All police and fire department appointees, as a condition of their appointment, must agree to reimburse the city for their training and clothing expenses if they leave the city within three years after their appointment date and become employed by another governmental unit or entity as a member of the same or similar service for which they were trained by the city according to the following schedule:
(A) If they remain with the city for more than three (3) years after the date of employment, there shall be no obligation for repayment.
(B) If individuals leave the city after the second anniversary date of their employment, but prior to their third anniversary date, they shall reimburse the city for one-third of the expenses incurred for training and uniforms.
(C) If individuals leave the city after the first anniversary date of their employment, but prior to their second anniversary date, they shall reimburse the city for two-thirds of the expenses incurred for training and uniforms.
(D) If individuals leave the city prior to the first anniversary date of their employment, they shall reimburse the city for the total amount of the actual costs incurred by the city for training and uniforms.
(E) At the present time, actual costs incurred by the city for full-time police officers amount to approximately two thousand two hundred sixty dollars ($2,260.00) At the present time, costs incurred by the city for part-time police officers amount to approximately one thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($1,450.00). Actual costs incurred for firemen at present amount to approximately seven hundred dollars ($700.00).
(Ord. 86-0501, passed - - )