Common use of VDT OPTICAL PLAN Clause in Contracts

VDT OPTICAL PLAN. The City of Los Angeles and the All City Employees Association, Local 3090, AFSCME, AFL-CIO recognize that employees of this Unit who operate Video Display Terminal (VDT) equipment should have a complete eye exam by an optometrist trained in the VDT field. The Union shall contract with a VDT Optical Plan provider. The service provider shall employ qualified professional staff to provide an optometric exam containing these elements: 1. Unaided Visual Acuity (letter chart test) 2. Refractive Findings (are glasses required?) 3. Corrected Visual Acuity (using glasses if required) 4. Amplitude Accommodation (fine focus) 5. Suppression (squint or "lazy eye") 6. Distance Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 7. One Metre Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 8. Near Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Wing) 9. Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy - For lens and lens capsule changes (cataracts, opacities, roughening, thickening) The service provider shall also provide to each employee special glasses for VDT work, when necessary. The Union shall have the responsibility to ensure that only the employees of this Unit who operate City VDT equipment shall be eligible for this optometric exam and the special glasses. Each eligible employee may be examined by the service provider only once every two years. The Union shall also have the responsibility to notify the employees of this Unit as to the availability of the VDT Optical Plan. Thirty days after the date the City Council approves this MOU, the City Controller will pay to the Union the sum of $83,000 for fiscal year 2007-08 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Plan. The City Controller will pay the sum of $83,000 on or about July 1, 2008 for fiscal year 2008-09; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2009 for fiscal year 2009-10; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2010 for fiscal year 2010-11; and $83,000 on or about July 1, 2011 for fiscal year 2011-12 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Plan. The VDT Optical Plan shall perform an annual audit of its expenditures, to be conducted by an independent qualified CPA firm. The VDT Optical Plan shall provide copies of said audit report to the City Administrative Officer. The VDT Optical Plan shall also provide an annual report listing the following information: 1. Names of City employees that were examined. 2. Social Security number of the employee. 3. Date of examination. These reports shall be submitted to the City Administrative Officer by December 31, 2007, for the 2006-07 fiscal year, by July 31, 2008, for the 2007-08 fiscal year, July 31, 2009 for the 2008-09 fiscal year, July 31, 2010 for the 2009-10 fiscal year, July 31, 2011 for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The payments made for the 2007-08 through 2010-11 fiscal years will be limited to funding the cost of VDT optometric exams, glasses and ergonomic training. The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City against all claims, demands, suits, including costs of suits and reasonable attorney fees, and/or other forms of liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and the operation of the VDT Optical Plan. If, in the City's opinion, the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan commits a major breach of the provisions of this agreement, the City may, at its discretion, discontinue further payments in support of the VDT Optical Plan. Reasons for discontinuing payments include, but are not limited to: (1) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to cooperate with the reasonable requests of City representatives regarding annual audit information; (2) failure of the Union to indemnify the City of any and all liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and from the operation of the VDT Optical Plan; or (3) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to comply with the restrictions placed on its operations by this agreement. Any disputes between the parties concerning compliance with the provisions of this agreement, or the reasonableness of requests by City representatives, may be appealed to binding arbitration unless some other forum for resolution is agreed upon. The costs of any such appeal shall be shared equally by the Union and the City.

VDT OPTICAL PLAN. The City of Los Angeles and the All City American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Association, Local 3090, (AFSCME), AFL-CIO recognize recognizes that employees of this Unit who operate Video Display Terminal (VDT) equipment should have a complete eye exam by an optometrist trained in the VDT field. The Union shall contract with a VDT Optical Plan provider. The service provider shall employ qualified professional staff to provide an optometric exam containing these elements: 1. Unaided Visual Acuity (letter chart test) 2. Refractive Findings (are glasses required?) 3. Corrected Visual Acuity (using glasses if required) 4. Amplitude Accommodation (fine focus) 5. Suppression (squint or "lazy eye") 6. Distance Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 7. One Metre Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 8. Near Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Wing) 9. Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy - For for lens and lens capsule changes (cataracts, opacities, roughening, thickening) The service provider shall also provide to each employee special glasses for VDT work, when necessary. The Union shall have the responsibility to ensure that only the employees of this Unit who operate City VDT equipment shall be eligible for this optometric exam and the special glasses. Each eligible employee may be examined by the service provider only once every two years. The Union shall also have the responsibility to notify the employees of this Unit as to the availability of the VDT Optical Plan. Thirty days after The Union may expend a portion of the date funds which are in the VDT Trust Fund to contract for VDT ergonomics training for employees of this Unit. Any training to be provided must be approved by the CAO. An employee may attend the training course on City Council approves time, subject to approval of the supervisor. The parties agree to reopen this article during the term of this MOU, if necessary, to discuss additional funding for the City Controller will pay to the Union the sum of $83,000 for fiscal year 2007-08 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Plan. The City Controller will pay the sum of $83,000 on or about July 1, 2008 for fiscal year 2008-09; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2009 for fiscal year 2009-10; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2010 for fiscal year 2010-11; and $83,000 on or about July 1, 2011 for fiscal year 2011-12 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Planplan. The VDT Optical Plan shall perform an annual audit of its expenditures, to be conducted by an independent qualified CPA firm. The VDT Optical Plan shall provide copies of said audit report to the City Administrative Officer. The VDT Optical Plan shall also provide an annual report listing the following information: 1. Names of City employees that were examined. 2. Social Security number of the employee. 3. Date of examination. These reports shall be submitted to the City Administrative Officer by December 31, 2007, for the 2006-07 fiscal year, by July 31, 2008, for the 2007-08 fiscal year, July 31, 2009 for the 2008-09 fiscal year, July 31, 2010 for the 2009-10 fiscal year, July 31, 2011 for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The payments made for the 2007-08 through 2010-11 fiscal years will be limited to funding the cost of VDT optometric exams, glasses and ergonomic training. The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City against all claims, demands, suits, including costs of suits and reasonable attorney fees, and/or other forms of liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and the operation of the VDT Optical Plan. If, in the City's opinion, the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan commits a major breach of the provisions of this agreement, the City may, at its discretion, discontinue further payments in support of the VDT Optical Plan. Reasons for discontinuing payments include, but are not limited to: (1) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to cooperate with the reasonable requests of City representatives regarding annual audit information; (2) failure of the Union to indemnify the City of any and all liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and from the operation of the VDT Optical Plan; or (3) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to comply with the restrictions placed on its operations by this agreement. Any disputes between the parties concerning compliance with the provisions of this agreement, or the reasonableness of requests by City representatives, may be appealed to binding arbitration unless some other forum for resolution is agreed upon. The costs of any such appeal shall be shared equally by the Union and the City.

VDT OPTICAL PLAN. The City of Los Angeles and the All City Employees Association, Local 3090, AFSCME, AFL-CIO recognize that employees of this Unit who operate Video Display Terminal (VDT) equipment should have a complete eye exam by an optometrist trained in the VDT field. The Union shall contract with a VDT Optical Plan provider. The service provider shall employ qualified professional staff to provide an optometric exam containing these elements: 1. Unaided Visual Acuity (letter chart test) 2. Refractive Findings (are glasses required?) 3. Corrected Visual Acuity (using glasses if required) 4. Amplitude Accommodation (fine focus) 5. Suppression (squint or "lazy eye") 6. Distance Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 7. One Metre Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Xxx) 8. Near Muscle Balance (Xxxxxx Wing) 9. Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy - For lens and lens capsule changes (cataracts, opacities, roughening, thickening) The service provider shall also provide to each employee special glasses for VDT work, when necessary. The Union shall have the responsibility to ensure that only the employees of this Unit who operate City VDT equipment shall be eligible for this optometric exam and the special glasses. Each eligible employee may be examined by the service provider only once every two years. The Union shall also have the responsibility to notify the employees of this Unit as to the availability of the VDT Optical Plan. Thirty days after the effective date the City Council approves of this MOU, the City Controller will pay to the Union the sum of $83,000 167,000 for fiscal year 2007years 2004-08 05 and 2005-06 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Plan. The City Controller will pay the sum of $83,000 91,000 on or about July 1, 2008 2006 for fiscal year 20082006-09; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2009 for fiscal year 2009-10; $83,000 on or about July 1, 2010 for fiscal year 2010-11; and $83,000 on or about July 1, 2011 for fiscal year 2011-12 07 to cover the cost of the VDT Optical Plan. The Union may expend a portion of these funds to contract for VDT ergonomics training for employees of this Unit. Any training to be provided must be approved by the Safety Administrator and the CAO. An employee may attend the training course on City time, subject to the approval of the supervisor. The VDT Optical Plan shall perform an annual audit of its expenditures, to be conducted by an independent qualified CPA firm. The VDT Optical Plan shall provide copies of said audit report to the City Administrative Officer. The VDT Optical Plan shall also provide an annual report listing the following information: 1. Names of City employees that were examined. 2. Social Security number of the employee. 3. Date of examination. These reports shall be submitted to the City Administrative Officer by December July 31, 20072005, for the 20062004-07 05 fiscal year, and by July 31, 20082006, for the 20072005-08 fiscal year, July 31, 2009 for the 2008-09 fiscal year, July 31, 2010 for the 2009-10 fiscal year, July 31, 2011 for the 2010-11 06 fiscal year. The payments made for the 20072004-08 through 201005, 2005-11 06 and 2006-07 fiscal years will be limited to funding the cost of VDT optometric exams, glasses and ergonomic training. The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City against all claims, demands, suits, including costs of suits and reasonable attorney fees, and/or other forms of liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and the operation of the VDT Optical Plan. If, in the City's opinion, the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan commits a major breach of the provisions of this agreement, the City may, at its discretion, discontinue further payments in support of the VDT Optical Plan. Reasons for discontinuing payments include, but are not limited to: (1) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to cooperate with the reasonable requests of City representatives regarding annual audit information; (2) failure of the Union to indemnify the City of any and all liability arising from the implementation of these provisions and from the operation of the VDT Optical Plan; or (3) failure of the Union and/or the VDT Optical Plan to comply with the restrictions placed on its operations by this agreement. Any disputes between the parties concerning compliance with the provisions of this agreement, or the reasonableness of requests by City representatives, may be appealed to binding arbitration unless some other forum for resolution is agreed upon. The costs of any such appeal shall be shared equally by the Union and the City.