2016-101 I.A.F.F. Local 505 Fire Association Contract

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ARTICLE 15 OTHER BENEFITS Section 1 (a). Work clothes and turnout gear for employees in the classified fire fighting service, other than personal items such as shoes, belts, underwear, socks and similar items, shall be furnished and replaced by the City. (b) All shirts shall be provided to employees with patches sewn on; provided that, the City shall first exhaust its inventory of same in existence on March 27, 1996. Section 2. The employee having custody of any clothing or equipment or property furnished by the City shall have the responsibility for the proper care, custody, cleaning and keeping thereof. Section 3. If items of personal property are lost or damaged in the line of duty not due to neglect, the employee will be compensated for the same up to a maximum of one-hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars per item. Section 4. The City will reimburse the pre-approved cost of tuition and textbooks for fire officer's certification and for courses directly related to an employee's job, up to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The City will reimburse half the cost of tuition and textbooks for pre-approved courses indirectly related to an employee's job. Section 5. In the event of a line of duty death to a Firefighter, the City shall pay a maximum of$10,000 for funeral expenses. Section 6. The City shall pay any unreimbursed expenses for follow up medical testing for any evaluation required by Administrative Policy F-482, entitled "Employee Respiratory Protection Program",for any employee who passes such evaluation. Prior to requesting payment from the City, the employee shall submit claims for all such expenses to the City's group health insurance program and to any other applicable program of coverage, and shall supply to the City all explanations of benefits and proofs of expenses for any such follow up medical testing. Section 7. The city shall allow Local 505 members to participate in the International Association of Fire Fighters-FC Frontline deferred Compensation programs. ARTICLE 16 INSURANCE Section 1. (a). PPO Insurance Benefits. The City shall provide medical, major medical and hospital group insurance for each employee with benefits not less than those benefits in effect as of October 30, 2006 and as described in Exhibit C (PPO Plus), including a daily hospital room benefit sufficient to pay the minimum double room rate available in the city of Decatur for one person in such room. The City shall also provide group life insurance in the amount of$25,000 for each employee. (b) Exemption. The Union agrees that any high deductible insurance benefits negotiated or established in accordance with the reopener in Section 5 of this Article are exempt from the foregoing requirements of Section 1 (a) that the insurance offered has "benefits not less than 22