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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-36-PAGE 20 153.17 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT. (a.) All permanent full-time employees who have earned an Associate Degree relating to the field of their employment shall be entitled to additional compensation equal to two percent (2%) of their base pay. All full-time employees who have earned a Bachelor's Degree related to their field of employment shall receive additional compensation equal to four percent (4%) of their base pay. All full-time employees who have earned a Master's degree relating to the field of their employment shall be entitled to additional compensation equal to six percent (6%) of their base pay. Upon termination, an employee would receive a prorated portion of his or her educational benefit. (b.) The Village will reimburse tuition payments for any part-time firefighter who receives certification of successful completion of any of the following courses: 200 hour Firefighting Certification, EMT Advanced, and/or Paramedic Certification. Prior to participating in this training, the part-time firefighter would have to sign a contract with the Village to repay 100% of the cost of this training should the part-time firefighter leave employment with the Village within three (3) years of receiving said certificate. Two-thirds (2/3) of the tuition cost must be reimbursed if the employee leaves the Village's employment during the 37th through 48th months; and, if the employee leaves the Village's employment during the 49th through 60th months, one third (1/3) of the tuition cost must be reimbursed to the Village. (c.) Effective and retroactive to January 1, 2006, if a full-time Dispatcher is certified as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher and maintains his or her certification and in addition undergoes twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education, that full-time dispatcher shall receive a continuing education stipend. The stipend will be seventeen-hundred and 00/100 dollars ($1,700.00) in 2006, seventeen-hundred sixty and 00/100 dollars ($1,760.00) in 2007, eighteen hundred thirty and 00/100 dollars ($1,830.00) in 2008, nineteen-hundred and 00/100 dollars ($1,900.00) in 2009 and nineteen hundred eighty and 00/100 dollars ($1,980.00) in 2010. The courses taken to be eligible for the educational stipend will be approved by the Communications Supervisor, the Police Chief and the Mayor/Safety Director. Full-time dispatchers will undergo training during his or her regularly scheduled hours whenever practical and the Village will pay for such training. If a dispatcher is required to take training while off-duty, he or she will be compensated at his or her appropriate rate for such training including travel time to and from the training and will be reimbursed for his or her mileage to and from such training at the rate set by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 153.07 (a) above.