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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective February 29,2016 <br />EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT POLICY <br />The City of Arden Hills believes in, and encourages employees to pursue higher levels of <br />education and training. While it is the policy of the City it is not obligated to reimburse <br />employees for courses or instruction which will enable the employee to prepare for <br />advancement in a municipal capacity,increased responsibility within the employee's current <br />position, or for personal development which are city employment related; but may not be <br />necessarily related to the employee's current position. The City may not pay for all courses <br />within a degree program depending on the approval of the Personnel Committee. <br />All requests must be approved by the Personnel Committee annually. <br />Eligibility <br />Reimbursement is limited to full-time employees who attend approved courses or <br />instruction on a voluntary basis outside normal working hours. Reimbursement under this <br />section precludes submission of those courses for other financial remuneration. <br />Financial Remuneration <br />Reimbursement will be made pursuant to the following guidelines: <br />1. Attendance at any class or course intended to be reimbursed by the <br />municipality must have the PRIOR approval of the employee's supervisor, <br />Personnel Committee, and have the Tuition Reimbursement form filed with <br />the Director of Administrative Services. Reimbursement can not be assured <br />for any class work started prior to receiving the appropriate approvals; <br />2. Course work must be related fifty percent (50%) to the employee's area of <br />municipal responsibility. In the case of liberal education undergraduate or <br />graduate college credits where a degree is being sought, employees will be <br />expected to discuss elective course work with their department head to <br />develop an overall course work plan that is consistent with the intent of this <br />policy. Reimbursement may be denied for elective course work that is not <br />consistent with the intent of this policy. For technical or program based <br />college career programs, reimbursement will be made available for all course <br />work, provided specific program credits are pre-approved. Reimbursement <br />may be denied for courses taken that differ from the originally approved <br />program schedule. Reimbursement for seminars or individual training <br />programs shall be determined at the time of making the request for training. <br />65