Agmt14 Servie Employees International Union SEIU MOU 2014-2017

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16.7 Work Schedule All work schedule arrangements presently in effect shall continue. If the City proposes to change the work schedule of a classification, the Union shall be notified at least ten (10) working days in advance of the proposed change and given an opportunity to meet and confer regarding the impact of any proposed change in hours or days of work prior to implementation. 16.8 Rest Periods after Extended Shift 16.8.1 A worker who works more than fourteen (14) hours during a twenty-four(24) hour period, starting at the beginning of the worker's regularly scheduled start time, shall be entitled to receive a ten (10) hour rest period before returning to duty. Such rest period shall commence when the worker goes off duty. 16.8.2 Should the ten (10) hour rest period extend beyond the starting time of the worker's regular shift, the worker shall be required to work only the remainder of that shift but shall be compensated as though he/she had worked the entire shift. 16.8.3 Should a worker who has worked more than fourteen (14) hours in a twenty-four(24) hour period be required to return to duty prior to completion of the ten(10) hour rest period,that worker shall be compensated at one and one-half(1-1/2)times his/her regular rate of pay for the time remaining in the rest period. ARTICLE 17•UNIFORM REIMBURSEMENT 17.1 The City shall provide reimbursement up to Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per year to workers who, as a condition of employment, are required to wear a uniform. Community Service Officers and Fire Prevention Officers required to maintain a uniform shall be entitled to an annual reimbursement of up to Six Hundred Dollars($600.00). Reimbursements are based on a fiscal year. Reimbursement shall be processed through the payroll system upon proof of purchase. For Fire Prevention Officers payment of this reimbursement will also be made upon proof of uniform dry cleaning expenditures. The Police Department shall provide dry cleaning for Community Service Officers' and Police Clerks' uniforms. Upon mutual agreement of the Parties, workers can also purchase uniforms through a voucher system arrangement between one or more uniform vendors and the City. 17.2 Safety Boots 17.2.1 Workers who are required by the City to wear steel toed and/or ankle supported safety shoes/boots, or to work with asphalt as a usual and regular job duty shall receive a shoe/boot allowance of One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175.00) as needed toward the cost of shoes/boots. Consumer Service Technicians and Urban Forestry Specialists shall receive One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as needed toward the cost of safety shoes/boots. Management shall determine when the allowance is needed to replace shoes/boots. 17.2.2 Following the current practice, safety boots shall be provided for tree maintenance workers who are assigned to actual tree climbing and field operations. These boots shall be checked in at the 27