ARTICLE III

SECTION E

EDUCATIONAL TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

The City shall reimburse employees covered by this Agreement for sixty percent (60%) of the cost up to $1,500.00 per individual in any one fiscal year, of tuition, fees, books (including computer software and audio tapes that are required for class participation), and other supplies (except drafting equipment, tools, etc., which are retained by the employee following completion of the course) for courses which are directly related to the employee's present position or promotion within the City, subject to the following conditions:
  1. Criteria
  1. Eligibility for this program is limited to employees regularly employed for twenty (20) or more hours per week;

  2. The course for which reimbursement is requested must be approved as job-related or promotion-related by the department manager on a form available in the Management Services Department office, prior to course enrollment:

  3. The employee must receive a grade no lower than "pass", "C", or their equivalents as reported by the institution giving the course;

  4. A completion certificate may be substituted for a grade report in pass-fail or other non-graded courses;

  5. The cost of tuition, fees, book, and other supplies must have not been previously paid by the City;

  6. Applications for reimbursement will be accepted no later than two months after course grades have been distributed.

  7. The educational reimbursement as provided for in this Section shall be subject to an annual cap of $35,000.

  8. Notwithstanding any provision of Administrative Procedure, II 3, which may be in conflict, the parties agree that eligible educational expenses incurred in one fiscal year may be "carried-over" (includes carry-overs from fiscal year 1998-99) in subsequent years until the full 60% reimbursement has been fulfilled.