(a) Any full-time officer or employee of the City may be reimbursed by the City in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per employee per calendar year for payments he or she has made for tuition fees for a course of study at an accredited university, college, high school, or continuing education program, that will assist the officer or employee and improve his or her ability to perform his or her duties.
(b) Reimbursement of tuition and fees is subject to the following conditions:
(1) The officer or employee shall have received the prior written approval of his or her director, or his or her appointing authority in the case of those employees not in a department administered by a director to attend the course of study;
(2) The officer’s or employee’s director, or appointing authority in the case of those employees not in a department administered by a director, shall have reported to the Mayor, his or her designee or the Director of Human Resources if the Mayor so designates that the course of study will assist the officer or employee and improve his or her ability to perform his or her duties;
(3) The officer or employee has successfully completed the course of study.
(c) Two (2) times a year the Mayor, his or her designee or the Director of Human Resources if the Mayor so designates shall submit to Council for its review a list of the names of all individuals who received approval for tuition reimbursements.
(Ord. No. 92-11. Passed 4-25-11, eff. 4-29-11)