May a county lawfully provide a uniform allowance to the employees of the county parks and grounds department and the county road departments to purchase their uniforms?

[Lynne Ridgeway]

Q May a county lawfully provide a uniform allowance to the employees of the county parks and grounds department and the county road departments to purchase their uniforms?

A Under the home rule provision of law applicable to counties, a county may provide a uniform allowance to employees. (Attorney General’s Opinion to Power dated March 21, 2011)