7 to 9 years of service -------------------------------- $200.00
10 to 16 years of service ------------------ one week’s base pay
17+ years of service --------- one and one half week's base pay
B. — Longevity bonus pay to regular part-time employees who work 25 or
more hours per week and who have seven or more years of service as in A above,
shall be determined by the average number of weekly hours worked during the
preceding year in proportion to the weekly hours of regular full-time employees.
C. An employee eligible to receive longevity pay, who voluntarily
terminates his/her employment or is dismissed for just cause prior to November 22
of any year, shall forfeit his/her nght to entitlement to all or any portion of
longevity pay to which he/she would otherwise be entitled.
D. | Employees hired after July 1, 2005 shall not be eligible for Longevity
Bonus.
Article 26 - CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
A. — The City will give an initial issue to each new employee of three sets
of work clothing (pants, shirts and jackets),
B. _ For each year of this agreement, employees who have completed their
probationary period will be authorized the following amounts to be used to
purchase and maintain authorized work clothing or other authorized uniforms, as
set forth in this Article 26. The authorized work clothing and uniforms for the
purpose of this paragraph will include: NFPA compliant station wear, or work
clothing as set forth by the Board of Fire Commission. Class A uniform and
necessary accessories (hat, badges, necktie, black shoes as example shoes, boots
approved exercise apparel, and any other related approved items).
Each Fiscal Year: $650.00 per member
Payment of the clothing allowance shall be paid to the eligible employees by
payroll check during the month of July of each year. If the employee prefers,
he/she may purchase the articles of clothing authorized pursuant to this agreement
at their own expense and present the receipts to the designee of the department
within thirty (30) days of the purchase for reimbursement through the warrant
process. This selection must be made before the beginning of the fiscal year in
July. If the reimbursement method is selected and the employee does not use the
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