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administer the insurance benefits provided thereunder, and select and /or change any excess <br />or supplemental insurance carriers as a part of any self - insurance plan during the term of <br />this MOU, provided that employees covered by this MOU continue to receive equivalent <br />benefits and provided that the parties have met and conferred before the benefits changes <br />are made. <br />11.6 SAMA employees shall have the option of waiving coverage under any City sponsored <br />group insurance plan, such as medical, and dental, and receiving a cash payment (subject <br />to taxation as wages) each month in an amount equal to the City contribution for the <br />"employee- only" coverage for medical and the City contribution for family dental. The <br />above specified amounts of City contributions towards each such coverage waived will be <br />applied to earned income. <br />11.7 Medical Retirement Subsidy Plan. <br />A. Effective June 30, 2015, SAMA dissolved the City's Medical Retirement Subsidy <br />Plan for employees covered under this MOU. Prior to that date, all existing SAMA <br />Medical Retirement Subsidy Plan funds were distributed among SAMA <br />membership and, if applicable, its retired members. SAMA agrees to defend the <br />City against, and indemnify the City for, any liability and damages incurred by the <br />City as a result of the dissolution of the SAMA Medical Retirement Subsidy Plan. <br />B. Effective October 1, 2014, employees covered under this MOU began participating <br />in the "Vantage Care" Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHS), as earlier <br />implemented by the City, which designated ICMA -RC as the administrator of the <br />plan. At that time, employees covered under this MOU received a one -time <br />increase of 1.25% in their base pay, which amount was deposited into their <br />individual RHS accounts each pay period going forward. <br />C. Employees covered under this MOU shall continue to contribute 1.25% of their <br />base pay each pay period to the RHS plan, which amount shall be deposited into <br />the employee's individual RHS account. <br />11.8 Vision Plan. The City shall maintain in effect its existing vision care plan through EyeMed, <br />for employees covered by this MOU. This plan is voluntary on behalf of the employee and <br />shall be fully funded by the participating employee. . <br />55394.00000 \13081631.1 <br />38 <br />