Educational Benefits — Full-Time Employees: The Commission shall allocate an amount of
$20,000 to spend on educational benefits (tuition reimbursement) for all department members per
fiscal year. Said amount is on first come, first serve basis. Once the $20,000 cap is expended,
the educational benefit {tuition reimbursement) is no longer available.
A. The maximum amount the Department will pay per class for the fiscal year covered by
this collective bargaining agreement will be $900.
B. The Commission shall reimburse employees up to 50% of the tuition costs for one course
successfully completed during the academic term under the following conditions.
1.
The course selected by the employee must be degree-related and approved by
the Chief or his designee prior to enrollment;
The course must be taken at an accredited college or university;
The employee must receive a passing grade of "C" (or its equivalent) or better;
The degree must be police-related. The final decision of whether or not the
degree is police-related shall be determined solely at the discretion of the Chief.
C. Below are acceptable examples which may be considered related degrees. The list is
considered a partial listing only and is not limited solely to the previously stated degrees.
Business Administration
Business Management
Sociology
Psychology
Criminal Justice
Political Science
Liberal Arts
Physical Education
Computer Science
Educational Incentives — Full-Time Emplovees:
A. After July 1, 2022 and on a yearly basis, full-time employees shall be paid on the
Thursday closest to December 1st a lump sum In accordance with the following
guidelines.
1.
The employee shall receive only one lump sum of ($1,000.00) for a Bachelor's
Degree, no matter how many Bachelor's Degrees the employee has earned. The
employee shall not receive an additional incentive of $500.00 for an Associate's
Degree.
The employee shall receive only one lump sum of ($1,250.00) for attaining a
Master's Degree no matter how many Master's Degrees the employee has
earned. The employee shall not receive an additional incentive of ($1,000.00) for
their Bachelor's Degree as this is a prerequisite for a Master's Degree.
The employee shall receive only one lump sum of $500.00 for attaining an
Associate’s Degree, no matter how many Associate's Degrees the employee has
earned.
Any employees who has served in any branch of the armed services and has
been honorably discharged or is currently serving in the military will receive a
lump sum of $500.00. The employee will not be eligible to receive this incentive if
they elect to receive one of the other educational incentives that are part of this
program.
