(A) The municipality shall furnish to all newly hired full-time police officers such uniform and basic equipment to be used by the officer in the performance of his duties as a police officer of the municipality as shall be prescribed by Council.
(B) The total expenditure by the municipality in connection with the purchase and issuance of the basic uniform and the total expenditure by the municipality in connection with the purchase and issuance of basic equipment shall not exceed the amounts as provided therefor by Council.
(C) All items of the basic uniform and of equipment issued to newly hired full-time police officers of the municipality as provided in division (A) above, all items of basic uniform issued to police officers presently employed by the municipality on a full-time basis together with all items of the uniform and equipment previously issued to police officers presently employed by the municipality, shall be and remain the property of the municipality. At the time of issuance of such items of uniform and/or equipment, the officer shall sign a receipt for same to the Finance Director. When the officer terminates service as a police officer of the municipality, all items of uniform and equipment issued to him shall be returned to the Finance Director. Whenever, in the opinion of the Police Chief, an item of uniform or equipment becomes unserviceable as a result of ordinary wear and tear, the officer to whom such item was issued shall turn such item in to the Finance Director together with a statement signed by the Chief of Police as to the unserviceability of the item. Such item shall be replaced by the municipality at its cost, provided that the total expenditure by the municipality for the replacement of items of uniform and equipment shall not exceed the amounts provided therefor by Council. The fact of replacement shall be noted on the receipt referred to above and such notation shall be initialed by the officer.
(D) Police officers of the municipality shall receive no uniform allowance. The purchase and replacement of items of uniform and equipment not provided for herein shall be the responsibility of the individual officer. Replacement of items of uniform and equipment which are a part of the basic issues and which must be replaced for any reason other than as a result of ordinary wear and tear, shall be replaced at the cost of the officer.
(E) The City Manager and the Chief of Police shall determine the exact specifications of the uniform and equipment, subject to the specifications and cost limits contained in this section, and provided that the specifications shall be uniform as to appearance throughout the division.
('80 Code, § 137.01) (Ord. 32-70, passed 11-16-70)