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NEW BUSINESS 15.


COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM

TO:	Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee Members

FROM:	Rickelle Williams, Interim City Manager

DATE:	May 24, 2024

SUBJECT:	DISCUSS CREATING A FUND TO PROVIDE FITTED UNIFORMS FOR FRONTLINE PERSONNEL, SUCH AS SANITATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT STAFF

HISTORY:

At the Janaury 31, 2024, City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission approved the referral of item C4 R, sponsored by Commissioner David Suarez, to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) to discuss the possible creation of fund to provide fitted uniforms for frontline personnel, specifically for staff in Sanitation, Code Enforcement, and Parking Enforcement duties.

The uniforms provided to these employees, in addition to a uniform cleaning allowance, are specified within their respective collective bargaining agreements, having been negotiated during the bargaining process. Uniforms issued are chosen based on considerations of employee safety and comfort, as well as cost. The department works with the respective unions on final selections.

Currently, the Sanitation Division spends approximately $70,000 per year on uniforms, while the Code Enforcement and Parking Enforcement Departments spend $59,000 and $64,000 per year, respectively, not including any contractual cleaning allowances. These figures underscore the significant annual financial commitment involved in outfitting our frontline personnel appropriately.

ANALYSIS:

Below are the current uniforms provided to American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Communication Workers of America (CWA), and the Government Supervisors Association of Florida (GSAF), employees, as well as their cleaning allowance, as provided for by their collective bargaining agreements:

AFSCME

Section 8.6

GSAF

Section 8.8

CWA

Section 8.11

All full-time employees shall receive six uniforms annually

Six pants or shorts (if appropriate)

Six shirts

Six T-Shirts

One Uniform Jacket (one jacket during the term of the contract)

Section 8.6 (b)

All full-time employees receive $60 a month for cleaning allowance

Employees will be issued six (6) sets of new uniforms (five (5) sets if the employee works a 4-day work week) in April of each year. Each Department shall provide necessary safety/foul weather gear, as appropriate.

The Beach Patrol Operations Supervisor shall be provided with one (1) sweat suit per year.

The Senior Building Inspector uniform shall wear a Shirt or T-Shirt and Jacket embedded with a Building Inspector Badge, logo of the City of Miami Beach, employee's full name, job position, and Department's name.

All GSAF Employees will receive one (1) uniform jacket during year three (3) of the term of this contract.

Uniform Allowance: The uniformed personnel's monthly cleaning allowance shall be sixty ($60.00) dollars per month for a total of $ 720.00 per year to be paid in twenty-six (26) biweekly payments.

Persons employed in all divisions, including the Public Safety Communications Department (PSCD), who are compelled to wear City-issued uniforms shall be provided with six (6) uniforms.

Employees in Code Compliance shall be provided with a Code Jacket.

Lifeguards and full-time pool guards shall be provided with one (1) sweat suit per year, and a winter jacket every five (5) years. Six (6) long sleeved/short sleeved shirts or any combination thereof shall be provided annually to Lifeguard I, II, Lieutenant, Pool Guard I, and II. Female lifeguards and pool guards will be provided 6 swimsuits annually or replaced as needed.

*no uniform cleaning allowance

CONCLUSION:

Any changes regarding uniforms or allowances for classified employees must be bargained and negotiated with the respective unions.

Applicable Area

Citywide

Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14?		Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
No		No

ATTACHMENTS:
	Description	Type
	C4 R- Commission Referral Memo	Memo