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<br />EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENTffUITION REIMBURSEMENT <br /> <br />The City encourages and recommends life long learning for its employees. To encourage <br />continuing education for City employees, the City offers reimbursement to regular full-time <br />employees for up to 75 percent of the tuition fee up to a maximum reimbursement of $3,000 per <br />year for accredited college or other classes directly related to the employee's position with the <br />City. .1:0_ ~e t:ligi~leJo~_ rei01~l1rse-'llt:nt_ !he_ fC!!lo~~n_K rt:quirt:01t:nt_~ _O1\l~~ ~e_lllet: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - --' <br /> <br />1. Written approval must be received from the employee's department head and the <br />City Administrator prior to the class registration to determine if tuition <br />reimbursement will be made; and <br /> <br />2. The class must apply directly to the employee's position or be required to <br />complete an associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in the field in <br />which the employee works; and <br /> <br />3. The employee must successfully complete the class. If letter grades are assigned, <br />the minimum grade required for reimbursement is a C. <br /> <br />Books and other non-tuition fees do not qualify for reimbursement. <br /> <br />All classes must be taken on employee time and time spent on classes is not considered hours <br />worked. If any portion ofthe employee's class/development activity is conducted during regular <br />work hours, the employee must take vacation or compensatory leave, an unpaid leave of absence, <br />if approved, or arrange for flexible scheduling, if approved by the department head. <br /> <br />EMPLOYEE WELLNESS <br /> <br />The City believes that employee wellness is very important. In an effort to promote wellness, the <br />City maintains a fitness room equipped with exercise equipment. Employees are encouraged to <br />use the fitness room. All employees must read the City of Elk River Fitness Room Policy and <br />sign an Agreement and Release attached as Exhibit A before using the fitness room. <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />Deleted: Employees enrolled in a <br />college program and taking classes on <br />January I, 2002, that qualifY for this <br />reimbursement are exempt from the <br />$3,000 maximum during the time it takes <br />to complete the program in which they <br />~~ere.~~!!~don January 1,?~_Z.: <br />