Agmt19 MOU Service Employes International Union Local 521

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ARTICLE 17 • UNIFORM REIMBURSEMENT 17.1 The City shall provide reimbursement up to Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per year to employees who, as a condition of employment, are required to wear a uniform. Community Service Officers and Parking Enforcement 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. The Police Department shall provide dry cleaning for Police Department employees who receive uniforms. Upon mutual agreement of the Parties, employees can also purchase uniforms through a voucher system arrangement between one or more uniform vendors and the City. The City shall determine the type of uniforms to be purchased. The City will report to CalPERS the monetary value for providing and maintaining the employee's required uniforms as described above for employees considered "classic members" by CalPERS as defined by the Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). The City will report the uniform costs on a semi-monthly basis. For each employee who is a "classic" member of CaIPERS, the uniform purchase and maintenance amount reported to CalPERS will be derived from the City's total annual cost for providing the employee's uniforms, and shall not exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per year per employee required to wear a uniform; and shall not exceed Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per year for each Community Service Officer and Parking Enforcement Officers. The City and Union acknowledge that past practices regarding the handling of uniforms have developed which differ from the uniform reimbursement process described in this Article. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the City Council's approval of this 2019 successor MOU, the City and Union will reopen the issue of uniform reimbursement, including (a) the Union's proposal to return to a reimbursement system for uniforms in all departments, and (b) purchase intervals, uniform cost, and uniform style. The City and Union acknowledge that the current arrangement regarding uniform provision, and laundering shall continue until the parties negotiate a change. 17.2 Safety Boots 17.2.1 Workers who are required by the City to wear safety 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 voucher of up to Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) as needed toward the cost of shoes/boots, orthopedic insoles, and ergonomic support inserts. Consumer Service Technicians and Urban Forestry Specialists shall receive a voucher for One Hundred Twenty -Five Dollars (125.00) 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 end of each workday according to procedures established by the Department Head. 17.2.3 Shoes/boots provided by the City shall be used by workers only for City work. Workers are responsible for replacing shoes/boots which are lost or which are damaged due to the worker's negligence. 31