(a) The County shall reimburse any permanent employee in eligible classes who works at least eighty (80) hours per biweekly pay period, for the cost of renewing any license or certificate the employee is required to possess as a condition of employment by the County, which the employee is required to renew. This reimbursement shall not cover any costs to the employee of becoming eligible for, or initially obtaining, such license. Reimbursement shall also not apply to any license necessary for the legal operation of vehicles or mechanical equipment.
Eligible classes: Classes designated AE, AM, AS, CL, CR, CM, DA, DI, DM, DS, FS, HS, MA, MM, PR, PS, RN, SS and SW
Eligible EM Classes:
000376 Chief Medical Officer
000922 Deputy Public Health Officer
002221 Public Health Officer
002267 Director, Agency Operations
Eligible UM Class:
000304 EMS Medical Director
000377 Chief Dental Officer
004128 Public Health Medical Officer
(b) Notwithstanding (a) above, the County shall reimburse an eligible employee for the entire cost when required, prior to the normal renewal date, to obtain a driver's license graded higher than Class C. If the license upgrade is not required prior to the normal renewal date, the County shall reimburse the amount which exceeds the fee of a Class C driver's license.
Eligible Classes: Classes designated CM, CR, DS, PS and SW
(c) Notwithstanding (a) above, the County shall reimburse an eligible employee for the amount which exceeds the fee for a Class C driver's license when required to have a Class B driver's license.
Eligible Classes: Classes designated DS and PO.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) above, the County shall reimburse any permanent part-time employee paid at a biweekly rate for the cost of renewing any license or certificate the employee is required to possess as a condition of employment by the County, which the employee is required to renew during the term of this Agreement; however, such employee must have completed one year of County service.
Eligible Classes: Class designated RN.
(e) Notwithstanding (a) above, the County will reimburse the following classes for obtaining and for renewing County-desired and County-required licenses and certificates.
Eligible Classes:
005392 Agricultural/Standards Inspector
005393 Senior Agricultural/Standards Inspector
005394 Supervising Agricultural/Standards Inspector
(f) Notwithstanding (a) above, the County will reimburse up to $500 per year for the following classes for obtaining and for renewing County-desired and County-required licenses and certificates upon approval from the Department Head or their designee.
Eligible Classes: Classes designated NA, NE, UM and EM.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7788 (N.S.), operative 9-7-90; subsection (a) amended and subsection (d) added by Ord. No. 7905 (N.S.), effective 6-6-91, operative 6-14-91; subsection (d) deleted and subsections (a) through (c) amended by Ord. No. 8045 (N.S.), effective 4-10-92; amended by Ord. No. 8071 (N.S.), effective 6-18-92; amended by Ord. No. 8659 (N.S.), effective 5-23-96, operative 7-5-96; amended by Ord. No. 9929 (N.S.), effective 3-25-08, operative 3-28-08; amended by Ord. No. 10154 (N.S.), effective 6-14-11; amended by Ord. No. 10294 (N.S.), effective 10-8-13; amended by Ord. No. 10355 (N.S.), effective 10-23-14; amended by Ord. No. 10433 (N.S.), effective 7-28-16; amended by Ord. No. 10440 (N.S.), effective 11-3-16; amended by Ord. No. 10457 (N.S.), effective 2-9-17; amended by Ord. No. 10484 (N.S.), effective 6-23-17; amended by Ord. No. 10748 (N.S.), effective 10-14-21; amended by Ord. No. 10799 (N.S.), effective 7-28-22)