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89 <br />SECTION 32 33 – UNIFORM POLICY <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />Maintenance employees of the Public Works and Parks & Recreation Departments will be provided <br />with the clothing necessary to perform their job in a safe and comfortable manner. Every effort will be <br />made to make sure the appearance of employees is similar, neat, and orderly. The City reserves the <br />right to change the color or style of clothing provided. <br /> <br />Pants <br />Full-time employees will be provided an annual allowance of up to $200 for the purchase of work <br />pants. The pPants worn at work must be blue jeans or other approved work pants and must be free of <br />holes or significant fraying. The respective department heads reserve the right to inform employees of <br />inappropriate jeans and request that they not be worn on the job if they are unsatisfactory in <br />appearance. Employees will purchase the jeans as needed and will receive reimbursement subject to <br />the employee providing a receipt for the purchase. a lump sum payment annually from the City to cover <br />those expenses based on a uniform rate for pants to be set by the City Council from time to time. The <br />rate will be examined annually and adjusted if necessary to match any fluctuation in the cost of jeans. <br /> <br />Shirts <br />Each employee will be provided with logo t-shirts for wearing while at work. Employees also have the <br />choice of wearing ANSI II compliant, reflectorized t-shirts during warm weather months in lieu of a <br />logo t-shirt. Long sleeve t-shirts are also an option. All short sleeve and long sleeve t-shirts will be <br />City-approved colors with a Little Canada logo on the chest. Crew neck and/or hooded sweatshirts will <br />also be provided to employees on an as-needed basis. The sweatshirts will be City-approved colors <br />with a Little Canada logo on the chest. All shirts will be provided at no cost to the employee. <br />Approximately once a year, employees will have the opportunity to replace old, worn t-shirts and <br />sweatshirts with new ones. <br /> <br />Winter Gear <br />The City will provide all Public Works and Parks & Recreation employees with two winter jackets; a <br />lighter one and a heavy one for extreme cold. Winter coveralls or bib overalls will also be provided <br />depending on each employee’s preference. Winter gloves and stocking hats will also be provided. All <br />winter gear will be provided at no cost to the employee. <br /> <br />Footwear <br />The City will provide an allowance of up to $200 for full-time Public Works and Parks employees to <br />purchase steel-toed footwear. Footwear is to be replaced on an as-needed basis, with the determination <br />of need to be made by the Public Works Director. When possible, employees should keep an older, yet <br />functional, pair of safety boots at the shop to be utilized for tasks such as blacktopping. In no case will <br />the per employee reimbursement of up to $200 occur more often than once per year. Employees may <br />use this allowance to purchase winter boots only if they are steel-toed. Regular, non-steel-toed winter <br />boots shall be purchased at the employee’s expense.