A. "Eligible city employee" "Off-the-job training" "On-the-job training" "Training" "Training program"
Definitions.
shall be any municipal officer appointive or elective or municipal employee in the classified or unclassified service.
is training made available outside normal working hours or while on a leave of absence for training purposes.
is training made available during normal working hours as a planned interruption of the normal scheduled work period.
within the meaning of this chapter shall have as its purpose the objective of improving the capacity of municipal officers and employees to perform the duties to which they have been assigned or to increase their capacity to assume broader responsibilities in connection with their employment within the municipal service.
shall mean the program of study, instruction and training which has been formulated on the basis of needs of the municipal officers and employees and for which funds have been made available by the City Council. The program may include on-the-job or off-the-job training and shall be under the administrative direction of the Personnel Labor Relations Director.
B.
Formal training program. There is hereby established a formal training program, hereinafter referred to as the Program, as a part of the personnel development program of the City, for eligible City officers and employees to promote maximum effectiveness in the conduct of the City's services and activities and to foster improved performance of official duties by all City employees.
C.
Municipal Training Committee. There is established a permanent Municipal Training Committee which shall be composed of: the Human Resources Director, two appointees of the City Manager; and two appointees of the Director of Utilities. The Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The position of Chairperson shall alternate between a representative from General Government and a representative from Public Utilities. In the absence of the Chairperson, a pro tem Chairperson shall be elected by the members present. The Training and Development Manager shall be Secretary.
D.
Attendance, quorum and voting rights.
1.
A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
2.
In the event a member of the Committee is unable to attend a meeting, the member may designate an alternate who shall be considered in determining the quorum necessary to transact business and may vote.
3.
Long term absence. With prior approval of the City Manager or Director of Utilities, alternates or representatives of a designated member of said committee may vote or be considered in determining the quorum necessary to transact business.
E.
Municipal Training Committee duties. The Municipal Training Committee shall meet quarterly and at other times on the call of the Chairman and shall:
1.
Formulate training policy and publish directives to further the achievement of the municipal training objectives.
2.
Advise and assist the Human Resources Director, Director of Utilities and the City Manager as to the needs and priorities of the Municipal Training Program.
3.
Perform such other duties as the City Manager or the Director of Utilities shall direct.
F.
Coordination of training program. The overall training program shall be coordinated by the Training and Development Manager, appointed jointly by the Director of Utilities and the City Manager under the administrative direction of the Human Resources Director.
G.
Duties of the Training and Development Manager. The Training and Development Manager shall:
1.
Advise the Director of Public Utilities and the City Manager on all matters concerning training.
2.
Prepare and submit an annual report and such other reports of training needs, activities and accomplishments as to keep the City Manager and the Director of Utilities and the Municipal Training Committee apprised of the Training Program.
3.
Advise the Human Resources Director on all matters concerning training.
4.
Provide for on-the-job and off-the-job training programs for eligible employees.
5.
Prepare and submit an Annual Training Program for consideration in adopting the proposed annual budgets.
6.
Prepare and publish administrative procedures embodying rules and regulations for implementing the Training Program and submit them to the Municipal Training Committee for approval.
7.
Coordinate ongoing training activities to assist those departments who have training officers.
8.
Administer City-wide organization development activities.
9.
Assist in seeking funds to support all training.
H.
Contracts, facilities and personnel. The Training and Development Manager shall, for purposes of implementing the Training Program, and pursuant to law, have authority to:
1.
Contract with universities, colleges, other educational institutions, organizations, and individuals for special training courses, either on a part-time or full-time basis, for fixed periods not to exceed 12 months for eligible employees under the Training Program.
2.
Make use of municipal personnel and municipally owned or controlled property, equipment, materials and facilities.
3.
Contract with other public jurisdictions for the joint staffing, participation in, and use of training facilities and programs which said jurisdictions have jointly provided.
I.
Relations with other governments and private organizations. The City Manager or the Director of Utilities, to the extent authorized by law, may within his/her jurisdiction provide with other cities in or out of the State, with other public jurisdictions, or with private organizations for an exchange of officers or employees for training purposes; provided, that said officers and employees shall remain employees of the governmental unit or private organization originally employing them.
J.
Training employees. An eligible City employee participating in the Training Program shall suffer no loss of any of his/her rights and privileges under the Compensation Plan, Personnel Rules, or Pension or Retirement Plans solely by reason of participation in the Training Program except by specific agreement.
K.
Employee attendance.
1.
Attendance at on-the-job training shall be considered as attendance at work.
2.
Attendance at required off-the-job training resulting in absence from work shall be considered as attendance at work in accordance with the Training Program and implementing administrative procedures; provided holidays granted by the City during the absence shall be considered as taken by the employee. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to leaves of absence without pay.
L.
Expenses.
1.
Reasonable traveling, subsistence, and other expenses for training purposes may be incurred and paid provided participation in any Training Program with expense to the City shall be on condition, unless otherwise provided, that the employee shall successfully complete the course of training or reimburse the City for the costs and payments it may have incurred exclusive of salary payments.
2.
Payment will not be made for any training without prior authorization.
3.
Payment for expenses of approved courses will be made in accordance with the terms authorized in the specific case by the Training Committee and upon presentation of acceptable evidence of satisfactory completion of the course.
4.
The Municipal Training Committee may arrange for sharing of training expenses between the City and eligible employees.
5.
A nonelective salaried officer or employee to be eligible for a Training Program of four months or more duration shall agree in writing with the City that he/she will upon completion of the Training Program remain in the service of the City, if his/her services are otherwise satisfactory, for not less than one year from date of completion of his/her training course or refund to the City the amount of salary, wages, and expenses that the City has paid to him/her or for his/her benefit during his/her training period.
M.
Wages for training programs.
1.
Whenever training programs are instituted by agreement with any union in connection with the programs of the State of Washington and the United States government, the rate of pay shall be in accordance with this chapter and with such agreement.
2.
When attendance at off-duty training programs is required, payment for actual time of attendance shall be paid in accordance with Section 1.12.080 for all employees except those designated by the City Manager or Director of Utilities as Class D under the overtime designation provided in accordance with Section 1.12.080 of this chapter, subject to the following conditions:
3.
Employees of the Belt Line Railway Division participating in the Division's Training Program as trainees or trainers shall be compensated as provided in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
N.
Severability. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this section is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions.
(Ord. 22522 § 1, 1981-09-08; Ord. 23111 § 15, 1984-02-07; Ord. 23445 § 4, 1985-08-06; Ord. 23446 § 5, 1985-08-06; Ord. 25302 § 3, 1993-05-18)