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Unless required by law, employees shall not receive City contributions to benefits or accrue vacation, sick leave or other paid leave, during leave of absence without pay. Employees on unpaid leave of absence may continue group health insurance coverage provided the employee pays the entire cost of coverage for the option selected. Late payment may result in cancellation of health plan coverage with no -reinstatement allowed. IV. HEALTH BENEFITS Medical Insurance/Cafeteria Plan - The City agrees to contract with the California Public Employee's Retirement System (CaIPERS) for participation under the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act (Government Code Section 22750, et, seq.), for the purpose of providing medical insurance benefits for employees The City's maximum contribution for each eligible, active employee for a Health Benefit Plan (as referenced in Government Code Section 22892) shall not exceed the CaIPERS minimum contribution, adjusted annually by the CaIPERS Board to reflect any change to the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index. All costs incurred by the City to maintain the Group Health Benefits Plan in compliance with Government Code Section 22751, et. Seq., and all costs incurred by the City to maintain the Cafeteria Plan in compliance with IRS Code Section 125, shall be paid from the aforementioned monthly dollar caps. Such costs include, but are not limited to, premiums, surcharges, and/or administrative fees. In the event there are any costs not charged to the City due to delays by CaIPERS and/or other administrative agencies in calculating, or reporting these costs, said costs shall be carried over and charged as administrative costs to the following plan year and deducted from the aforementioned monthly dollar caps accordingly. The health plans offered shall be those of the California Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) or any other reasonably comparable health plan options. The City shall establish in accordance with Section 125 of the IRS Code a Cafeteria Plan establishing the following individual accounts for each active employee: A. Group Health Plan Medical Premiums B. Flexible Spending Account for Dependent Care C. Flexible Spending Account for Medical Expenses Effective January 1, 2012, the City's monthly contribution for each eligible full-time employee for the aforementioned Cafeteria Plan shall be equal to ninety percent (90%) of the premium of the health plan and level of coverage selected by the employee, up to 10