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employee will not be compensated if the loss or damage is due to negligence on the part of the <br /> employee. <br /> Section 6. Police body armor shall be considered part of the employee's uniform and <br /> shall be worn according to applicable Department regulation. All armor shall meet National <br /> Institutes of Justice standards and be capable of stopping ammunition normally issued b <br /> the <br /> Department. <br /> 1. The City shall provide at no cost to all employees a fitted ballistic vest. Such vest shall be <br /> approved by the Chief of Police and have a National Institute of Justice Level II rating or <br /> higher. The City shall replace such vest at intervals recommended by the manufacturer at <br /> no cost to the employee. <br /> 2. The City shall allow each employee to purchase a fitted ballistic vest. Such vest shall have <br /> a National Institute of Justice Level II rating or higher and be approved by the Chief of <br /> Police. In such case the City will reimburse the employee the actual cost of the vest up to <br /> the amount the City is then paying for vests that the Department is issuing per this <br /> Agreement. The City shall replace such vests at intervals recommended by the <br /> manufacturer at no cost to the employee with the vests that the Department is issuing per <br /> this Agreement, or reimburse the employee the actual cost of the vest the employee wishes <br /> to purchase,up to the amount the City is then paying for vests that the Department is issuing <br /> per this Agreement. <br /> 3. Employees desiring to retain vests at the time of severance from City employment will be <br /> afforded the opportunity to do so by reimbursing the City for the residual value thereof, <br /> said residual value to be determined by dividing the purchase price by the manufacturer's <br /> recommended replacement interval, and multiplying that amount by the residual <br /> percentage of the manufacturer's recommended replacement interval for the vest. <br /> Employees are under no obligation to elect to retain vests and reimburse the City. A <br /> maximum of one-fourth(1/4)of the bargaining unit membership shall be provided vests in <br /> any given fiscal year. <br /> ARTICLE 16 <br /> OTHER BENEFITS <br /> Section 1. The City shall provide group insurance for each employee. The City shall <br /> also provide group life insurance in the amount of$25,000 for each employee at no cost to the <br /> employee. <br /> Section 2. Effective January 1, 2022, employees shall be enrolled in the City's insurance <br /> benefit plan with coverages and benefits as described in Exhibit H of this Agreement. Bi- <br /> monthly(twice each month) employee contributions for all tiers of coverage are indicated below <br /> for calendar year 2021. Employee premiums for 2022 will increase or decrease at the same rate <br /> as the overall premium for 2022,but employee premiums for 2022 shall not increase more than <br /> 25 <br />