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17.3 Credit for Unused Sick Leave Option <br /> The City, at its expense, contracts with PERS for the purpose of providing the "credit for unused sick <br /> leave" option. The amount of unused hours of sick leave is converted to days and reported to PERS as <br /> service credit in accordance with PERS requirements. <br /> Section 18. Fire Inspectors <br /> The Department recognizes the importance of maintaining a core of trained fire investigators. <br /> Therefore, Fire Inspectors will be encouraged to participate as members of the Alameda County Arson <br /> Task Force. <br /> Section 19. Uniforms <br /> 19.1 Uniform Allowance <br /> The Department shall provide at its expense required protective clothing and footwear. This clothing <br /> will be provided on an "as needed" basis in order to maintain an inventory of three (3) uniform pants <br /> minimum. The Department will provide at its expense at time of employment: three (3) shirts, three (3) <br /> pants, belt, and boots. Newly hired employees will be required to pay fifty percent(50%) of the cost of a <br /> required ball cap, three (3) tee shirts,winter jacket, and workout gear. <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 five hundred dollars <br /> ($500.00),payable the first pay day in April of each year; provided, however, that if the payment date <br /> follows by less than six (6) months the date of appointment of such an employee, no such uniform <br /> maintenance allowance for said employee shall be forthcoming until the succeeding annual payment <br /> date. <br /> The annual uniform maintenance allowance for Fire Inspectors and Hazardous Materials Coordinator is <br /> six hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00). The annual uniform allowance paid to eligible employees is <br /> paid in two equal installments payable the first pay day in April and the first payday in October. <br /> A prorated uniform allowance is paid upon separation based on the number of payroll periods worked <br /> since the last uniform allowance was paid. <br /> Section 20. Credit Union <br /> The Department shall implement a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who wish to <br /> join either the First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union for the purposes of <br /> transacting business with such First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union. <br /> 23 <br />