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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9,2015 Page 29 Specific to tuition reimbursement, City Manager Trudgeon clarified that a limited budget was available for any and all eligible City employees. Mr. Trudgeon fur- ther clarified that the Chief's request for tuition was specific to the Cadet program and identified early on and not part of the City's existing tuition reimbursement totally$5,000 city-wide. Under those circumstances, Councilmember McGehee stated that she withdrew her support for tuition reimbursement as it created a problem that wasn't needed; and opined that the Cadet position itself should be separate from tuition; and that there was no need for a separate position from that of the CSO position. Mayor Roe sought to clarify Councilmember McGehee's comment as to whether seeking an additional position was the problem for her or creating a separate job description. Councilmember McGehee opined that requesting another CSO position was fine with her if it included similar duties outlined in the Cadet job description; and agreed with the philosophy that each CSO position have an additional language capability. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Chief Mathwig reviewed current posi- tions openings (two) in the department and potential timeframe in filling those two positions from a list of 2014 tested eligible candidates as approved by the Po- lice Civil Service Commission. Chief Mathwig apologized for his error in the Cadet job description, noting that it should indeed by"non-exempt." Councilmember Laliberte expressed her lack of understanding in a need to create a separate Cadet position from the CSO job description, other than to more easily identify slightly different job duties. Councilmember Laliberte noted there were still limited opportunities to bring in new officers, and obtain other great candi- dates for those positions in a timely manner. Councilmember Laliberte admitted that she was not entirely opposed to the Cadet position, but suggested only a pilot program with review as part of the 2016 budget process and depending on budget priorities at that time. Mayor Roe asked Chief Mathwig to respond to the differing duties on the Cadet and CSO job descriptions and rationale for both. Chief Mathwig noted changes to the existing CSO job description and reporting responsibilities, as well as supporting the Police Department's administrative ef- forts. However, Chief Mathwig noted that part of those CSO duties did not in- clude assisting diverse communities,which would be a function of the Cadet posi-