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Section 18. Uniforms Uniform Allowance The Department shall provide at its expense required protective clothing and footwear. This clothing will be provided on an "as needed" basis in order to maintain an inventory of three (3) uniform pants minimum. For new employees the Department shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of original uniform requirements: three (3) shirts, three (3) pants, belt, boots, and any other required uniform. Uniform changes initiated by the Department shall be made at the expense of the Department. All employees covered by this Agreement shall wear the same uniforms. The annual uniform maintenance allowance for suppression personnel shall be $312.00, payable on April 1 of each year; provided, however, that if the payment date follows by Tess than six (6) months the date of appointment of such an employee, no such uniform maintenance allowance for said employee shall be forthcoming until the succeeding annual payment date. The annual uniform maintenance allowance for Fire Inspectors and Hazardous Materials Coordinators is Four Hundred Forty Dollars ($440.00). The annual uniform allowance paid to eligible employees is paid in two equal installments, once on April I and once on October 1 of each year. Section 19. Credit Union The Department shall implement a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who wish to join either the First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union for the purposes of transacting business with such First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union. Section 20. Tuition Reimbursement Regular employees are eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college or university courses successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been approved in advance by the Fire Chief and are taken from an educational institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the registration fees per college quarter levied by California State University, Hayward for internal degrees in effect at the time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: University Fee; Student Body Fee; IRA Fee; Facility Fee; University Union Fee; Health Services Fee. 15