(a) For those employees required to wear special uniforms in carrying out their duties, the City will pay an annual allowance, as and for a uniform purchase, maintenance and repair allowance according to the following schedule:
(1) To the Foreman, the Assistant Foreman and the Traffic Signal Technician of the Department of Public Service and Development, the same sum as is paid to other employees of such Department.
(2) To the Chief and Assistant Chief of the Fire Department, the same sum as is paid to other employees of the Fire Department.
(3) To the Chief and Captain of the Police Department, the same sum as is paid to other employees of the Police Department.
(b) The aforesaid allowances shall be paid on a semi-annual basis. Any uniform required to be worn by any of the aforementioned employees, or any portion thereof, which may be damaged or destroyed in the line of duty, ordinary wear and tear excepted, shall be replaced by the City.
(c) The aforesaid mentioned uniform allowances shall be prorated to the date of resignation or retirement of such employee. If such uniform allowance account is overdrawn, the overdrawn amount shall be prorated and deducted from the final salary payment of such employee. If an employee is due a uniform allowance payment at the time of termination of employment, the amount so due shall be paid on a prorated basis based upon the applicable annual allowance and shall be added to the final payment.
(Ord. 89-10. Passed 6-17-91.)