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