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-270- Employer agrees to continue exploring options for more cost effective health insurance without compromising on health care coverage and work to secure an agreement with the health care insurance provider to align policy .renewal dates with the City's fiscal calendar. Definition of Professional Employee: AFSCME will be submitting to the City a Memoranduln of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to join with the City in a petition to the Bureau of Mediation Services to modify the City of Ramsey's Certification of Exclusive Representation and Article 3 ' of the union contract to include "professional" in the definition that excludes certain City employees fi'om exclusive representation. Holidays: Columbus Day is no longer a paid holiday and the Friday after Thanksgiving as a paid holiday will be substituted; .employees will be getting an additional t/2 day as a floating holiday. Funeral Leave: Employees will be granted two days of paid leave to attend the funeral of a member of the employee's immediate family, which according to the AFSCME contract includes spouse, parents, step- parents, children, step-children, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, or a like member of the employee's spouse's Family. Internal Job Posting Requirement: AFSCME agreed to reduce the time required to post an internal job posting fi'om seven to five business days. Committee Recommendation: Recommend that City Council approve the 2001 labor contract with AFSCME Local # 2454. Reviewed By: City Administrator Administrative Services Manager Finance Officer PC 01/23/01 Cityshared\agend and council\200 ['\january\personnel commtttcc',.2U01 Al.S( 'M Ii Iq.cas I I I, I I I I I I I ! I I I I I