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