CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET

4938-6770-8028 v1 -37 - The maximum incentive pay an employee can receive is five percent (5%). Should an employee be promoted to a position requiring the degree for which they are currently receiving incentive pay, said incentive pay shall cease. To receive incentive pay the employee must submit a copy of their college degree and college transcripts showing their overall grade point average. Incentive pay shall be effective at the beginning of the next pay period following approval of eligibility. All employees receiving educational incentive pay on April 30, 1992, shall continue to receive educational incentive pay. Any employee as of April 30, 1992, who obtained an eligible degree prior to being employed by the City of Pleasanton shall, upon reaching step E of their classification's salary range, receive the appropriate incentive pay percentage as cited above for said degree. The parties mutually agree to a limited reopener on Section 20.1 Educational Incentive following the issuance of a final decision by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in connection with PERB Case No. SF-CE-2144-M. The parties will promptly meet and confer in good faith to address any modifications to the Educational Incentive provision that may be necessary or appropriate to implement the final PERB decision. 20.2 Tuition Reimbursement Regular full time employees and as specified below regular part time employees shall be eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college or university courses successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been approved in advance by the employee's Department Head and the Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations and are taken from an educational institution accredited by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges (standardized list of Associations established by the Human Resources Department). Tuition shall be reimbursed in an amount up to, but not to exceed the annual registration fees levied by California State University East Bay for internal degrees in effect at the time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: University Fee Facility Fee Student Body Fee University Union Fee IRA Fee Health Services Fee Regular part-time employees who average between thirty (30) and thirty-nine (39) hours per week shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the above fees. Regular part-time employees who average between twenty (20) and twenty- nine (29) hours per week shall be reimbursed fifty percent (50%) of the above fees. Requests for tuition reimbursement shall be submitted at the completion of each quarter or semester and be accompanied by an official receipt verifying the tuition amount and the tuition payment, and proof of grades. Page 104 of 200