grade of "B" or above for graduate studies. The City shall budget
for fiscal year and thereafter shall increase the budgeted amount by
$ each year beginning in fiscal year if the budget line for this
benefit has a balance of $ or less at the end of full fiscal
year.
Courses not directly related to present job function but are functions
performed by other personnel in the department, the City will reimburse up to 50%
of the total tuition and laboratory fees paid by the employees from their own funds
upon successful completion.
D. —Anemployee who desires to participate in this benefit must secure the
approval of the Chief or his/her designee, the Human Resources Department, and
the Comptroller, on the form provided by the Human Resources Department, with
due consideration of the budgetary limitations in Paragraph C, above.
E. Satisfactory completion of all educational courses shall be
documented in the personnel records of each employee.
F. For purposes of determining participation in specialty educational
courses/classes, the administration shall make available such courses/classes and
proportion attendance between officers and firefights at a 1:5 ratio (officers to fire
fighters) provided nothing shall prohibit the administration from varying this ratio
if there are insufficient numbers from either group to meet the ratio.
Article 32 - INSURANCE
A.1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, the City, upon the request of
an eligible member, shall provide to an employee the amount of the premium
specified below for individual, two-person or family plan, of one of the following:
(a) Point of Service Plan;
(b) HMO Plan; or
(c) The City may make additional plans available to members with
benefit levels and premium cost sharing determined by the City
in its sole discretion.
The option of the health care plan is at the sole discretion of the City. It is
agreed by all parties that the City reserves and shall have the nght to change
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