It is the joint responsibility of the supervisors, department
heads and Town Administrator to foster and promote employee training
and education programs for the purpose of improving the quality of
service rendered to citizens and aiding employees to equip themselves
for advancement in Town service.
Full-time employees shall be entitled to participate in an educational
incentive program. Any employee may request reimbursement for a course
at an accredited school provided the course is job-related, approved
in advance, in writing, by the department head and Town Administrator,
and evidence of a passing grade is submitted to the Town Administrator
upon course completion.
Where a full-time employee is required to attend a course or
to receive instruction in order to maintain a license or registration
which is an integral part of the job description and which is a requirement
of the continuation of employment in that classification, the Town
shall reimburse the employee for successful completion of the course
or instruction, with the exception of a Class III driver's license.
Department heads and supervisors may perceive other training
needs, and are obliged to discuss the same with the Town Administrator
as a prelude to securing Town Administrator approval of such other
training.
