Salary Resolution No. 95-0926 Revised August 2023 Section 11: Clothing and Equipment

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• 11.1 Issuance
• 11.2 Personal Property Reimbursement
• 11.3 Safety Shoes / Boots (Amended 3/19/13, 6/12/19) 
• 11.4 Cell Phone Stipend (Added 6/12/19)

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The Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, provide for the issuance to employees of specific classes or departments of specific items of clothing or equipment which may be required in the performance of their official duties. 

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Upon recommendation of the appointing authority, the County, in accordance with Government Code Section 53240, shall provide for payment of the costs of replacing or repairing property or prostheses of an employee, such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, watches, or clothing necessarily worn or carried by the employee when any such items are lost or damaged in the line of duty without negligence by employee. If the items are damaged beyond repair, the actual value of such items may be paid. The value of such items shall be determined as of the time of the loss thereof or damage thereto in accordance with the Personal Property Claims Guide as provided by Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 56420, dated January 18, 1977, and as amended by Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 90-0721 dated April 24, 1990. 

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Extra Help Park Ranger Assistants shall have the option once in each two-year period to receive a voucher toward the purchase of safety shoes or boots. All vouchers shall be issued at two hundred twenty five ($225) towards the purchase of required safety boots or one hundred twenty ($120) toward the purchase of required safety shoes. 

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Effective September 10, 2019, upon submission of a signed eligibility form, all administrative management employees, appointed and elected department heads, and Board of Supervisor Aides, who may use their personal cell phone for County business as determined by their appointing authority, and are not assigned a County issued cell phone, will be provided an optional monthly taxable stipend of $50/month.

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