efficient operations. 20.2 As required by the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.) sections 1500; 5 -3,9; and 1404; 4 -2,3, and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) /title 8/5144, the employer shall not permit respirators with tight fitting face pieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing 46 Page 52 #15077 MUFF # 905