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Regular part-time employees who average between thirty (30) and thirty -nine (39) <br />hours per week shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to seventy five percent <br />(75 %) of the above fees. Regular part-time employees who average between <br />twenty (20) and twenty-nine (29) hours per week shall be reimbursed fifty percent <br />(50 %) of the above fees. <br />Requests for tuition reimbursement shall be submitted at the completion of each <br />quarter or semester and be accompanied by an official receipt verifying the tuition <br />amount and the tuition payment, and an official transcript of grades. <br />20.3 Book Reimbursement <br />Regular employees can be reimbursed for books required for college /university <br />courses approved by the department head and personnel director and successfully <br />completed with a grade of "C" or better. Upon reimbursement, the books shall <br />become the property of the city. To the extent feasible, the books will be made <br />accessible to employees. The maximum reimbursement for books an employee <br />may receive shall not exceed $300.00 per fiscal year for full time employees, <br />$225.00 for regular three - quarter time employees, and $150.00 for regular one- <br />half time employees. To be reimbursed, the employee must submit a receipt from <br />the college or university for the book purchase and an official transcript of grades. <br />Section 21. Probationary Period <br />21.1 Length of Probationary Period <br />Original and promotional appointments shall be tentative and subject to a <br />probationary period of twelve (12) months actual service except for Police <br />Dispatchers who will be subject to an eighteen (18) month probationary period, <br />but remain eligible to be considered for a salary adjustment after twelve (12) <br />months. <br />After serving a minimum of six (6) months in a probationary status following <br />promotion, an employee whose performance has been evaluated as exceptional <br />based upon the performance criteria enumerated in Section 6.4 may be removed <br />from probationary status. <br />21.2 Notification Requirements <br />A probationary employee shall be notified by the Deputy City Manager/Director <br />of Human Resources forty -five (45) days prior to the expiration date of his/her <br />probationary period. <br />Within twenty-one (21) days prior to the expiration date of the probationary <br />period, the Department Head shall file with the Deputy City Manager/Director of <br />-28 - <br />