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• • <br /> SECTION 19. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE <br /> The Department shall pay annually a clothing allowance to purchase uniforms as required <br /> by the County/District as follows: <br /> July 1, 1994 - $450 <br /> -July 1, 1995 - $475 <br /> July 1, 1996 - $500 <br /> No proof of purchase is required. Should any uniform be damaged in the performance of . <br /> duty, it will be replaced or repaired by the County/District. <br /> SECTION 20. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br /> A. DEFINITION. A grievance is defined as an allegation by an employee or group of <br /> employees that the Department has failed to provide a condition of employment which <br /> is established by written Department rules or by this Memorandum of Understanding, <br /> provided that the enjoyment of such right is not made subject. to the discretion of the <br /> Department and, provided, further, that the condition of employment which is the <br /> subject matter of the grievance is a matter within the scope of representation as <br /> defined in California Government Code Section 3504. <br /> B. Examination and classification matters are exempt from this grievance procedure and <br /> such matters shall be heard by the Alameda County Civil Service Commission and <br /> shall be governed by the provisions of County Civil Service Rules 1200 - 1260, <br /> 1300 - 1354, 1400 - 1456, 1464 - 1480 (first paragraph only), 1484 - 1492, and the <br /> procedures and guidelines contained in the Alameda County Personnel Manual <br /> pertaining to examination and classification set forth in Appendix C, as amended from <br /> time to time. In applying the foregoing rules, procedures, and guidelines, the word <br /> "county" or "department" shall mean the "Fire Department ". <br /> C. Discipline and discharge matters are subject to this grievance procedure and are <br /> subject to binding arbitration, except that a probationary employee who is discharged <br /> has no right to appeal unless he/she alleges that his/her dismissal was due to race, <br /> religion, national origin, sex, political, or Union. affiliation. The probationary period . <br /> lasts for 24 months, from date of employment. <br /> I). DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF GRIEVANCES. The <br /> following is the procedure to be followed in the resolution of grievances: <br /> 1. An employee having a grievance shall first discuss it with his/her <br /> immediate supervisor and endeavor to work out a satisfactory solution in <br /> an informal manner with such supervisor. <br /> 2. If a satisfactory solution is not accomplished by informal discussion, the <br /> employee shall have the right to consult with and be assisted by a <br /> representative of his/her own choice in this and all succeeding steps of this <br /> paragraph D. and may thereafter file a grievance on the form designated <br /> by the Fire Department with the immediate supervisor within seven <br /> calendar days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, after the date <br /> 188 <br /> Fl RE - 22 <br />