Common use of NOW Consent Decree Clause in Contracts

NOW Consent Decree. The parties agree that this Side Letter of Agreement combined with the other related County policies, regulations and collective bargaining agreement language sufficiently addresses the subjects covered by the NOW consent decree and therefore MAPE supports the County’s action to pursue a petition to be released from the NOW consent decree. However nothing herein requires MAPE to file a petition to intervene in the NOW consent decree litigation or to make any filing in U.S. District Court related to the Decree. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT Re-Opener on Administrative Technologies of Marin During the term of this agreement, the County may re-open the agreement to meet and confer on the decision and/or impacts of the modifications that are required in order for the County to implement a new Enterprise Resource Planning system. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT Affordable Care Act Reopener (ACA) The parties agree to a re-opener on the ACA during the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreements if any of the health plans now provided to employees or retirees will be subject to the excise tax. The purpose of the re-opener will be to address, among other things, implementing new plans or changes in plan design that would help the County and employees avoid the excise tax. The intent is not to increase the County contribution to offset the excise tax for employees. The parties also agree that if the level of benefits the ACA mandates be provided to temporary employees and part-time (less than half-time) employees or if the number of hours an employee must work to be eligible for benefits under the ACA changes, the Union or the County may re-open the contract on this subject. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT Pilot Rental Assistance Program The County will allocate $250,000 to an employee rental assistance program for which all County employees may be eligible. The parties will meet no later than September 30, 2018 to develop program parameters. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT (For Term of the 2018-2021 Agreement) Retirement for Employees not in MCERA

NOW Consent Decree. The parties agree that this Side Letter of Agreement combined with the other related County policies, regulations and collective bargaining agreement language sufficiently addresses the subjects covered by the NOW consent decree and therefore MAPE supports the County’s action to pursue a petition to be released from the NOW consent decree. However nothing herein requires MAPE to file a petition to intervene in the NOW consent decree litigation or to make any filing in U.S. District Court related to the Decree. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT Re-Opener on Administrative Technologies of Marin During the term of this agreement, the County may re-open the agreement to meet and confer on the decision and/or impacts of the modifications that are required in order for the County to implement a new Enterprise Resource Planning system. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT AGREEMENT‌ Affordable Care Act Reopener (ACA) ACA)‌ The parties agree to a re-opener on the ACA during the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreements if any of the health plans now provided to employees or retirees will be subject to the excise tax. The purpose of the re-opener will be to address, among other things, implementing new plans or changes in plan design that would help the County and employees avoid the excise tax. The intent is not to increase the County contribution to offset the excise tax for employees. The parties also agree that if the level of benefits the ACA mandates be provided to temporary employees and part-time (less than half-time) employees or if the number of hours an employee must work to be eligible for benefits under the ACA changes, the Union or the County may re-open the contract on this subject. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT Pilot Rental Assistance Program The AGREEMENT‌ Delta Dental Enhancement‌ Based on consensus among labor groups to participate in the Delta Dental plan enhancement, the County will allocate $250,000 has agreed to an employee rental assistance program for which all County employees may be eligible. The parties will meet no later than September 30, 2018 to develop program parameters. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT (For Term cover the additional cost of the 2018Employee Only-2021 Agreement) Retirement level premium increase, as well as Employee + 1 and Employee + Family levels for Employees not in MCERAthe benefit year 2023. Specifically, the County is adding an additional $.65 per pay period to all employee fringe benefit packages to cover the increased cost for 2023. While the County negotiated with Delta a reduced impact on Employee + 1 and Employee + Family billed rates so that employees would have no additional premium costs for 2023 (other than what the County is funding), the premium for Delta Dental PPO rates for subsequent plan years remains undetermined at this time.