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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-36-PAGE 7 (h) Each part-time firefighter shall receive an allowance for uniform maintenance in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($550.00) for 2006, Five Hundred Seventy Five and 00/100 Dollars ($575.00) for 2007, Six Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($600.00) for 2008, Six Hundred Twenty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($625.00) for 2009 and Six Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($650.00) for 2010 provided such part-time firefighter attends at least twenty (20) drills annually. Any part-time firefighter who does not attend at least twenty (20) drills during the year or spends an equivalent amount of time in classes or seminars which are approved by the Fire Chief, forfeits any right to uniform allowance for the next calendar year. (i) The Finance Director is hereby authorized to reimburse all members of the Police and Fire Departments for expenditures made in accordance with Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), ( fl, (g), (h), (i) and (j) hereinabove, provided, however, that receipted bills evidencing the purchase are submitted together with an approval for payment by the respective Chiefs of the Departments by January 7Ih of each respective year. Once approved expense forms are received in the Finance Department, the Finance Director is further authorized to make such distributions in the following accounts payable check run in January for the expenditures made in the prior calendar year. If the Village cannot make the purchase directly, and employees are required to do so, then they shall be reimbursed any sales tax incurred. (j) Whenever a uniform item is damaged or destroyed in the line of duty then that item shall be replaced out of the uniform allowance. However, should any employee's maintenance and replacement costs in any year exceed the uniform allowance for that year, upon presentation of receipts evidencing such excess costs, and subject to the recommendation of the appropriate Chief or department head, the employee may be reimbursed for such excess costs. Whenever a uniform item is lost or destroyed by an employee in a manner not related to the performance of his duty then that item shall be replaced at the cost of the employee subject to the recommendation of the appropriate Chief or department head. (k) Whenever different or additional uniform items are required due to the promotion of a full-time member of the Police or Fire Department, the Municipality shall purchase those items for which receipted bills are presented together with an approval for payment from the Chief of the Department. (1) There shall be no uniform allowance or maintenance for part-time police dispatchers, police secretaries, or Building and Service or Fire secretaries and/or clerk receptionists.