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SPECIAL UNIFORMS AND TOOLS. A. All employees, except those covered by Section 3.9(B), 3.9(C) or 3.9(D) below, who are required by the City to purchase and use special uniforms and/or special equipment shall be reimbursed for the reasonable purchase price by the City. 1. The City will be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of such uniforms and/or tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. B. Police Assistants, Senior Police Assistants, Communications Operators, Communications Supervisors, Police Clerks, Weed Abatement Inspectors, Fire Prevention Inspector and Police Records Supervisor required to wear a uniform by the City shall be eligible to receive, as of the first full pay period ending December 27, 2014 up to $720.00 per fiscal year for the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City. This shall be reimbursed to employees bi-weekly for regulation items of uniform and personal equipment that the Police Department requires to be worn as a condition of employment. 1. The uniform payment shall be increased in addition to this amount specified herein above, annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 2000, by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, Men's and Boy's Apparel, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 2. Said payment is a reimbursement for costs associated with the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City during the period for which payment is made. C. Employees in Code Enforcement will be provided four (4) Polo-style shirts clearly identifying the employee and department upon appointment and up to two (2) replacements, as needed, each fiscal year thereafter they remain in the department. D. A tool allowance for the classifications described below will be established. Said tool allowance is for the purpose of purchase and replacement of hand tools and for the purpose of acquiring additional tools brought about by changes in technology. The tool allowance specified below shall be established as a voucher reimbursement system. An employee desiring to purchase a tool shall receive a voucher from the City. The employee would then give the voucher to a tool vendor approved by the City. The vendor shall complete the voucher and then submit it to the City for payment. The maximum payment under this voucher system in any fiscal year shall be the amount of the allowance specified below. 1. The following classifications shall be eligible for said tool allowance in the amounts listed: a. Equipment Mechanic II - $-731.93 per year b. Equipment Mechanic I, Utility Mechanic 1/11, Electrician and Traffic and Lighting Technician I/II - $365.96 peryear 2. The City shall be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of stolen tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. 3. The voucher tool allowance specified above shall be increased in addition to the amount specified herein above annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 1998 by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 4. Said tool voucher allowance is a reimbursement for costs incurred by employees during the period for which payment is made. 5. Said tool voucher allowance shall be available beginning July 1 of any fiscal year. E. Employees shall be provided City identification cards when necessary. F. Employees required by the City to wear safety shoes shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement up to $200 per fiscal year for the purchase and repair of required safety shoes which meet the ANSI specifications.

SPECIAL UNIFORMS AND TOOLS. A. All employees, except those covered by Section 3.9(B), 3.9(C) or 3.9(D3.9(0) below, who are required by the City to purchase and use special uniforms and/or special equipment shall be reimbursed for the reasonable purchase price by the City. 1. City The City will be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of such uniforms and/or tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. B. Police Assistants, Senior Police Assistants, Communications Operators, Communications Supervisors, Crime Scene Investigators, Fire Prevention Inspectors, Landscape Inspectors assigned to weed abatement, Police Assistants, Police Clerks, Weed Abatement Inspectors, Fire Prevention Inspector and Police Records Supervisor and Senior Police Assistants, and Senior Crime Scene Investigators required to wear a uniform by the City shall be eligible to receive, as of the first full pay period ending December 27, 2014 2014, up to $720.00 per fiscal year for the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City. This shall be reimbursed to employees bi-weekly for regulation items of uniform and personal equipment that the Police Department requires to be worn as a condition of employment. 1. The uniform payment shall be increased in addition to this amount specified herein above, annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 2000, by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, Men's and Boy's Apparel, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 2. Said payment is a reimbursement for costs associated with the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City during the period for which payment is made. C. Employees in Code Enforcement will be provided four (4) Polo-style shirts and two (2) pairs of full length coveralls, which employees may use as personal protective equipment when entering or accessing assigned areas that pose potential health and safety risks, clearly identifying the employee and department upon appointment and up to two (2) replacementsreplacements for shirts and one (1) replacement for coveralls, as needed, each fiscal year thereafter they remain in the department. The City shall provide Code Enforcement Officers with bullet proof, fitted and certified vests to be replaced in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. D. A tool allowance for the classifications described below will be established. Said The tool allowance is for the purpose of purchase and replacement of hand tools and for the purpose of acquiring additional tools brought about by changes in technology. The tool allowance specified below shall be established as a voucher reimbursement system. An employee desiring to purchase a tool shall receive a voucher from the City. The employee would then give the voucher to a tool vendor approved by the City. The vendor shall complete the voucher and then submit it to the City for Cityfor payment. The maximum payment under this voucher thisvoucher system in any fiscal year shall be the amount of the allowance specified below. 1. The following classifications shall be eligible for said tool allowance in the amounts listed: a. Equipment Mechanic II - $-731.93 731.93 per year b. Equipment Mechanic I, Utility Mechanic 1/11, Electrician and Traffic and Lighting Technician I/II - $365.96 peryear 2. 1/11 -$365.96 per year The City shall be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of stolen tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. 3. The voucher tool allowance specified above shall be increased in addition to the amount specified herein above annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 1998 by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 4. Said tool voucher allowance is a reimbursement for costs incurred by employees during the period for which payment is made. 5. Said tool voucher allowance shall be available beginning July 1 of any fiscal year. E. Employees shall be provided City identification cards when necessary. F. Employees required by the City to wear safety shoes shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement up to $200 per fiscal year for the purchase and repair of required safety shoes which meet the ANSI specifications.

SPECIAL UNIFORMS AND TOOLS. A. All employees, except those covered by Section 3.9(B), 3.9(C) or 3.9(D) below, who are required by the City to purchase and use special uniforms and/or special equipment shall be reimbursed for the reasonable purchase price by the City. 1. The City will be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of such uniforms and/or tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. B. Police Assistants, Senior Police Assistants, Communications Operators, Communications Supervisors, Police Clerks, Weed Abatement Inspectors, Fire Prevention Inspector and Police Records Supervisor required to wear a uniform by the City shall be eligible to receive, as of the first full pay period ending December 27, 2014 2014, up to $720.00 per fiscal year for the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City. This shall be reimbursed to employees bi-weekly for regulation items of uniform and personal equipment that the Police Department requires to be worn as a condition of employment. 1. The uniform payment shall be increased in addition to this amount specified herein above, annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 2000, by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, Men's and Boy's Apparel, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 2. Said payment is a reimbursement for costs associated with the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City during the period for which payment is made. C. Employees in Code Enforcement will be provided four (4) Polo-style shirts and two (2) pairs of full length coveralls, which employees may use as personal protective equipment when entering or accessing assigned areas that pose potential health and safety risks, clearly identifying the employee and department upon appointment and up to two (2) replacementsreplacements for shirts and one (1) replacement for coveralls, as needed, each fiscal year thereafter they remain in the department. For incumbent employees, the Department will provide the coveralls as soon as administratively possible, but not more than ninety (90) calendar days, following adoption of this Agreement. D. A tool allowance for the classifications described below will be established. Said tool allowance is for the purpose of purchase and replacement of hand tools and for the purpose of acquiring additional tools brought about by changes in technology. The tool allowance specified below shall be established as a voucher reimbursement system. An employee desiring to purchase a tool shall atoolshall receive a voucher from the City. The employee would employeewould then give the voucher to a tool vendor approved by the City. The vendor shall complete the voucher and then andthen submit it to the City for Cityfor payment. The maximum payment under this voucher system in any fiscal anyfiscal year shall be the bethe amount of the allowance specified below. 1. The following classifications shall be eligible for said tool allowance in the amounts listed: a. Equipment Mechanic II - $-731.93 per year b. Equipment Mechanic I, Utility Mechanic 1/11, Electrician and Traffic and Lighting Technician I/II - II- $365.96 peryearper year 2. The City shall be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of stolen tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. 3. The voucher tool allowance specified above shall be increased in addition to the amount specified herein above annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 1998 by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 4. The Said tool voucher allowance is a reimbursement for costs incurred by employees during the period for which payment is made. 5. Said tool voucher allowance shall be available beginning July 1 of any fiscal year. E. Employees shall be provided City identification cards when necessary. F. Employees required by in classifications exposed to conditions that result in the City requirement of CCR Title 8 §3385 to wear safety shoes appropriate foot protection shall be eligible to receive toreceive a reimbursement up to $200 per fiscal year for the purchase and repair of required safety shoes appropriate foot protection which meet the ANSI specifications.

SPECIAL UNIFORMS AND TOOLS. A. All employees, except those covered by Section 3.9(B), 3.9(C) or 3.9(D3.9(C) below, who are required by the City to purchase and use special uniforms and/or special equipment shall be reimbursed for the reasonable purchase price by the City. 1. The City will be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of such uniforms and/or tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. B. Police Assistants, Senior Police Assistants, Communications Operators, Communications Supervisors, Police Clerks, Weed Abatement Inspectors, Fire Prevention Inspector and Police Records Supervisor required to wear a uniform by the City shall be eligible to receive, as of the first full pay period ending December 27, 2014 up to $720.00 per fiscal year for the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City. This shall be reimbursed to employees bi-weekly for regulation items of uniform and personal equipment that the Police Department requires to be worn as a condition of employment. 1. The uniform payment shall be increased in addition to this amount specified herein above, annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 2000, by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, Men's ’s and Boy's ’s Apparel, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 2. Said payment is a reimbursement for costs associated with the purchase and replacement of articles of uniform apparel required by the City during the period for which payment is made. C. Employees in Code Enforcement will be provided four (4) Polo-style shirts clearly identifying the employee and department upon appointment and up to two (2) replacements, as needed, each fiscal year thereafter they remain in the department. D. A tool allowance for the classifications described below will be established. Said tool allowance is for the purpose of purchase and replacement of hand tools and for the purpose of acquiring additional tools brought about by changes in technology. The tool allowance specified below shall be established as a voucher reimbursement system. An employee desiring to purchase a tool shall receive a voucher from the City. The employee would then give the voucher to a tool vendor approved by the City. The vendor shall complete the voucher and then submit it to the City for payment. The maximum payment under this voucher system in any fiscal year shall be the amount of the allowance specified below. 1. The following classifications shall be eligible for said tool allowance in the amounts listed: a. Equipment Mechanic II - $-731.93 per year b. Equipment Mechanic I, Utility Mechanic 1/11I/II, Electrician and Traffic and Lighting Technician I/II - $365.96 peryearper year 2. The City shall be responsible for the reasonable replacement cost of stolen tools only when the need for such replacement does not arise out of the employee's negligence or carelessness. 3. The voucher tool allowance specified above shall be increased in addition to the amount specified herein above annually on July 1 of each year commencing on July 1, 1998 by the amount of the Consumer Price Index, U.S. Average, All Urban Consumers, for the previous year measured to April preceding the effective date. 4. Said tool voucher allowance is a reimbursement for costs incurred by employees during the period for which payment is made. 5. Said tool voucher allowance shall be available beginning July 1 of any fiscal year. E. D. Employees shall be provided City identification cards when necessary. F. E. Employees required by the City to wear safety shoes shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement up to $200 per fiscal year for the purchase and repair of required safety shoes which meet the ANSI specifications.