02-83 New sect 149.21 Admin - Tuition reimbursement

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PLEASE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE ~!!~!~£FERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE ~1~ a U RY 17, 1983, AND PLACED ~ FIRST READING MARCH 7, 1983. ORDINANCE NO. 2-83 BY: Brown, CHinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to supplement the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood by enacting new Section 149.21 to provide for the payment of tuition for college courses taken by annual salaried employees with specified approval. WHEREAS, this erdinance constitutes an emergency providing for the im- mediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood shall be and the same is hereby supplemented by enacting new Section 149.22 to read as follows: 149.22 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT: ANNUAL SALARIED EMPLOYEES. (a) With the approval of the Mayor, Department Director, and the , Personnel Administrator, annual salaried employees who have been employed by the City for a minimum of one year, excluding members of the Divisions of Police and Fire, may take accredited col- lege courses which have a direct relationship to the employee's currently assigned position. Employees shall be rein~ursed tuition expenses by the City in accordance with the following schedule: GRADE RECEIVED PERCENT OF TUITION REIMBURSEMENT A lOO& B 75% C 50% D or lower No reimbursement (b) The Director of Finance is authorized to pay the tuition expenses in accordance with the above schedule upon completion of the course by the employee, provided said employee agrees, in writing, to refund the reimbursement to the City should the employee terminate his or her employment within one year sub- sequent to the date of reimbursement. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 3. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and proVided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise it shall take effect and be in force afte~ the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted: ,