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17.3 Reimbursement for Damaged or Destroyed Personal Clothing Upon proper documentation the City will reimburse employees up to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for personal watches damaged in the proper performance of assigned tasks. Except for employees enrolled in a health plan providing vision care coverage or an individual vision care plan, the City shall reimburse employees up to a maximum of seventy five dollars ($75.00) for the repair or replacement of glasses damaged in the performance of assigned tasks except that glasses damaged as a result of an industrial injury shall be reimbursed under the City's worker's compensation insurance program. Exclusive of normal wear and tear, the City will reimburse employees for the reasonable repair or replacement of their personal clothing seriously damaged or destroyed in the performance of assigned duties; provided, however, no such reimbursement shall be made if the article(s) of clothing damaged or destroyed is inappropriate for the work place; damaged or destroyed as a result of the improper performance of the assigned work; damaged or destroyed as a result of an industrial injury the latter reimbursable under the City's worker's compensation insurance program. 17.4 Safety Boot Allowance The safety boot allowance is $170.00 per year. The allowance shall be used for the replacement or repair of required safety boots. The Operations Services Department employees may receive an additional allowance for replacement of safety boots that need replacement due to wear in order to insure proper protection of the feet. Section 18. Credit Union The City shall maintain a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who wish to join the First United Services Credit Union for the purpose of transacting business with said credit union and shall maintain direct deposit of payroll checks for designated financial institutions. Section 19. Deferred Compensation Plan The City shall provide a deferred compensation plan. The City shall contribute one-half percent (.5%) of the employee's base compensation into a 457 deferred compensation plan. The contribution is tax-deferred, and counts towards the 457 annual maximum deferral as designated by the IRS. Employees without an existing 457 account with a City sponsored provider must establish one in order to receive the City contribution, but no employee contribution to the account is required. -29-