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BILL NO. 2011-132
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Koon
ORDINANCE NO. 11-r1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE
PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL FOR EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT RATES
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE City OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 15 (Other Fringe Benefits) Section 8 (Education Plan)
subsection A (Program Eligibility) and B (Program Limitations) of the Personnel Policy
Manual is hereby amended as follows:
Section 15-8.Education plan.
A. Eligibility. Prior to receiving any benefit,the following criteria must be met:
(1) Employees requesting financial aid under the tuition reimbursement program must have
passed the introductory period prior to requesting, and complete a request forni and have
it approved prior to attending the class. Failure to obtain prior approval will prevent any
reimbursement from occurring.
(2) Coursework must be through an"accredited"college or university.
(3) Courses must be taken on the employees own initiative outside of working hours.
(4) Prior to reimbursement being paid,the employee shall provide a verified official
transcript indicating that a grade of 6 B or better was obtained for all courses.
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(5) Prior to reimbursement being paid,the employee shall provide proof of cost and payment
for the course within two months of the end of the course.
B. Program Limitations.
(1) Only tuition may be reimbursed. Employees shall be responsible for all books and
additional items required for the class.
(2) No City funding will be provided for tuition costs covered by federal, state
or other financial sources.
(3) Any employee receiving financial assistance through this program who fails to work for
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reimburse the City for the full amount of assistance received during the twenty-flour
months prior to termination of the employee.
The reimbursement rates for undergraduate level courses and graduate level
courses pursuant to this prollram, shall be up to the amount charged per credit
hour for such courses at Lincoln University. oni= nobu se nt under`his program shall
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The funding for this plan is subject to the annual appropriation process and to approval of
the expenditure in advance by the department director and the City Administrator.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect as of January 1, 2012.
Passed: / — 1 7 1 2— Approved:
Presidin�icer ��or
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk Interim City Counselor
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