§ 24-187. Tuition reimbursement.

The village may reimburse any regular/full-time employee other than any provisional employee who successfully completes an approved college-level or technical course or courses of study for a portion of the cost of tuition (excluding any applicable fees) for any such approved course or courses subject to the following terms and conditions:

(1)

Prior to the beginning date of any such course or courses, any such regular/full-time employee covered by this section shall submit to his appointing authority a request for such tuition reimbursement which includes a written statement describing the relationship between the course or courses to be taken and the duties of his position.

(2)

If the applicable appointing authority determines on the basis of any such written statement that the course or courses to be taken is directly related to the duties of any such position as specified in the employee's job description and the actual performance of any required daily activities, such appointing authority may approve such request subject to the conditions: (i) that funds are budgeted for such purpose; (ii) that any such course or courses shall be taken on the personal time of any such regular/full-time employee covered by this section; (iii) the cost of tuition shall have been paid for when due and in advance of any such reimbursement and (iv) that any such course or courses shall have been successfully completed with a passing grade of at least average or its equivalent.

(Code 1977, § 19.6.17; Ord. No. 2292, § 1, 4-10-2012)