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Section 4. An employee in the classified fire fighting service who fails to return to duty <br /> at the time specified on his application for leave shall be considered to have resigned from such <br /> service in the absence of evidence of extenuating circumstances. <br /> Section 5. In cases of leave of absence which are for more than thirty (30) days in <br /> length, the city may require a physical examination for an employee granted such leave and <br /> may require such an examination before reinstatement of the employee. If such examination is <br /> required before said leave is granted and the results thereof are found to be substantially the <br /> same as disclosed by the examination before the leave, the employee shall not be disqualified <br /> from disability for reinstatement. <br /> Section 6. Employees duly appointed to serve as members or alternates of the union's <br /> bargaining committee for purposes of negotiating agreements with the City covering wages, <br /> hours, and other conditions of employment, and employees duly appointed to attend grievance <br /> meetings and hearings with the City, shall be permitted to attend such bargaining sessions, and <br /> such meetings and hearings, during regularly scheduled hours of duty with no loss of pay. <br /> ARTICLE 15 <br /> OTHER BENEFITS <br /> Section 1 (a). Work clothes and turnout gear for employees in the classified fire fighting <br /> service, other than personal items such as shoes, belts, underwear, socks and similar items, <br />� shall be furnished and replaced by the City. <br /> (b) All shirts shall be provided to employees with patches sewn on; provided that, the <br /> City shall first exhaust its inventory of same in existence on March 27, 1996. <br /> Section 2. The employee having custody of any clothing or equipment or property <br /> furnished by the City shall have the re.sponsibility for the proper care, custody, cleaning and <br /> keeping thereof. <br /> Section 3. If items of personal property are lost or damaged in the line of duty not due <br /> to neglect, the employee will be compensated for the same up to a maximum of one-hundred <br /> fifty ($150.00) dollars per item. <br /> Section 4. The City will reimburse the pre-approved cost of tuition and textbooks for fire <br /> officer's certification and for courses directly related to an employee's job, up to a maximum of <br /> one thousand dollars ($1,000). The City will reimburse half the cost of tuition and textbooks for <br /> pre-approved courses indirectly related to an employee's job. <br /> Section 5. In the event of a line of duty death to a Firefighter, the City shall pay a <br /> maximum of$10,000 for funeral expenses. <br /> Section 6. The City shall pay any unreimbursed expenses for follow up medical testing <br /> for any evaluation required by Administrative Policy F-482, entitled "Employee Respiratory <br /> Protection Program", for any employee who passes such evaluation. Prior to requesting <br /> payment from the City, the employee shall submit claims for all such expenses to the City's <br /> group health insurance program and to any other applicable program of coverage, and shall <br /> 19 <br />