The city encourages its employees to further their education and, therefore, will reimburse tuition as set forth in this section.
(A) Only full-time employees are entitled to participate in the tuition reimbursement program. An employee must make application for reimbursement to the Council in time for the Council to rule on the application prior to commencement of the course work.
(B) An employee who takes a course to obtain a license or certification required to perform his or her job responsibilities shall have the tuition paid up-front by the city.
(C) An employee electing to take course work not required for but related to the employee's job responsibilities is eligible to partial tuition reimbursement according to the grade received by the employee from a suitable institution, as follows:
Course Grade | Percent of Reimbursement |
A, B or C | 100% |
D or F | 0% |
Pass | 100% |
Fail | 0% |
(D) The City Council will, in its sole discretion, determine whether or not course work meets the criteria of this section and whether the institution selected by the employee is suitable. The Council will notify the employee of its findings in writing prior to the employee commencing the course work.
(E) (1) On completion of an approved course, the employee will submit to the Council:
(a) An official grade notice;
(b) A copy of the official fee schedule;
(c) A copy of a canceled check or other proof of payment; and
(d) Prior written authorization from the City Council.
(2) The Council will approve reimbursement of any properly submitted application. Reimbursement is not limited to tuition only and does include other costs such as books, travel, health fees, late fees, application fees, and the like.
(Ord. 062402A, passed 6-24-2002; Am. Ord. 2005-MC12, passed 10-24-2005)