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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and Council <br /> <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief ~~x// <br /> <br />March 22, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: City of Elk River Foot Protection Policy <br /> <br />*Item 3.7.* <br /> <br />On behalf of the City of Elk River Safety Committee I am requesting Council approval for a change <br />in the reimbursement policy referencing foot protection. The Safety Committee has been discussing <br />the current policy, which allows a maximum of $150 per calendar year for the purchase of protective <br />footwear for city employees. The current foot protection policy was adopted by the City Council on <br />May 17, 1999 and has not had any changes since its inception. <br /> <br />A survey of numerous cities in the metro area was conducted to review reimbursement policies for <br />foot protection. Ranges in amounts varied from city to city. I discussed with City Administrator Pat <br />IClaers and Finance Director Lori Johnson various recommendations from the Safety Committee <br />and at the March 17, 2004 Safety Committee meeting the following recommendation ',vas approved <br />to be forwarded to the City Council to consider for adoption. The two changes are as follows: <br /> <br />· The city will reimburse regular employees a maximum of $175 per calendar year and <br /> temporary employees a maximum of $50 for the purchase of protective footwear. <br /> <br />· Any excess funds not used for protective footwear may be used for safety equipment as <br /> approved by department heads. <br /> <br />The change in the reimbursement policy will be a $25 increase per calendar year for reimbursement <br />of protective footwear for regular employees. The addition of the language stating, "any excess <br />funds not used for protective footwear may be used for safety equipment as approved by the <br />department head," will allow any additional funds for a regular employee with the approval of the <br />department head to purchase additional safety equipment. The Safety Committee has unanimously <br />approved each of the above changes. The footwear policy would be retroactive to January 1, 2004 <br />and any regular employee who has purchased protective footwear may submit (to the Finance <br />Department) for additional reimbursement up to the additional $25 if the protective footwear <br />purchase exceeded the old footwear policy amount of $150 per calendar year. Regular employees <br /> <br />S: ~ SAFETY\ footpolicy.doc <br /> <br /> <br />