Meet & Confer. The Parties agree to meet and confer with the City, commencing no sooner than January 1, 2017. The negotiations shall be on developing comparable and less expensive health plan options as a means of reducing or ensuring that the City shall not be required to pay any penalties associated with the Excise Tax. This meet and confer process will be subject to normal rules of collective bargaining, including applicable impasse, strike or lock-out procedures. Any changes resulting from a review of employee health insurance or other health related benefits will be subject to meet and confer between the Union and the City, except as otherwise provided in Section 24.5 (Change in Insurance Carrier).
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Samples: Memorandum Agreement, Memorandum Agreement, Memorandum Agreement
