Full-time employees of the City shall be eligible for reimbursement of the cost of tuition and laboratory fees for accredited college, technical school, adult education and correspondence courses provided that all of the conditions enumerated below are fulfilled:
(a) That the direct usefulness of the course material to the employee’s job duties can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Safety and Service or other appointing authority;
(b) That the employee request, in writing, and obtain, in writing, prior approval for taking such course from both his immediate supervisor and his appointing authority (ordinarily the Director of Public Safety and Service);
(c) That the Auditor certify prior to taking such course that funds are appropriated and available for such purpose in the proper Contractual Services Account;
(d) That the employee agree, in writing, prior to taking such course that in the event of the termination of his employment for any reason within two years of the date of the completion of the course, he shall refund to the City the pro-rated portion of the moneys reimbursed to him by the City; and
(e) That upon completion of the course the employee provide proof thereof with at least a grade of “C” or its equivalent, and receipts for the expenditures for which he claims reimbursement to his appointing authority.
(Ord. 248 (86-87). Passed 7-16-87.)