Fire Boot Allowance. Effective the first (1st) pay period of ratification and approval of this Agreement and every two (2) years thereafter on July 1, the Chief Open Space Ranger and the Open Space Superintendent, who are required to carry and wear appropriate footwear during fire operations to assist fire fighters in extinguishing wild land fires and participating in fire- control activities, shall receive up to three hundred dollars ($300) as an allowance towards purchase of non-steel-toes safety boots which are appropriate for fire work as approved per district uniform guidelines. The County will use a vendor-voucher reimbursement system. Employees to whom this provision applies who come on the payroll after the reimbursement date shall receive up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
