Employees shall be entitled to an annual clothing allowance and other allowances for certain safety equipment as follows.
(a) Protective gear allowance. Effective January 1, 2016, employees will not receive a protective gear allowance, but will receive a reimbursement for each calendar year upon the city receiving the original itemized receipt(s) for protective gear purposes. The amount of the reimbursement rate per each City department shall be set by the Director of Finance and approved by the Mayor. Requests for reimbursement and receipts shall be reviewed by the Department of Finance prior to any proper payment being issued to the employee for the reimbursement. In addition, each department head shall list/define the protective gear required for each position eligible to receive protective gear reimbursement per City policy as determined by the Director of Finance:
(1) Engineering Department:
A. City Engineer;
B. Assistant City Engineer;
C. Assistant(s) to the Engineer; and
D. Project Engineer.
(2) Building Department: Chief Building Official.
(3) Planning Department: Zoning Inspector.
(4) City Hall Custodian Department:
A. Full-time custodian(s); and
B. Part-time custodian(s) 50% of allowance.
(5) Water Reclamation Department:
A. Director; and
B. Managers.
(6) Construction Department:
A. Construction Project Administrator;
B. Assistant to the Construction Project Manager; and
C. Inspectors.
(7) Service Department:
A. Director;
B. Managers;
C. All Service Department employees who are required to perform safety sensitive functions in the line of duty.
(8) Recreation Department:
A. Full-time Recreation Ground Crew Member(s);
B. Full-time Recreation/Community Center Maintenance Employee(s).
(9) Grantwood Department:
A. Full-time Superintendent;
B. Full-time Small Mechanic;
C. Full-time Irrigation Specialist.
(b) Uniform allowance. The following employees shall be entitled to an annual allowance in the amount indicated to be used for the purchase of uniforms and/or protective gear. The allowance shall be made by lump sum payment on or before March 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2015, the following employees will not be entitled to an annual allowance to be used for the purchase of uniforms and/or protective gear, but will receive reimbursement in the amount indicated for each employee each calendar year upon the city receiving the original itemized receipt(s) for the purchase of uniforms and/or protective gear. In addition, each department head shall list/define the uniforms and/or protective gear required for each position eligible to receive uniform and/or protective gear reimbursement:
(1) Police Department.
Position | Allowance |
Position | Allowance |
Chief | $1,750 |
Assistant Chief | $1,275 |
Systems Records Manager | $700 |
Secretarial Staff | $625 |
Animal Warden | $500 |
Building Maintenance | $350 |
Auxiliary Officers | $150 |
Jail Supervisor | $925 |
Part-time correction officers | $300 |
Part-time Violations Clerk | $300 |
Part-time Building Maintenance | $150 |
(2) Fire Department.
Position | Allowance |
Chief | $1,750 |
Assistant Chief | $1,275 |
Secretarial Staff | $700 |
(c) Commercial driver’s license bonus.
(1) The following employees shall receive a bonus of $400 for maintaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in good standing for the period November 1 (year one) through and including October 31 (year two) to be paid before December 1 (year two) of each calendar year:
A. All full-time Service Department employees (effective January 1, 2006);
B. Full-time Senior Services employees with Senior Service bus driving duties; and
C. Full time employees in the Water Reclamation Department.
(2) Employees eligible for a complete CDL bonus shall possess and maintain the CDL license for the duration of the measurable period as defined in (d)(1) above. Employees obtaining an initial or reinstated CDL during the measurable period shall be compensated at a bonus rate of $200 if the CDL was obtained or reinstated for the period November 1 (year one) through March 31 (year two) or $100 if obtained or reinstated at any point after March 31 (year two) within the measurable period.
(Ord. 2000-22, passed 2-7-2000; Ord. 2004-34, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 2004-98, passed 6-7-2004; Ord. 2009-30, passed 2-2-2009; Ord. 2009-108, passed 6-1-2009; Ord. 2010-45, passed 2-16-2010; Ord. 2010-280, passed 12-20-2010; Ord. 2014-38, passed 4-7-2014; Ord. 2015-214, passed 10-5-2015; Ord. 2016-52, passed 3-21-2016; Ord. 2016-168, passed 10-4-2016; Ord. 2019-116, passed 6-17-2019; Ord. 2019-195, passed 12-16-2019)