Employee Cost-Sharing Agreement. Pension Contribution for Represented EAGLES Members on the 2.7 percent at 55 (2.7@55) Pension Formula Employees will be responsible for sharing in the cost for this benefit enhancement with the City through a payroll deduction. The City will make the deduction on a pre-tax basis to the extent permitted under State and Federal law. The City makes no representation as to the taxable nature of this deduction and each employee shall retain liability for his or her own taxes. The amount of the cost-share payroll deduction will continue to be 3.5 percent of salary beginning in the first pay period that ends in July 2013. The 3.5 percent cost share will continue on an ongoing basis, unless the PERS employer rate decreases below 21.053 percent, the rate in effect for FY 2012-13. In years in which the PERS employer rate is below 21.053 percent, the cost share will temporarily decrease by 0.25 percent for each full 0.50 percent the PERS employer rate decreases below 21.053 percent (changes in the PERS employer rate will not be rounded). After decreasing below 21.053 percent, if the PERS employer rate increases again, the cost share will increase by 0.25 percent for each full 0.50 percent increase in the employer rate. The maximum cost share decrease will be 1 percent, with the 2.5 percent cost share continuing on an ongoing basis. In no case shall the cost share amount be more than 3.5 percent. The cost share is in addition to the employee-paid PERS member contribution of
Employee Cost-Sharing Agreement. Pension Contribution for Represented SEIU Members on the 2.7 percent at 55 (2.7@55) Pension Formula Employees will contribute three and one-half percent (3.5%) cost share for the PERS benefit. The withheld amount will be before tax and the amount excluded from taxable income per 414(h)(2) IRS provision. Both the City and the Union understand that the cost-sharing agreement is subject to meet-and-confer at the end of this contract.
Employee Cost-Sharing Agreement. In consideration that the City will have an increased cost associated with the enhanced PERS formula, the employees agree to share this cost with the City at the following rate: Year 1—Employees will continue to cost share three and one-quarter percent (3.25%) that was in effect from the previous contract. Year 2—Effective the first pay period ending July 2013, SEIU members have agreed to an additional one-quarter percent (0.25%) to be used by the City to pay for the PERS benefit (total of three and one-half percent (3.5%) withheld in Year 2 for the cost share for the PERS benefit). Year 3—Employees will continue to pay three and one-half percent (3.5%) cost share for the PERS benefit. The withheld amount will be before tax and the amount excluded from taxable income per 414(h)(2) IRS provision. Both the City and the Union understand that the cost-sharing agreement is subject to meet-and-confer at the end of this contract.
Employee Cost-Sharing Agreement. In consideration that the City will have an increased cost a ssociated with the enhanced PERS formula, the employees agree to share this cost with the City at the following rate: Year 1—Effective the first pay period ending July 2006, one percent (1.0%) to be withheld to be used by the City to prepay toward the City portion of the enhanced PERS benefit. Year 2—Effective the first pay period ending July 2007, an additional one percent (1.0%) to be withheld to be used by the Ci ty to pay for the additional cost for the enhanced PERS benefit (total of two perc ent (2.0%) will be withheld in Year 2). Year 3—Effective the first pay period ending July 2008, an additional one and one- quarter percent (1.25%) to be withheld to be used to pay fo r the additional cost for the enhanced PERS benefit (total of thr ee and one-quarter percent (3.25%) will be withheld in the third year). The withheld amount will be before tax and the amount excluded from taxable income per 414(h)(2) IRS provision. Both the City and the Union understand that the cost-sharing agreement is subject to meet-and-confer at the end of this contract.
Employee Cost-Sharing Agreement. Employees will be responsible for sharing in the cost for this benefit enhance- ment with the City by making cumulative payroll deductions. The payment schedule shall be as follows: Effective the first pay period ending July 2006, the employee will contribute two percent (2%) contributions towards the employer's costs of 2.7 percent at 55. Effective the first pay period ending July 2007, the employee will contribute no incremental costs for 2.7 percent at 55. A total of two percent (2%) contribu - tions will be made by the employees in the second year. This does not include the one percent (1%) employee PERS contribution. Effective the first pay period ending July 2008, the employee will contribute one-half of one percent (0.5%) incremental costs for 2.7 percent at 55. A total of two and one-half percent (2.5%) will be deducted in the third year. Effective the first pay period ending July 2009, the employee will contribute no incremental costs for 2.7 percent at 55. A total of two and one-half percent (2.5%) will be deducted in the fourth year. The two and one-half percent (2.5%) cost share continued in Fiscal Year 2010-11 and will continue in Fiscal Year 2011-12. City and EAGLES agree that the cost-sharing agreement is subject to meet and confer at the end of the contract. These payments will be made pretaxed and deducted after cost-of-living adjustments are calculated on base salaries. The City and EAGLES agree to evaluate the possibility of the employee-paid employer contributions being credited to employees' accounts by XXXX.