(a) Council shall determine proper and necessary uniform and equipment requirements for the Division of Police so as to enable the Division or the members thereof to perform their respective duties.
(b) The City shall provide and furnish the Division of Police with required equipment upon the request of the Chief of Police and approval of the Safety Director.
(1) The Chief of Police shall be responsible for police equipment and upon his receiving a proper receipt for same, may issue items of equipment to the members of the Division of Police for their use while on duty.
(2) All equipment issued may be called in by the Chief of Police at any time and for any reason and shall be called in for his inspection at least once every six months.
(3) Any member of the Division to whom equipment has been issued, shall be responsible for keeping the same in good order and condition at all times while the same is in his possession and he shall be personally liable for any improper use or failure to exercise proper care of the same.
(c) The City shall provide and furnish to all part-time, seasonal and temporary employees of the Division of Police with uniforms as Council shall deem proper or necessary to enable such members of the Division to perform their respective duties, upon the request of the Chief of Police and approval by the Safety Director.
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for police uniforms and, upon the Chief having received a proper receipt for same, may issue uniforms to such members of the Division of Police for their use while on duty.
If any part-time police officer voluntarily separates from City employment or the officer's employment is terminated for cause within one (1) year of the officer's date of hire, the officer will be responsible for reimbursement of the cost of any City-issued uniforms, as follows:
(1) If the last date of employment is within one (1) month of his/her date of hire, he/she shall be responsible for reimbursement to the City of the full amount of the cost of such City-issued uniforms.
(2) If the last date of employment is between one (1) month and three (3) months of his/her date of hire, he/she shall be responsible for reimbursement to the City of seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of such City-issued uniforms.
(3) If the last date of employment is between three (3) months and six (6) months of his/her date of hire, he/she shall be responsible for reimbursement to the City of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of such City-issued uniforms.
(4) If the last date of employment is between six (6) months and nine (9) months of his/her date of hire, he/she shall be responsible for reimbursement to the City of twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of such City-issued uniforms.
(5) If the last date of employment is between nine months and one (1) year of his/her date of hire, he/she shall be responsible for reimbursement to the City of ten percent (10%) of the cost of such City-issued uniforms.
(d) All uniforms issued may be called in by the Chief of Police at any time and for any reason and shall be called in for his inspection at least once in every six months.
Any member of the Division to whom uniforms have been issued, shall be responsible for keeping the same in good order and condition at all times while the same is in his possession and he shall be personally liable for improper usage or failure to exercise proper care of the same.
(Ord. 112-2019. Passed 11-26-19.)