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� POLICY: �FFECTIVE DATE: I2�VIEW DATE: APPI20VED BY: Title: Tuition Reimbursement Policy llistribution: City �mployees Purpose: The purpose of offering the tuition reimbi.u�sement benefit is to encourage einployees to enhance their professional and personal growth by assisting in the cost of education. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance in the administration of and participation in the tuition reimbursement program for employees of the City of Orono. .O1 Definitions: 1. Tuition Reimbursement Application Form—The document completed by an employee requesting tuition reimbursement as approved by the City Adininistrator. 2. Tuition Cost — The amount of money charged by an institution for participation in class(es). This does not include service charges, textbooks and other expenses. 3. Educational Planning Statement — A statement of the employee's educational goals, how those goals will beneft the Department and the city in fiilfilling its mission, the courses the employee is going to take to achieve those goals, the approximate tuition cost for which the etnployee is seeking reimbursement and the time frame the employee intends to use to complete the educational goals. 4. Reimburs�ble Amount — The amount of tuition cost that will be reimbursed to an employee. This may include all or only a portion of the tuition cosi based on available fi�nds and approved by the City Administrator, to a maximum of $1,200 per class. If the amount of reimbursemeni requesied exceeds the available Punding, those requesting fi�nding will all be reimbursed �t the saine percentage of the total tuition cost. .02 Procedu�•e: All tuition reimUursement will be subject to the amount of money avail�ble to the city at the time application is m�de. Monies for reimUursement can come from a combination of several sources such as private donations within legal guidelines, grants, and available training money.