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Item No: 04A <br />Meeting Date: January 3, 2006 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />Administrator Review: _________ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Public Works Benefits for the Public Works and Parks <br />Supervisors/Uniform Benefits for Non-Union Employees <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works <br /> <br />It has been past practice that both the Public Works and Parks Supervisor have received <br />the same uniform allowance benefits as the Public Works union employees. There are no <br />policies in the Mounds View Personnel Policy that allow for these uniform allowances for <br />non-union Public Works employees. Staff feels that this policy should be in writing to <br />ensure there is not confusion between union and non-union benefits. The Public Works <br />and the Parks Supervisor need these uniform items for their day-to-day operations. <br /> <br />According to the Public Works Contract the following is stated in regard to uniform <br />allowances: <br /> <br />Article 18. Safety <br /> <br />18.2 The City will reimburse an employee up to $255 for the two-year period for the <br />cost of a City approved purchase of prescription safety glasses to be used during <br />working hours. <br /> <br />Article 22. Clothing <br /> <br />22.1 The CITY will contribute $90 for the (2) year contract period for the purchase of <br />work related apparel. The wok apparel is to be cleaned and kept in repair by the <br />employee. <br /> <br />22.2. The CITY will reimburse an employee up to $225 for the two-year period toward <br />the purchase of one pair of safety shoes per year of a type approved by the City <br />(above the ankle boot with a steel/composite reinforced toe). <br /> <br />22.3 The CITY will provide safety wear such as safety vests, safety gloves, protective <br />eye wear, hearing protection, etc. Excluding prescription eyeglasses. <br /> <br />22.4 The CITY will provide work uniforms and the cleaning of said uniforms. <br /> <br />If the City Council wishes to give these same benefits to the Public Works and Parks <br />Supervisors, then Staff will draft a separate policy and present it by Resolution for the City <br />Council’s consideration.