The City will provide a purchase program to its employees who because of the regular course of their work exposure require in its opinion use of safety shoes, or special soled shoes, and safety glasses.
The purchase program shall make these items available to the employee at sixty (60%) percent of the cost of the item to the City with the remaining forty (40%) percent to be paid by the employee. However, when the City requires the use of safety shoes or special soled shoes, one hundred percent (100%) of the cost shall be borne by the City. A payroll deduction system will be established whereby the employee can authorize payment for items purchased under this program through the automatic deduction from the employee's paycheck.