(a) The City shall reimburse tuition costs for job-related courses taken at an educationally accredited college or university by full-time permanent employees. Such course work must be approved prior to enrolling by submitting a description of the course to the Department of Human Resources. Courses must either be directly related to the employee's current job or directly related to an obvious career path. The determination of job relatedness or career path relatedness shall be made by the Department of Human Resources. To be directly related to an obvious career path the course work must be within the same work series (e.g. labor, clerical) and within two (2) normal promotional steps. The fact that a specific course is required for a degree major where the degree with such a major exists as a minimum requirement for a higher classification will be relevant, but not controlling, to the determination of career path relatedness.
(b) The City shall reimburse eighty percent (80%) for a grade of "C", ninety percent (90%) for a grade of "B" or one hundred percent (100%) for a grade of "A" of the cost of tuition only. This shall be limited to a total of ten (10) credit hours per quarter or eight (8) per semester, regardless of the number of courses comprising these totals. These costs will be reimbursed upon the documented presentation of a "C" or 2.0 grade or better.
(c) Non-accredited schools will be included, if job related.
(d) Licensing Fees - Refuse Truck Drivers and Other CDL Operators: Employees (including alternates) required to possess a Commercial Drivers License for their regular classification shall be reimbursed the cost of license registration fees only (testing fees, if any, not covered) when they renew their license.