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AGENDA TITLE: Specifications for uniforms for Maintenance & Operators Unit
MEETING DATE: June 17, 1992
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PREPARED BY: Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the specifications and
authorize advertisement for bids for uniforms for
eaVloyees in the Maintenance and Operators Unit.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Public Works and water /Wastewater employees and Parks
employees have demonstrated a need for uniforms. The
need arises from four separate issues as follows:
. safety
. identification
. convenience
. appearance
The safety issue stems from the type of work which the Public Works employees
must conduct near or in sewer lines and manholes. The jobs frequently exposes
employees to raw sewage. Currently, employees wear their soiled clothing home
and toss the clothing into the washing machine along with the rest of the
family's clothes. CalOSHA suggests that this habit may be unhealthy to the
workers as well as to the families depending on the type of raw sewage. To
alleviate this issue, workers would be issued a set of uniforms which would be
laundered by a uniform service, thereby eliminating potential health exposure.
The issue of identification for field crews is also one of a safety matter.
Public Works and Parks employees cannot easily be distinguished from the general
citizenry while working in the streets, in the parks, or on private property,
unless they are near a marked City vehicle. Employees need to be differentiated
in the event that the public needs service (i.e. in a park) and for the
employees' safety (i.e. working in the street or in an alley).
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APPROVED: I
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
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While working on the streets, employees periodically get hot tar splattered on
their clothing. The tar hardens until washed in the washing machine at which
time it softens and sticks to other clothing and to the inside of the washing
machine. Although this does not qualify as a health hazard, it is an
inconvenience to employees and to their families when multiple sets of clothing
are ruined from the tar. Uniforms uould eliminate this problem since employees
would not bring the tarnished clothing hone.
The fourth issue concerns the image which the City wants to portray to the
community. Uniforms would certainly enhance the reputation of the field crews
and would give these employees a professional "look" while improving their
appearance for themselves and the community.
Uniforms for approximately 74 Maintenance and Operators employees would include
slacks and shortsleeve collared shirts with the City logo. Bleven sets of
uniforms would have to be inventoried for each employee to Accommodate a uniform
rotation between the worksite and the laundry service. Annual Costs to provide
the uniforms will be approximately $16,354. Once issued the Uniforms, it would
become mandatory for employees to wear the uniforms, unless the laundry service
was delayed and unable to deliver clean uniforms on time.
FUNDING: Operating Budget
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry L. Glenn
Assistant City Manager
Prepared by Janet S. Keeter
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
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Attachment
CCCOM516/TXTA.07A
RESOLUTION NO. 92-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR UNIFORMS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATORS UNIT
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RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve the bid
specifications for uniforms for the Maintenance and operators Unit and
authorizes advertisement for bids for same.
Dated: June 17, 1992
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 92-103 was passed and
adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held June 17,
1992 by the following vote:
Ayes= Council Members - Hinchman, Pennino, Sieglock, Snider
and Pinkerton (Mayor)
Noes= Council Members - None
Absent: Council Members - None
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
92-108
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