3-1-7: MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:
Before a City police officer is sent to the Police Officers Standards and Training Academy (POST) for certification, that officer shall be required to sign an agreement that after graduation the officer shall remain with the City for a minimum of one year. If during that one-year period following graduation, the officer voluntarily quits or voluntarily separates from the City, that officer shall reimburse the City for any and all costs which are incurred by the City, which costs are associated with that officer's attendance at POST. Those costs may include, but are not limited to, wages paid for shift coverage in the officer's absence. (Ord. 227, 5-6-1996)