16 Approve and authorize a Training Reimbursement Agreement

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DRAFT f:attorney\reswork\current\Training Reimbursement Agreemen[ RESOLUTION N0. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVIIVG AND AUTHORIZING A TRAIIVING REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR NEW POLICE OFFICER RECRUITS AND FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS; MAKING OTHER FINDIIVGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris incurs substantial costs and expenses in the process of recruiting, testing, training, investigating, and equipping new police officer recruits and firefighter recruits for the Paris Police Department and Paris Fire Department, including but not limited to payment of salary, equipment, books and other expenses; and, WHEREAS, the City cannot realistically recoup its investment in the new police and firefighter employees if they do not work for the Ciry of Paris for at least three years; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed appropriate the new police officer recruits and firefighter recruits with no prior experience or training be required to sign a Training Reimbursement Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in order that these expenditures are recaptured through the recruit's employment with the City after completion of training if the recruit terminates employment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. New police officer and firefighter recruits that do not possess the appropriate state certification for sworn police officers and certified firefighters and that will require training be required to sign a Training Reimbursement Agreement with the City in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A be, and the same is hereby approved and authorized. Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage. . OOUl2i