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AGENDA TITLE: Provide Uniforms for Certain Maintenance Employees
MEETING DATE: November 4, 1992
PREPARED SY: Assistant City Mar. -:ger
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 92.164
approving the specifications and authorizing
advertisement for bids for uniforms for Public Works
Water/Wastewater and Streets employees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Public Works Water/Wastewater and Streets employees
have a need for uniforms due to four separate issues:
. safety
. identification
. convenience
. appearance
The safe -y issue sbmm from the type of work which the Public Works employees
mist conduct near or in sewer lines and manholes. The jobs frequently expose
employees to raw sewage. Currently, employees wear their soiled clothing homyb
and toss the clothing into the washing machine along with the rest cf: the
family's clothes. CalOSHA suggests that this habit may be unhealthy to the
workers as well as to the workers' families. To alleviate this problem workers
would be issued a set of uniforms to be laundered by a uniform service, thereby
reducing potential health exposure.
APPROVED`_go
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THOMAS J+ PETERSON ,kyClod Paw
City Mnnnger
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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 50 Public works employees would include slacks and
shirtsleeve collared shirts with the City logo. Eleven sets of uniforms would
have to be inventoried for each employee to accommodate a uniform rotation
between the worksite and the laundry service. Annual cost to provide the
uniforms will be approximately $11,000. Once issued the uniforms, it would be
mandatory for employees to wear the uniforms, unless the laundry service was
delayed and unable to deliver clean uniforms on time.
FUNDING: Water/Wastewater
Respectfully submitted,
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L. Glenn
Assistant City Manager
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Prepared by Janet S. Keeter
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
cc: Public Works Director
Attachment
CCCOM631/TXTA.07A
RESOLUTION NO. 92-183
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS FOR UNIFORMS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
WATER/WASTEWATER AND STREETS EMPLOYEES
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WHEREAS, Public Works Water/Wastewater and Streets employees
have a need for uniforms due to safety, identification, convenience and
appearance issues;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE = RESOLVED. the Lodi City Council hereby
approves tht specifications for and authorizes advertisement for bids
Cor approximately 11 sets of uniforms each for approximately 50 Public
Works Water/Wastewater and Streets employees, at an annual cost of
approximately $11,000.
Dated: November 4, 1992
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 92-283 was passed and
adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held November 4,
1992 by the following vote:
Ayes= Council Members - Hinchman, Pennino, Sieglock, Snider
and Pinkerton (Mayorl
Noes= Council Members None
Absent: Council Members - None
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city Clerk
92-183
RES92183/TXTA.02J