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-31 - <br /> <br />17.4 Safety Boot Allowance <br /> <br />The safety boot allowance is $170.00 per year. Effective April 1, 2026, the safety boot <br />allowance will be increased from $170.00 per year to $275.00 per year. The allowance <br />shall be used for the replacement or repair of required safety boots. <br /> <br />In conjunction with the safety boot allowance, bargaining unit employees are required to <br />adhere to the Safety Boot Usage Policy, which will be adopted prior to the increase of the <br />safety boot allowance April 1, 2026. <br /> <br />The Operations Services Department employees may receive an additional allowance for <br />replacement of safety boots that need replacement due to wear in order to ensure proper <br />protection of the feet. <br /> <br />Section 18. Credit Union <br /> <br /> The City shall maintain a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who <br />wish to join the First United Services Credit Union for the purpose of transacting <br />business with said credit union and shall maintain direct deposit of payroll checks for <br />designated financial institutions. <br /> <br />Section 19. Deferred Compensation Plan <br /> <br />The City shall provide a deferred compensation plan. <br /> <br />The City shall contribute one-half percent (.5%) of the employee’s base compensation <br />into a 457 deferred compensation plan. The contribution is tax-deferred, and counts <br />towards the 457 annual maximum deferral as designated by the IRS. Employees without <br />an existing 457 account with a City sponsored provider must establish one in order to <br />receive the City contribution, but no employee contribution to the account is required. <br /> <br />Effective the first full pay period on/after April 1, 2021, the City shall contribute an <br />additional one-half percent (.5%) of the employee’s base compensation, for a total <br />contribution of one percent (1%) into a 457 deferred compensation plan. <br /> <br />Section 20. Educational Incentive Tuition and Book Reimbursement Program <br /> <br />20.1 Educational Incentive [LIMITED REOPENER] <br /> <br />The parties mutually agree to a limited reopener on Section 20.1 Educational Incentive <br />following the issuance of a final decision by the Public Employment Relations Board <br />(PERB) in connection with PERB Case No. SF-CE-2144-M. The parties will promptly <br />meet and confer in good faith to address any modifications to the Educational Incentive <br />provision that may be necessary or appropriate to implement the final PERB decision. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 198 of 373