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2 Purchasing The City provides each full time employee with up to $175 safety boot allowance (annually), and $275 reimbursement (annually) for City-approved clothing (see approved list below). In addition the table below, the column “Union Staff” indicates the city’s annual purchase of logoed clothing for full-time employees. Seasonal employee annual allowance includes up to $125 for safety boots, in addition to the “seasonal staff” column from the table below for logoed clothing (no clothing allowance). Safety vests will be provided when the current vest is no longer compliant with MN OSHA safety guidelines. All allowances listed above do not carry over from year to year, and are for Items approved by the public works superintendent or within this policy. The table below breaks down what the city will contribute to the uniform purchase per employee. This is in addition to the above boot allowance and the full time employee city approved clothing allowance. Quantities listed below are purchased annually unless otherwise indicated and are subject to availability. Full time employees will have the opportunity to purchase a larger quantity when an order is placed up to twice a year, using personal clothing allowance funds. Logoed Clothing Description Union Staff Quantity Seasonal Staff Quantity Logoed safety t shirt Or logoed reflective t shirt 7 or 4 5 Logoed reflective safety pull over sweatshirt 2 1 Logoed mesh safety vest 1 1 Logoed/ named 3-in-1 reflective safety jacket 1 (every other year) Initial cost $97 0 Logoed knit winter cap 1 0 Logoed baseball cap 2 1 Reflective safety flagger/rain suit 1 (every third year) Initial cost $119 0 (provide standard rain suit) Total city contribution per employee *Based on current pricing $441 (1st year) (future avg. $352 annually) $104.50 (annually) Clothing Allowance Full time public works employees are permitted to use additional funds totaling $275 annually from a personal clothing allowance (per current union contract). The employee may choose the vendor for purchasing from their personal clothing allowance and must submit an itemized receipt for reimbursement. In addition to the list below, employees may use their clothing allowance funds to order from the cities vendor additional logoed garments from the table above. In the event any city issued garments are no longer compliant with this policy the employee can use funds from their clothing allowance for replacement garments. This excludes OSHA required reflective safety vests that fall under the requirements set by MN OSHA. In the event a reflective safety vest is no longer compliant a new vest will be issued to the employee. These funds will come from the safety budget.