(a) Employees must obtain approval from their Department Head and Administrator prior to any expenses being incurred.
(b) Employee is eligible for reimbursement of tuition, lab fees, and course fees at one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of job-related courses or courses required toward a job-related degree.
(c) No reimbursement for application fees, books, supplies, transportation, or any other expense related to any course.
(d) Any financial assistance from any governmental or private agency available to an employee, whether or not applied for and regardless of when such assistance may have been received, shall be deducted in the entire amount from the full tuition reimbursement the employee is eligible for with this Tuition Reimbursement Benefit. When an employee's tuition is fully covered by another governmental or private agency, the employee is not entitled to any reimbursement from the Municipality.
(e) Reimbursement for tuition shall be made upon satisfactory completion of approved course with a grade of "C" or better.
(f) Benefit shall be provided only for full-time employees in active pay status including active, vacation, sick and personal leave, but excluding disability leave, workers' compensation leave, occupational injury leave, administrative leave, or any other leave of absence.
(g) Benefit effective immediately upon full-time employment.
(h) Three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be the maximum reimbursement per calendar year from an accredited organization listed by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC). The website is: www.ncahlc.org. (Ord. 19-008. Passed 3-25-19.)