(A) Employees may obtain leaves for educational, testing or training purposes without loss of pay for education (including seminars), testing, and training which is directly related to the employee's position with the town.
(B) The fees and expenses of such education (including seminars), testing, and training may be paid by the town upon successful completion of the educational course of study, test, or training. All leaves must be approved in advance by the proper authority.
(C) Employees, who have been granted an educational, testing or training leave by the proper authority and who are scheduled to work that same day, will be paid their normal hourly wage for the number of hours actually spent in the educational course, test, or training. However, where the employee is an exempt employee or a sworn member of the Police Department, the employee will be given regular compensation time or compensation time at a rate of 150% when required by statute or otherwise, rather than his or her normal hourly wage, for the number of hours actually spent in the educational course, test or training which exceed eight hours per day. Employees who are on such leaves on their scheduled days off will be paid their normal hourly rate for the number of hours actually spent in the educational course, test or training, except where the employee is an exempt employee or a sworn member of the Police Department, in which case the employee will be given regular compensation time, unless compensation time at a rate of 150% is required by statute or otherwise. Employees shall not be compensated for travel time to and from or for preparation time for the educational course, testing or training.
('80 Code, § 2.02.030 I.)