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Page 44 <br /> <br />SECTION 7: EDUCATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT <br /> <br />7.1 Tuition Reimbursement <br />The City provides financial support to employees for educational courses taken at accredited <br />academic institutions to enhance their professional development and to improve their job skills. <br />This policy is an IRS tax-exempt program. <br />Full-time, non-probationary employees are eligible for this program. Eligibility for <br />reimbursement of courses will be based on relevancy to the employee’s current position and <br />the availability of budgeted funds. <br />The City may reimburse eligible employees upon presentation of the final grades in accordance <br />with the following schedule: <br /> Grade of “A” ..................50% of tuition <br /> Grade of “B” ..................50% of tuition <br /> Grade of “C” ..................50% of tuition <br /> Grade of “D” ..................0% of tuition <br /> Grade of “F” ...................0% of tuition <br />Grade of Pass or Fail …..50% of tuition for “passing” <br />In the event that an eligible employee receives a grade of “incomplete,” no refund will be <br />forthcoming until a final grade is earned. When the requisite course is completed and a final <br />grade is issued, the employee will be reimbursed in accordance with the above schedule. <br />A maximum of $2,000 per calendar year will be reimbursed for tuition, books, and student fees. <br />As a condition of this program, the employee must agree to pay back 100% of the amount <br />reimbursed for the 12-month period preceding the employee’s termination date if the <br />employee voluntarily resigns with the City of Lino Lakes. <br />Eligible employees who receive assistance from other sources are eligible for reimbursement <br />only if the cost of the tuition exceeds the amount of assistance received. <br />No reimbursement will be made without prior approval from the employee’s department <br />director and the City Administrator. <br />7.2 Travel Reimbursement <br />Employees who are authorized to travel for work-related purposes may be reimbursed for the <br />actual cost of travel, meals, lodging, and other reasonable and necessary expenses. Eligible City <br />employees include regular full-time and part-time employees and elected or appointed officials. It <br />is the City’s policy to prepay registration or out-of-state transportation costs whenever possible. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 105 of 166