12-08-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - Regular Meeting

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Article 17. EMPLOYEE EDUCATION AND TRAINING The city promotes staff development as an essential, ongoing function needed to maintain and improve cost effective quality service to residents. The purposes for staff development are to ensure that employees develop and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for effective job performance and to provide employees with an opportunity for job enrichment and mobility. Section 17.01 Policy The city will pay for the costs of an employee's participation in training and attendance at professional conferences, provided that attendance is approved in advance under the following criteria and procedures: Section 17.02 Job -Related Training and Conferences The subject matter of the training session or conference is directly job -related and relevant to the performance of the employee's work responsibilities. Responsibilities outlined in the job description, annual work program requirements and training goals and objectives that have been developed for the employee will be considered in determining if the request is job -related. The supervisor and the city administrator are responsible for determining job -relatedness and approving or disapproving training and conference attendance. Section 17.03 Job -Related Meetings Attendance at professional meetings directly related to the performance of the employee's work responsibilities require the advance approval of the employee's supervisor. Section 17.04 Request for Participation in Training and Conferences The request for participation in a training session or conference must be submitted in writing to the employee's department head. All requests must include an estimate of the total cost (training session, travel, meals, etc.) and a statement of how the education or training is related to the performance of the employee's work responsibilities with the city. Section 17.05 Out of State Travel Attendance at training or conferences out of state is approved only if the training or conference is not available locally. All requests for out of state travel are reviewed for approval/disapproval by the city administrator. Section 17.06 Compensation for Travel and Training Time Time spent traveling to and from, as well as time spent attending a training session or conference, will be compensated in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Travel and other related training expenses will be reimbursed subject to the employee providing necessary receipts and appropriate documentation. Section 17.07 Memberships and Dues The purpose of memberships to various professional organizations must be directly related to the betterment of the services of the city. Normally, one city membership per agency, as determined by the city administrator is allowed, providing funds are available. Upon separation of employment, individual memberships remain with the city and are transferred to another employee by the supervisor. Page 59 of 151 155