(a) Furnished by City. A City employee who is required to wear City uniforms and/or carry City equipment shall be furnished such uniforms and/or equipment at City expense, or provided a stipend by the City for the employee to furnish himself or herself with such required uniforms and/or equipment, upon authorization of the employee's department or division head and the employee's appointing authority.
(b) Return. Upon an employee's separation from City employment for any reason, the employee shall return to the City any provided uniforms and/or equipment, or any uniforms and/or equipment purchased with a City-provided stipend, on or before the employee's last day of employment. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to withhold an employee's final paycheck until such items are returned to the City, and if the employee has not returned such items within thirty (30) days of the employee's last day of employment, the Finance Director is hereby authorized to deduct the cost of such items from any final pay due to the employee.
(c) Personnel Policy. The Administrative Steering Committee shall establish and maintain a policy or policies in the City's Personnel Policy Manual regarding the provision of uniforms and/or equipment to employees, the care and maintenance of such uniforms and/or equipment, disciplinary procedures regarding the abuse or misuse of such items, and other related matters.
(Ord. 2022-13. Adopted 05/26/22)