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City of Elk River REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Section Work-session Item Description Meeting Date January- S, 2007 Discuss Uniform Pohci- for Streets and Parks EmT)Ioi -ees Introduction Item Number 6.5. Prepared by Lori Johnson, City- Administrator Reviewed by As you mav- recall budget discussions last fall we discussed changing tine uniform. policy for streets and parks employees. This change would not affect the budget. Previously, the policy was unwritten and at times there was confusion about the amount to be spent and the items eligible. Adopting a written Policy that clearly- defines both of those items will address that situation. Discussion One of the main goals for the parks department is to have employees who are easily- recognizable by the public as park employ -ees. The current uniforms provided by a uniform rental company are not typical for parks emplo -vees and do not clearly identif r them as parks employees. Parks Maintenance Supen-isor Terri- Bye and Darks and Recreation Director Bill Maertz are requesting that the parks employees wear clothing that is more like park. ranger clothing. Each employ- ee would be given a set amount per �- ear to purchase approved parks clothing from an approved list of vendors. 7n-ie policy- would require that employees rear this approved uniform clothing every dad- so that they- portray- a professional parks department image. The street department currently- rents uniforms and wants to continue to rent uniforms; however, there will be guidelines associated with the uniform rentals such as requiting that the employees who are receiving the rented uniforms wear the uniforms every dad-. Additionally-, Street Superintendent Phil Hals is requesting that t- v options be available to his emplov ees. One for employees who want to continue to rent uniforms through a uniform rental company- and have them laundered by the uniform. company-. The other is to allow employees to rent uniforms through that same company but not have there laundered by the uniform company-. These employees would then be able to use the amount normally- paid for laundering to purchase other items such as city- logo sue - eatsliirts, tv inter cov-eralls, and other approved clothing. Employees who chose the rental and laundering option Nx--ilJ not have money- available to purchase other approved uniform items. All street department emplol -ees Nvifl now be required to wear their uniforms every days to identify- there as street department employees and to portray- a professional street department image. The suggested amount for each employee for uniform purchase is $450.00 for both the parks department and street department rental /purchase option. Currently-, the rental including laundering option cost is $4-5:5.00- The uniform allowance may be adjusted periodically- by the Council during budget discussions. In addition to this uniform allowance, the employ -ees receive $17-5.00 per year to purchase safety equipment including required steel toed shoes. We have suite eyed other cities and the county- in order to determine a reasonable amount for the uniform allowance and have determined that $450.00 is appropriate. This amount falls within the amounts budgeted for both the streets and parks departments. S: Wound \Lon'\20 07' \L?nifonms.doc