16 Approve and authorize a Training Reimbursement Agreement

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An estimated statement of the costs for which reimbursement will be required is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof. However, the Employee agrees that the actual reimbursement obligation will be determined by the City based upon actual expenditures and/or reasonable estimates in the event that actual expenses cannot be documented through a reasonable effort. 4. Calculation of Reimbursement Obliqation/Credit for Continuous Emplovment The Employee will be given credit against the total reimbursement obligation for employment with the City as follows: A. The calculation of the time for the commencement of credit will begin on the date of hiring with the City of Paris. B. Credit for service rendered shall be given against the Reimbursement Obligation as follows: Full repayment (100%) of the Reimbursement Obligation is required if Employee ceases to be employed as a Firefighter within the first finrenty-four months after date of hiring. 2. Seventy-five percent (75%) repayment of the Reimbursement Obligation is required if Employee ceases to be employed as a Firefighter within finrenty-four (24) and thirty-six (36) months following date of hire. C. Any absence from work due to illness, non-duty related injury or other cause for a period of greater than two (2) weeks without prior approval shall be excluded from the period of service for which credit shall be given. 5. Terms of Reqavment In the event the Employee is required to reimburse the City, the City will withhold payment of general leave time, compensatory time, etc. to apply to the Reimbursement Obligation. The remaining Reimbursement Obligation shall come out of the Employee's final paycheck. It is intended that the reimbursement shall not have the effect of reducing the Employee's salary or compensation for this final paycheck to less than the minimum wage in effect during the work period for his final paycheck. If the Employee's final paycheck is insufficient to cover the total amount, the remaining Reimbursement shall be paid by the Employee within thirty (30) days of cessation of employment. After thirty (30) days, any unpaid balance will accrue interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1 per month (annual rate equals eighteen percent (18%)). At the option of the City, repayment of the remaining Reimbursement Obligation may be made in monthly installments of no less than one-twelfth (1/12) of the total remaining Amount payable on or before the first day of each month, beginning with the month following cessation of employment. The Employee hereby agrees that in the event the City incurs legal fees or other costs of collection in an effort to collect any delinquent sums owing pursuant to the Agreement, the Employee will pay such reasonable expenses in addition to the Reimbursement Obligation then due. Severabilitv If any provision of this Agreement is legally adjudicated invalid or unenforceable, the parties do hereby covenant and agree that such portion or portions are absolutely and completely severable Page 2 of 3 • 0OU13:~