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Section 16. Uniforms <br /> The City shall provide all necessary safety and protection clothing, as defined by the City <br /> Manager. The City shall provide one hundred percent (100 %) of the initial purchase price of <br /> uniforms for those new employees required to wear a prescribed uniform. The quantity of <br /> mandatory uniforms for new employees will be determined by the City Manager and Police Chief <br /> 16.1 Uniform Allowance <br /> The annual uniform allowance shall be paid on the first pay day of the month in March of each <br /> year. <br /> Effective March I, 2002, the annual uniform allowance shall be eight hundred fifty dollars <br /> ($850.00). <br /> Effective March 1, 2007, the annual uniform allowance shall be nine hundred fifty dollars <br /> ($950.00). <br /> Section 17. Credit Association <br /> The City shall offer a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who wish to join the <br /> First United Services Credit Union for the purposes of transacting business with such credit union. <br /> Section 18. Educational Incentive Tuition and Book Reimbursement Program <br /> 18.1 Educational Incentive <br /> All regular employees having reached Step E of their classification's pay range are eligible for <br /> educational incentive pay for possession of a college degree as specified below: <br /> Classification Elieible Degree Incentive Pay <br /> Police Officer AA 2.5% <br /> BA/BS 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> Police Sergeant BSBA 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> The employee's degree must be awarded from a community college, college, or university <br /> accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and be in a recognized academic <br /> or professional field as determined by the Chief of Police. The decision of the Chief of Police <br /> shall be final. <br /> Incentive pay shall be a percentage of the monthly base salary. The maximum incentive pay an <br /> employee may receive is five percent. No incentive pay shall be awarded with a grade point <br /> average below "C ". Should an employee be promoted to a position requiring the degree for which <br /> he /she is currently receiving incentive pay said incentive pay shall cease. <br /> To receive incentive pay an employee must submit a copy of his/her diploma, or letter from the <br /> college /university registrar attesting to the award of the degree and a complete official <br /> college /university transcript of courses and grades. <br /> - 13 - <br />