Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The footwear purchased under the subsidized program shall meet or exceed ANSI safety protective footwear standards as identified by the code letters Z41.1 or the latest ANSI standard version 2. An authorization snap-out form must be completed and signed by authorizing personnel and supplied to the Seller. 3. Should a probationary employee terminate for any reason before three (3) months, reimbursement of the $75.00 / $100 depending on the classification of the employee) subsidy will be made to the City of Tulsa by the employee. 4. Low-cut safety shoes and safety tennis shoes (basically leather,) will be permitted in those job classifications where 50% or more of the employees’ work-time is spent inside City facilities. The authorization of high-top safety tennis shoes (basically leather) will be determined by the departments. Each department will provide the Safety and Health Section of the Human Resources Department a list of job classifications they have approved to wear the high-top safety tennis shoe. This listing will become part of the Safety Shoe Program Guidelines. It will be the department’s responsibility to see that employees buy the proper safety footwear. Employees purchasing safety footwear, which is not approved for their classification, can be required to purchase the proper safety footwear, without subsidy, to continue work. 5. These guidelines apply to all personnel covered by the collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME. It also applies to supervisor and other personnel exposed in field operations. 6. Employees should be permitted to purchase extra safety boot shoes (without subsidy) at those prices quoted to the City of Tulsa. 7. It will be mandatory that approved safety footwear be worn on-the-job with the City. 8. New employees will have two (2) weeks to acquire approved safety footwear. 9. It is recommended that any employee have the option of using a payroll deduction on his share of the cost. The deduction will be made in two consecutive months from the second monthly paycheck. The amount deducted in each of the two checks will consist of 50 percent each.