This Side Letter arises out of recommendations from the Joint Labor/Management Benefits Committee (“JLMBC”) following its discussions about future medical, dental and vision plan design. The recommendations were that active employees have the option to participate in a voluntary vision plan and a health savings account. The County determined that these were constructive suggestions from the JLMBC that warranted pursuing with individual employee organizations, such as IAFF, Local 1230. As a result, the District and IAFF, Local 1230 agree that during open enrollment for the 2017 plan year the District will offer active employees, except those who are temporary or permanent-intermittent, the option of enrolling in an employee paid vision plan pursuant to the terms detailed in the side letter. Members of IAFF Local 1230 receive their healthcare benefits through CALPERS Public Employees' Medical & Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) and therefore are not eligible for the HSA offered at this time.

Members will not have access to the voluntary vision plan.