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22 <br /> <br />Effective July 7, 2012, the City modified the formula to provide for the 3%@55 retirement <br />formula with three highest year option for new employees hired on or after the resolution is <br />adopted by the City Council. <br /> <br />For employees hired on/after January 1, 2013 that are defined as “new members” by CalPERS, <br />the City shall provide the 2.7% @ 57 retirement formula established by PEPRA. <br /> <br />Section 16. Uniforms <br /> <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 Chief of <br />Police <br /> <br />16.1 Uniform Allowance <br /> <br /> The annual uniform allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) shall be paid <br />on the first pay day on or after March 1st of each year. <br /> <br />Section 17. Educational Incentive Tuition and Book Reimbursement Program <br /> <br />17.1 Educational Incentive <br /> <br /> All regular employees are eligible for educational incentive pay for possession of a college <br />degree as specified below: <br /> <br /> Classification Eligible Degree Incentive Pay <br /> <br /> Police Officer AA 2.5% <br /> BA/BS 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> <br /> Police Sergeant BS/BA 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> <br /> The employee's degree must be awarded from a community college, college, or university <br />accredited by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges (standardized list of Associations <br />established by the Human Resources Department) and in a recognized academic or professional <br />field as determined by the Chief of Police and Human Resources. The decision of the Chief of <br />Police shall be final. <br /> <br /> Incentive pay shall be a percentage of the monthly base salary. The maximum incentive pay an <br />employee may receive is five percent. Should an employee be promoted to a position requiring <br />the degree for which he/she is currently receiving incentive pay said incentive pay shall cease. <br />Should an employee be promoted to a Sergeant, incentive pay for BA/BS or MA/MS shall be <br />considered when placing an employee on the appropriate pay step. <br />