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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective::,Fcbruary 20156 <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 lit is the policy of the Ceity 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 decree 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 regular full-time x> employees who attend approved <br />courses or instruction on a voluntary basis outside normal working hours.Reimbursement <br />under this section precludes submission of those courses for other financial remuneration. <br />Financial Remuneration <br />Commented[SI43]:Do a survey on amount and hen 50°o up to <br />the cap per year.Most cities pay what the least expensive college would <br />pay.It is also up to council on amount and subject to approval as wreReimbursementwillbemadepursuanttothefollowingguidelines: nave. <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 the <br />Director of Administrative Services.Reimbursement can not be assured for any <br />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 develop <br />an overall course work plan that is consistent with the intent of this policy. <br />Reimbursement may be denied for elective course work that is not consistent <br />with the intent of this policy. For technical or program based college career <br />programs,reimbursement will be made available for all course work,provided <br />specific program credits are pre-approved.Reimbursement may be denied for <br />courses taken that differ from the originally approved program schedule. <br />Reimbursement for seminars or individual training programs shall be <br />determined at the time of making the request for training. <br />65