(A) Certain positions of employment within the city require professional membership, licensure and certification. In general, the city will cover all costs of membership, training, examination or renewal of license and certification that directly relate to the employee’s current position with the city.
(B) Employees will notify their supervisor of any membership, training, certification and license that may be covered under this policy by April 1 so that appropriate steps can be taken to include these costs in the annual departmental budget. An employee will not expect the city to pay or reimburse the employee for the cost of any membership, training, examination, license or certification unless it has been approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor, the Mayor and included in the city budget.
(C) An employee’s supervisor will determine the relevancy of the membership, training, examination, license or certification as it relates to the employee’s current job functions or job functions that the employee is expected to undertake in the foreseeable future.