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SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Brown
ORDINANCE NO. f ti-I 14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, DELETING SECTION
15-8 EDUCATION PLAN OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL AND REPLACING
IT WITH A NEW SECTION 15-8 EDUCATION PLAN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 15-8 Education plan of the Personnel Policy Manual for the
municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, is hereby amended by deleting Section 15-
8 and replaced with a new Section 15-8 Education plan as follows:
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I� BILL NO. 2006-82
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Brown
ORDINANCE NO. I q- 114
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, DELETING SECTION
15.8 EDUCATION PLAN OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL AND REPLACING
IT WITH A NEW SECTION 15-8 EDUCATION PLAN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 15-8 Education plan of the Personnel Policy Manual for the
municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, is hereby amended by deleting Section 15-
8 and replaced with a new Section 15-8 Education plan as follows:
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Section 15-8.Education plan.
It is the policy of the City to encourage its full-time and part-time with benefits
employees to further their training and education above and beyond what is
required for the performance of their duties as City employees. The City may pay
tuition reimbursement to employees who obtain training or education for accredited
course work if they meet the eligibility criteria established.
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 form 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 C or
better was obtained for all courses below the college graduate level
and a grade of B or better in any college graduate courses.
(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
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• program who fails to work for the City for at least two years
following completion of any course shall reimburse the City for the
full amount of assistance received during the twenty-four months
prior to termination of the employee.
Reimbursement under this program shall be up to $120 per
undergraduate credit hour and up to $170 per graduate credit hour,
regardless of the course, or the accredited college or university
providing the services, 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 from and after the date of Its
passage and approval.
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