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i ORDINANCE N0.2011-20 Page 6 shall not be entitled to receive the cash equivalent of any such item. In the event an employee leaves employment with the Municipality or is dismissed before twelve (12) months have elapsed since his or her hiring and the issuance of his or her uniforms or gear, the uniform or gear must be returned to the Municipality or the Municipality will recover the cost of the uniform or gear on a prorated basis computed on full calendar months worked and the balance due to the Municipality will be deducted from the final salary payment. Additionally, 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 purchases under this section for the next calendar year. (d) For 2011 only, each full-time employee of the Service Department shall receive a uniform allowance equal to Six Hundred Twenty-Five and 00/100 ($625.00). The amount stated for uniform allowance herein may also be used for uniform maintenance by the employee. Amounts paid hereunder shall be prorated for the time period between the employee's first anniversary date and December 31st of that year. Similarly, upon termination,. an employee would be entitled to a prorated share of the uniform allowance on a reimbursement basis for uniform items purchased in the year of termination. Such prorated. share will be paid upon receipt of the proper paperwork and department head approval with the first accounts payable check run after the receipt of such paperwork. Commencing in 2011 for part-time and 2012 for full-time Service Department employees, the Service Department, upon approval and having received an authorized purchase order and number from the Finance Department, shall purchase and maintain items necessary to equip each Service Department employee. The list of necessary equipment will be submitted by the Service Director and approved by the Mayor and Council. (e) Whenever a uniform item is damaged or destroyed in the line of duty then that item shall be replaced by the Municipality. 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 department head. (f) 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 with an approval for payment from the Chief of the Department. (g) There shall be no uniform purchases or maintenance for Police, Building, Service or Fire secretaries and/or clerk receptionists. 153109 SICK LEAVE. (a) Sick leave shall be defined as an absence with pay necessitated by: 1. Illness or injury to the employee. 2. Exposure by the employee to a contagious disease communicable to other employees; or 3. Illness, injury, or death in the employee's immediate family