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7.13 Educational and Specialized Training Expense Reimbursement <br />All members shall be eligible for reimbursement of costs of tuition, registration, <br />fees and books incurred in connection with enrollment in and successful <br />completion of courses of instruction related to the member's position with the <br />City or a higher position with the City, professional development workshops or <br />seminars, post secondary courses offered at an accredited college or university, or <br />P.O.S.T.approved courses. <br />Each member shall be eligible to receive reimbursement, not to exceed six <br />hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) each fiscal year, provided that the course of <br />instruction, workshop or seminar is approved in advance of enrollment by the <br />Police Chief and the Human Resources Director, and the member must <br />successfully complete each course submitted for reimbursement with a grade of <br />"C" or better, or a passing grade in a pass/fail course, or with receipt of a <br />certificate of completion or letter certifying the awarding of C.E.U. units. <br />All members shall be eligible to receive reimbursement, not to exceed three <br />hundred dollars ($300.00) of the maximum six hundred fifty dollar ($650.00) <br />tuition reimbursement fiscal year entitlement, for the purchase of reference <br />materials listed in the core reference material appendix to this M.O.U. <br />The Human Resources Director and the Police Chief may establish standards and <br />criteria and enact such rules, regulations, procedures and policies as are necessary <br />or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Section. <br />7.14 Vacations <br />7.14.1 The times during the calendar year at which an employee shall take <br />vacation shall be determined by the Police Chief or designated <br />representative with due regard to the wishes of the employee and particular <br />regard to the need of the service. All employees shall, on a form provided <br />by the City, indicate their preference for vacation periods during <br />November and December of each calendar year. Preference of vacation <br />date shall be given to employees according to their length of service in as <br />reasonable a manner as possible. The Department will post a final <br />vacation schedule by January 1 of each year. <br />7.14.2 Full-time employees shall be entitled to annual vacation leave as follows: <br />During the first four (4) years of employment, full-time employees will <br />accrue vacation at the rate of eighty (80) hours of vacation leave per year <br />of service as determined by the employee's anniversary -of -hire rate <br />(3.0769 hours per pay period). <br />12 <br />