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ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL BENEFITS/INSURANCE <br /> 1. EMPLOYEE AND DEPENDENT MEDICAL: <br /> A. The City agrees to offer the City's self-insured and Group Health plan. As an <br /> option, the City also agrees to allow employees and their dependents to choose <br /> the LEOFF Health and Welfare Trust plan A. Effective January 1, 2017, the <br /> employee will make a 5% contribution to the cost of medical coverage. <br /> If the LEOFF Health and Welfare Trust plan A is elected, the employee shall pay <br /> the premium difference between the City's self-insured plan and the LEOFF <br /> Health and Welfare Trust plan A in addition to 5% of the City's self-insured plan <br /> premium. <br /> B. The employee has the choice of plans, but the plan must be the same for all <br /> family members. <br /> 2. DENTAL COVERAGE: The City will pay 100% of the monthly premium for the basic <br /> dental insurance plan offered through Washington Dental Service. Said dental <br /> insurance will be provided for all bargaining unit members and their dependents, with an <br /> annual maximum of$2,000. <br /> 3. In lieu of the City's historical practice of making a modest contribution toward the <br /> purchase of a disability income insurance plan for employees, the City will make a <br /> monthly contribution to the Premium Reimbursement Plan of the Washington State <br /> Council of Fire Fighters Employee Benefit Trust (the "Plan") on behalf of each employee. <br /> The monthly contribution will be the equivalent of one hour's pay for a First Class Fire <br /> Fighter at the then-applicable rate. <br /> By making such contributions, the City does not make any representations concerning <br /> the tax treatment of City contributions or of payments made by the Plan and relies on the <br /> Plan's representation that the Plan will properly withhold and report all such payments in <br /> accordance with applicable law, including for payments made to domestic partners. <br /> Further, the City does not agree to make any further contributions to the Plan for any <br /> other liability or claim beyond the monthly contributions described above. In the event of <br /> any claim by the Plan or any other entity or individual against the City, other than <br /> concerning the above-described monthly contributions, the Union agrees to indemnify <br /> and hold the City harmless from and against any and all liability related thereto, including <br /> for the City's attorney's fees and associated costs of defense. <br /> 16 <br />