The city will reimburse full tuition costs for any course of study at a recognized educational institution undertaken by any employee, if so directed by the employee’ s department head and approved by the city council, provided such course of study is job related and the employee completes the course with a passing grade.

    The city will pay full tuition costs plus incidental costs of room and board in an amount previously arranged, for intensive job-related courses of study, seminars or symposia, attended by any full-time employee or regular part-time employee, if so directed by the employee’ s department head and approved by the city council.

    Upon completion of the requirements for:

    A.    An associate’ s degree; or

    B.    Bachelor of arts degree or bachelor of science degree;

the employee shall be automatically entitled to a one-time one percent salary increase. (Ord. 1121 § 1 (part), 1993: prior code § 10-18-4)

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