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<br /> <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />www.ElkRiverMN.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Employee Development / Tuition Reimbursement <br /> <br /> <br />The below text is pulled from the City of Elk River Personnel Policy section titled “Employee Development/ Tuition <br />Reimbursement.” This policy is already in existence and was used as a guide to develop the CSO I reimbursement <br />proposal. <br />The city encourages and recommends lifelong learning and offers reimbursement to regular, full-time <br />employees for up to 75% of the tuition paid by the employee, excluding scholarships and grants up to a <br />maximum reimbursement of $3,000 per year (based on the budget year the expense is applied) for accredited <br />college or other instruction directly related to the employee’s position with the city. To be eligible for <br />reimbursement the following requirements must be met: <br />1. Prior to registration, a completed Tuition Reimbursement Request Form must be signed and <br />on file with Human Resources; and <br />2. The instruction must be to obtain a degree, certification, or license and apply directly to the <br />employee’s position or be required to complete an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate <br />degree in the field in which the employee works; and <br />3. The employee must successfully complete the instruction. If letter grades are assigned, the <br />minimum grade required for reimbursement is a C; and <br />4. The reimbursement must be submitted within 60 days of instruction completion. <br />Books, activity fees, technology fees, and other non-tuition charges do not qualify for reimbursement. <br />All instruction must be taken on employee time and time spent on instruction is not considered hours worked. If <br />any portion of the employee’s class/development activity is conducted during regular work hours, the employee <br />must take vacation or compensatory leave, an unpaid leave of absence, if approved, or arrange for flexible <br />scheduling, if approved by the department director. <br />Courses taken to maintain licensure, affiliation, certification, or credentialing as well as work-related seminars <br />and training are paid for with City Council approved budgeted training funds. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 186 of 322