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calendar year multiplied by eight (8) hours. These hours are to be accounted for by each employee through: a) Scheduled hours of work; b) Scheduled department meetings; c) Holidays; d) Authorized training; e) Authorized leave time; and f) Authorized compensatory time off Overtime: For the purposes of calculating overtime, an employee using paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, or compensatory time off is considered to be working. Fitness -on -Duty: The Fitness -on -Duty provision was previously authorized under a Memorandum of Understanding. Going forward, the following program would be included as an article within the normal contract, as follows: The purpose of this Article is to give each Officers the option to exercise while on duty. This voluntary Fitness -on -Duty program provides an opportunity for employees engaged in stressful and somewhat sedentary jobs an opportunity to: 1) Improve job performance, 2) Reduce health risks, 3) Reduce job -related injuries, 4) Reduce absenteeism, and 5) Improve overall fitness. This program is subject to the following terms and conditions: The employee will be given the option to work out 1 hour per shift. The average may not exceed 6 hours of workout time over 2 weeks. The workout time will consist of 30 minutes of the employees daily break time and up to 30 minutes of regular duty time. This option is available only if allowed by shift minimum's set forth by the Chief of Police, and call load. Any employee participating in the program will partake in semi-annual fitness testing. The standards for testing will be set by the fitness coordinator and approved by the Chief of Police. All participants will adhere to the department Physical Fitness Program policy and testing standards. Funding Source: Case 1: The annual cost (wages and benefits) for this position is $120,519 ($89,050 coming from the General Fund and $31,469 from the Enterprise Fund). With an April start date, the actual funding required for 2013 is approximately $90,387. The funding required to extend the current contract with Hakanson Anderson through April 8, 2013 is approximately $2000 and an additional $5200 for one -month of service beyond April 8, 2013. Case 2 The funding required for the first year of this contract is included in the 2013 budget and is estimated at approximately $14,049 (wages and benefits). The funding required for the second year of this contract is estimated to be approximately $54,497 (wages and benefits) and will be included in the 2014 budgeting process which the City Council will approve later this year. Council Action: Case 1: No further action is required -- this was approved by the City Council at the March 12, 2013 Case 2: Motion to adopt resolution #13-03-064, confirming the direction given at previous meetings to settle a 2-year labor agreement, including the following negotiated items: Wages: 2013: 1% Increase to the 2012 wage scale, effective on 01-01-13, for a Cost of Living Adjustment. 2014: 2% increase to the 2013 wage schedule, effective on 01-01-14 for Cost of Living Adjustment and 2% increase effective on 07-01-14, for a Market Rate Adjustment. Insurance: