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Section 18. Uniforms <br /> Uniform Allowance <br /> The Department shall provide at its expense required protective clothing and footwear. This <br /> clothing will be provided on an "as needed" basis in order to maintain an inventory of three (3) <br /> uniform pants minimum. For new employees the Department shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the <br /> cost of original uniform requirements: three (3) shirts, three (3) pants, belt, boots, and any <br /> other required uniform. <br /> Uniform changes initiated by the Department shall be made at the expense of the Department. <br /> All employees covered by this Agreement shall wear the same uniforms. <br /> The annual uniform maintenance allowance for suppression personnel shall be $312.00, payable <br /> on April 1 of each year; provided, however, that if the payment date follows by less than six (6) <br /> months the date of appointment of such an employee, no such uniform maintenance allowance for <br /> said employee shall be forthcoming until the succeeding annual payment date. <br /> The annual uniform maintenance allowance for Fire Inspectors and Hazardous Materials <br /> Coordinators is Four Hundred Forty Dollars ($440.00). The annual uniform allowance paid to <br /> eligible employees is paid in two equal installments, once on April 1 and once on October 1 of <br /> each year. <br /> Section 19. Credit Union <br /> The Department shall implement a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who <br /> wish to join either the First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union for the <br /> purposes of transacting business with such First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit <br /> Union. <br /> Section 20. Tuition Reimbursement <br /> Regular employees are eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college or university <br /> courses successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been <br /> approved in advance by the Fire Chief and are taken from an educational institution accredited by <br /> the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. <br /> Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the registration fees per college <br /> quarter levied by California State University, Hayward for internal degrees in effect at the time <br /> the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible <br /> fees shall be limited to: University Fee; Student Body Fee; IRA Fee; Facility Fee; University <br /> Union Fee; Health Services Fee. <br /> 15 <br />