ARTICLE 15 Personal Property Clause Samples

ARTICLE 15 Personal Property. The Employer agrees to repair or replace eyeglasses, contact lenses, dentures, duty weapon and/or wristwatches unexpectedly destroyed as a result of a Lodge member’s on-the-job work duties, subject to the remaining sections of this Article. (a) A Lodge member shall be required to notify the Chief of Police or his designee in writing, of a claim for repair or replacement of personal property within five (5) days of the damage or destruction of the Lodge member’s eyeglasses, contact lenses, dentures, duty weapon or watches. The Lodge member shall be required to provide the Employer with a written estimate of repair or replacement of the items damaged or destroyed. The Lodge member shall also be required to provide a receipt for the purchase of replacement personal property if the Employer agrees to replacement of the item. The Employer may require the member to provide additional verification to determine the validity of the claim. (b) The Employer shall have the right to require proof that damage to personal property occurred while the member was on duty or acting within the realm and scope of their position as a Police Officer. The Employer shall only be responsible for paying for repairs or replacement that occurred while the member was on duty or acting under the realm and scope of a Police Officer.