(A) All police recruits, as a condition of their appointment, must agree to reimburse the County Fiscal Court for their training expenses if they leave the County Police Department within three years after their appointment date, for the purpose of accepting employment in the same service with another law enforcement agency.
(B) The schedule for repayment is as follows: If they leave the county prior to their first service anniversary date, they shall reimburse the county 100% of the training cost; if after the first anniversary, but prior to their second service anniversary date, they shall pay the county 75% of the training cost; and, if after the second anniversary, but prior to their third service anniversary date, they shall pay the County 50% of the training cost.
(C) There shall be no obligation for repayment of training expenses to the county after three years of service to the county.
(Ord. 230.1, passed 3-12-91).