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Home My WebLink AboutAO 272 Professional Appearance 08212006 Superseded CITY OF PASCO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS Administrative Order No. 272 Personnel Policies & Procedures Subject: Professional Appearance Initial Effective Date: May 4, 2001 Revised 8/ / 6 Approved This Administrative Order is effective August 24, 2006 and supersedes Administrative Order No. 75, dated May 4, 2001 and Memorandum re AO No. 75 dated November 7, 2005 . Purpose: Each employee is a representative of the City on a daily basis; therefore, each employee should always be attired in a manner that reflects (and contributes to) the professional respect and relationship we must have for, and with, our citizens and colleagues. Policy: Employees of the City of Pasco are expected to dress in a manner that is professional and appropriate for the duties described in their job classification. Because employees perform a wide variety of tasks and services, there is no defined standard of clothing. Rather, each department director will provide adequate guidance to employees regarding acceptable attire. The Order provides both general guidance to be respected and, for certain positions, specific expectations. I. Uniform/City Clothing A. Employees who are issued uniform clothing are expected to wear their uniform in a neat and professional manner. This includes buttoned shirts, shirts that are sized appropriately; shirts are to be tucked into the employee' s pants or skirt. Shirts designed to be worn on the outside may be worn as such provided that they are of a neat and professional appearance. B. From time to time the City Manager will authorize the purchase of clothing articles to be assigned to specific job classifications for use as directed in this Administrative Order. All clothing articles are the property of the City of Pasco. The style and type of clothing articles may be changed or the program may be discontinued altogether without notice. C. Employees identified in Appendix A will be required to wear uniform clothing as directed by their department director. D. Employees assigned uniform articles of clothing are required to keep said clothing in good condition, arrive at work in clean uniforms, keep uniforms as clean as possible while at work and launder them on a regular basis. II. Personal Clothing A. Employees who are not issued uniform clothing are required to wear professional office attire at all times, or clothing appropriate to the task(s) being performed. Individual department directors will establish dress standards for each division, provided, however, such standards are consistent with policy rules. 1 . Casual wear/clothing that appears intended for casual use is inappropriate for an office environment and may not be worn at work. Casual wear includes, but is not limited to: leisure clothes, warm-up suits, sweatshirts, exercise tights, leggings. 2. No jeans, of any color, unless applicable to the majority of work assigned for that day. 3 . No bare midriffs, tank tops or spaghetti strap tops/dresses unless covered by a shirt/jacket/ sweater/etc. 4. No employee may wear shorts at work (except recreation specialists/manager, who may wear shorts only on days they are working in the field). Shorts that look like skirts (skorts) are acceptable. Skorts/shorts/skirts should be no shorter than six inches above the knees. The department director will resolve any questions. 5 . Employees (including seasonal) who have not been assigned a uniform shirt and who are 1 ) performing physical labor or attending City-sponsored events may wear City of Pasco t-shirts or t-shirts with a small manufacturer's logo (1 -3 inches square.) T-shirts with large manufacturer or non-City logos are not to be worn at work or when representing the City. 6. All male employees shall wear a shirt with a standard shirt collar or turtleneck collar (except as noted above for special events.) If a sweater or over-shirt has no collar, a shirt with a collar shall be worn underneath the sweater or over-shirt. 7. Perfume, cologne, after-shave shall be worn sparingly. (Be cognizant of your co-workers/ customers.) 8. No visible piercings (including tongues) — except for ears. Maximum of three piercings per ear. Tattoos are to be covered to the extent practicable. 9. No flip-flops. 10. Baseball hats must be City of Pasco logo for employees or the employer's logo for contract employees. Clarification questions should be directed to Human Resources. APPENDIX A Below is a list of job classifications eligible for assignment of uniform clothing articles. Employees are encouraged to consult with their department director to determine if uniform clothing articles are appropriate for their positions. Community Development Inspection Services Manager Code Enforcement Officers Permit Technicians Building Inspectors Administrative & Community Services Facilities Manager Customer Service Representatives Municipal Court Court Services Specialists Deputy Court Clerks Public Works Field Services Manager Plant Services Manager City Engineer Associate Engineers Construction Inspectors Utility Engineers CADD/Mapping Technician Engineering Technicians Police Secretaries Fire Secretaries Clerks