1- pay the employee each week, the payment will include the difference between the amount
they are paid under Worker's Compensation and the amount of the employee's pay for
their regularly scheduled work week as in effect at the time of the injury.
2- make such supplemental payments for as long as the employee is disabled, but in no case
longer than six (6) months from the date of injury.
3- continue to accumulate all benefits [earned time] during the period in which the employee
is out on Workers' Compensation, up to six (6) months from the date of injury.
An employee injured while on the job and absent because of such injury shall be paid by the City
for the full day which the injury occurred.
Article 20
Tuition Reimbursement
The City shall continue to maintain the existing "tuition account" as a combined account for
Professional and Clerical/Technical employees covered under their respective collective
bargaining agreements with UAW Local 2322. Funds that are not used in any year will remain
available in subsequent years until spent. Tuition reimbursement will be available to employees
who are laid-off but have received approval for and commenced taking a course prior to their
layoff. The tuition monies will be administered by the Human Resource Department. Funds will
be disbursed on a first come, first served basis.
On July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, the City shall contribute the sum of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to the above-described "tuition account".
In addition, tf on June 30, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024, there are no remaining funds in the tuition
account and there are Professional or Clerical/Technical employees who have not received any
funding from the tuition account in that fiscal year, and who are eligible for reimbursement for
work-related courses, degrees, or certificate programs, then each fiscal year the City shall pay up
to three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for said reimbursement.
Reimbursement is as follows:
Seventy five percent (75%) for courses taken in a work related degree or certificate program,
Seventy five percent (75%) for work related courses, and
Fifty percent (50%) for courses taken in a non-work related degree or certificate program, and
Fifty percent (50%) for "other" courses, non-work related, non-degree provisions pursuant to the
following:
Forms for the "other" courses must be submitted to the Human Resource Department by June
1" of each year. Monies will be disbursed on a first come first served basis and as funds permit.
No monies for "other" courses will be disbursed prior to June 1" of each year.
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