PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LICENSING:
The Department shall bear the cost of all licenses and/or certifications required by various regulatory
agencies (local, state, and federal) to maintain the employee's required certifications and licenses relating
to their current position within the Department.
GRIEVANCE POLICY:
This articie shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE:
AVAILABILITY: Ona yearly basis, employees shall be paid on the Thursday following December (st in a
lump sum of the following:
1. $500 for attaining an Associate’s Degree
2. $1,000 for attaining a Bachelor's Degree
3. $1,250 for attaining a Master's Degree
RESTRICTIONS:
1. Duplicate Deqrees: Employees shall receive only one lump sum ($500) for an Associate's Degree
no matter how many Associate's Degrees the member has; only one lump sum ($1,000) for a
Bachelor's Degree no matter how many Bachelor's Degrees the member has; and, only one lump
sum ($1,250) for a Master's Degree, no matter how many Master’s Degrees an employee has.
2. Master's Degree: Members shall receive only one incentive ($1,250) for attaining a Master's
Degree. They shall not receive an additional incentive ($1,000) for their Bachelor's Degree, as this
is a prerequisite for a Master's Degree.
3. Submission by Deadline: It is the responsibility of members to submit a copy of their degree by
November 1st for the yearly December 1st payment (closest to the normal payday) to the Financial
Services Division. Thereafter, it is not needed to submit a copy every year.
4. Degree Earned After Deadline: If members do not submit a copy of their degree, or earns the
degree after the deadline, they shall not become eligible to receive the Educational Incentive until
the following year.
ARTICLE 38: WAIVER
RIGHTS DURING NEGOTIATIONS:
The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this Agreement, each had the
unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not
removed by taw from the area of collective bargaining and that the understandings and agreements arrived
at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreement.
NO OBLIGATION TO REOPEN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANY SUBJECT OR MATTER:
A. Matters Referred to or Contained Within Agreement: Therefore, the parties for the life of this
Agreement voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right, and each agrees that the other shall not
be obligated to reopen contract negotiations with respect to any subject or matter referred to or
covered in this Agreement.
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