(a) Each newly hired full-time firefighter/paramedic shall, during the first year of employment, be provided with uniform items and turnout gear as determined appropriate by the Chief of Fire. Employees advanced to a full-time position in calendar year 2003 shall be provided uniform items and turnout gear as determined appropriate.
(b) Effective January 1, 2004, each full-time employee of the Fire Department, excluding dispatchers, shall after the first year of full-time employment, receive a yearly uniform allowance of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Each full-time dispatcher shall receive a yearly uniform allowance of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). Yearly uniform allowances will be issued with one-half paid in April and one-half paid in September.
(c) (1) In the event of damage to uniform items, including watches and prescription eyeglasses, which damage occurs in the active discharge of the employee's duties suppressing fires or performing emergency medical procedures, the City shall pay the difference between the amount of reimbursement from the employee's personal insurance, court ordered recovery and/or workers' compensation, and the cost of repair or replacement at the current fair market value. The City's monetary reimbursement obligation for repair or replacement of the following articles shall not exceed the amounts set forth below:
A. Watch $30.00
B. Prescription eyeglasses $100.00
C. Uniform jacket $200.00
(2) Line of duty damage shall be reported immediately to the Chief of Fire. Upon approval of the Chief of Fire and the Director of Safety, the above-noted payment shall be forwarded to the Department of Finance for processing of payment to the employee. Workers' compensation claims will be filed by the employee where applicable. In the event the City reimburses the employee prior to the employee's receipt of personal insurance, court ordered recovery, and/or workers' compensation, reimbursement to the City will be made upon receipt of any monetary award by the employee.
(Ord. 114-03. Passed 7-14-03.)