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ARTICLE VII <br />7.0 UNIFORM MAINTENANCE, SAFETY SHOES & TOOLS <br />7.1 Uniform Maintenance. All Part Time employees who are required by the City to wear a <br />uniform while on duty shall be provided a sufficient number of clean uniforms per fiscal <br />year at no cost to the employee. Employees may request additional uniforms based on <br />operational need or to replace worn uniforms with uniforms that are in good condition. <br />The Department shall make a reasonable effort to accommodate all such requests. The <br />City shall provide weather gear (hat, rain gear, rain boots, and a plastic water bottle) for <br />field personnel. <br />7.2 Safety Shoes. <br />A. The City agrees to pay up to two hundred dollars ($200) per fiscal year per <br />affected employee, for the purchase and /or repair of approved safety shoes /boots. <br />The option of purchase and /or repair shall be at the sole discretion of the <br />employee. <br />B. All safety shoes /boots purchased under this program must meet the requirements <br />under the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 2412 -05 and F <br />2413 -05. <br />C. If a particular class of employment is designated as requiring its incumbents to <br />wear safety shoes, then it will be mandatory for all incumbents of that class to <br />wear the type of safety shoe (boot or low- quarter) deemed to be appropriate by the <br />Department Head (some exemptions may be allowed, on a case -by -case basis, <br />depending on the type and amount of exposure to hazard in particular positions <br />and subject to the approval or disapproval of the City's Safety Officer). <br />D. The procedure necessary to be followed for the implementation and operation of <br />this program shall be in accordance with the existing policies and procedures as <br />previously established by the City. <br />7.3 Tool Reimbursement Policy. Unit employees with at least one year of service, who are <br />assigned to fleet and are required to use their own tools, will receive a tool <br />reimbursement up to $500 per fiscal year. <br />13 <br />