SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) - PART-TIME NON CIVIL SERVICE (2022-2024)

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ARTICLE IV 6.0 CITY PAID TRAINING/INSTRUCTION 6.1 The City will provide the necessary training and orientation so that new employees are advised of City-wide policies and procedures and those relating to their assigned work unit. If an employee is required by his or her Department Head to attend a workshop, seminar, conference or similar training/educational activity, the cost of the training shall be paid by the City and the employee shall be paid for his/her time in the training as hours worked. The employee may be relieved of their work duties during the training. ARTICLE VII 7.0 UNIFORM MAINTENANCE, SAFETY SHOES & TOOLS 7.1 Uniform Maintenance. All employees who are required by the City to wear a uniform while on duty shall be provided a sufficient number of clean uniforms per fiscal year at no cost to the employee. Employees may request additional uniforms based on operational need or to replace worn uniforms with uniforms that are in good condition. The Department shall make a reasonable effort to accommodate all such requests. The City shall provide weather gear (hat, rain gear, rain boots, and a plastic water bottle) for field personnel. 7.2 Safety Shoes. A. The City agrees to pay up to two hundred dollars ($200) per fiscal year per eligible employee, for the purchase and/or repair of approved safety shoes/boots. The option of purchase and/or repair shall be at the sole discretion of the employee. B. All safety shoes/boots purchased under this program must meet the requirements under the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 2412-05 and F 2413-05. C. If a particular class is designated as required its incumbents to wear safety shoes., then it will be mandatory for all incumbents of that class to wear the type of safety shoe (boot or low -quarter) deemed to be appropriate by the Department Head (some exemptions may be allowed, on a case -by -case basis, depending on the type and amount of exposure to hazard in particular positions) and subject to the approval or disapproval of the Executive Director of Human Resources or designee.