Fixing Maxium Salaries Appointed Officers & Non-Bargaining Employees 2014

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(2) Short and Long Term Disability. Short and Long Term Disability shall be as set forth in the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, as it may be amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. (3) Payment for Election to Leave Employer's Comprehensive Maior Medical Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty ($130) per month ($65 biweekly) to any Employee who elects to leave the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program to be covered by another program for which the City makes no contribution. This election shall not be mandatory, and the Employee who made such election may return to the City's comprehensive major medical Insurance Program, provided that the conditions of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program are met, and the contributions specified herein are made, but in such event said Employee shall forfeit the one hundred and thirty ($130) payment per month thereafter. (4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an amount not less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for each employee except for Police and Fire which are at set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. Such insurance shall become effective upon the award of a group life insurance bid bythe Board of Public Works, or upon the beginning of the plan year, whichever is later. (5) Benefit Waiting Period. The City notes that life insurance, comprehensive major Medical Insurance, and short term disability programs require a minimum eligibility period of sixty (60) days; and that the long -term disability program requires a minimum ninety (90) day eligibility period which must be met. (e) Hiring Bonus. The Mayor, may, at his /her discretion, offer a Hiring Bonus to a new employee as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered. This Bonus will be paid to the employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary Ordinance. The range of these monetary bonuses will be from one hundred ($100) to four thousand dollars ($4,000). (f) Police Communication Employees. Employees working in the communications area of the Police Department will be paid stand -by beeper pay as follows: one hour of straight time pay will be paid to one employee to cover each shift each day for the one hour immediately preceding the shift change. (g) Allowances. (1) Auto Allowances. At the Mayor's discretion an auto allowance may be offered to city employees in Lieu of a City issued car. The allowance may range from one ($1) to five hundred ($500) dollars per month. (2) Cell Phone Allowance. At the Mayor's discretion an allowance for the business portion of an employee's cell phone may be provided to those employees whose position and job responsibilities require the ability to communicate outside of city premises or after normal city working hours. The allowance shall not exceed one - hundred ($100) per month. (i) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who is not Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and are subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be paid.