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RESOLUTION NO. 3186
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY BY THE ADDITION OF RULE XV TO PROVIDE FOR AN EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
I WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
did cause to be implemented, effective July 1, 1972, an
Education Incentive Program for pay for police department
employees with classifications relative to that department only,
described in Exhibit ''A", attached hereto and made a part hereof;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad did
cause to be implemented, effective April 1, 1973, an Education
Incentive Program for pay for fire department employees with
classifications relative to that department only, described in
Exhibit "B", attached hereto and made a part hereof;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad did
cause to be implemented, effective July 1, 1973, an Education
Incentive Program for pay for employees with various classifica-
tions designated miscellaneous, described in Exhibit "C" attached
hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to complete the implementation
process by the amendment of the Personnel Rules and Regulations
of the City of Carlsbad adopted by Resolution No. 1727, pursuant
to Municipal Code, Section 2.44.040, to fully provide for
said programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Carlsbad as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Personnel Rules and Regulations are hereby
amended by the addition of Rule XV to provide for an
Education Incentive Program. Rule XV will encompass Exhibits
''A", I'B" and 'IC" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 21st - day of ’ August
following vote, to wit:
, 1973, by the
AYES : Cmn. Dunne, McComas, Lewis, Chase and Frazee.
NOES : None.
ABSENT : None.
ATTEST:
(seal )
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CITY OF CAFEISBAD
EDUCATION INCENTIVE: PROGRAM
I OBJECTIVE:
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AUTHORITY:
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QUALIFYING STANDARDS :
IV ESTABLISHING
ELIGIBILITY :
Fire Safety Employees
A,
for, and maintain, a high level of educational achieve- ment.
B. To acknowledge that with a high level of education,
the employee is more valuable to the community, there-
fore he should be compensated for this asset.
To encourage full time career employees to strive
C. To define educational goals, and to aid employees
in attaining them.
The authority shall be Resolution No. 1727 pertaining to personnel salaries, wages, and working conditions within the jurisdiction of the City of Carlsbzd.
Experience: At least two (2) years continuing full
time employment with the City of Carlsbad. The employee will have maintained a permanent classification €or
one (1) year and. performed his duties in a satisfactory,
or above, manner.
EXCLUSION:
position FIRE CHIEF will not be eligible for pay because
of this education incentive program.
A fire safety employee in the classified
Eligibility for compensation shall be established quarterly from January of each year. will be the responsibility of a Fire Department Education
Committee of three (3), representative of top, middle
and basic levels, this committee being responsible for the initial approval of an accepted study curriculum
using the criteria fire science or an associated or,e,
recognizing those prerequisite courses towards the attainment of an associate or baccalaureate degree from
an accredited college. of this committee to forward the names and supportive materials to establish education incentive pay to the
personnel director for the ultimate approval of the
city manager.
Proof of eligibility
It shall be the responsibility
Only employees who have been perforning satisfactory
work., or above, for the previous year will be eligible for education achievenent compensation.
All applications must be accompanied with a grade
card or certified transcript or certificate of compfe-
tion showing the following:
1. A grade of IC' or better, or a satisfactory
rating of completion,
2. NanSer of units or classroom hours.
3. Where the course was taken,
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COMPENSATION: The following schedule will be used to determine
compensation for fire safety training or college achievenent.
SERVICE UNITS PERCENT!
YEARS CREDITS* PAY
2 24 2 1/2
3 40 5
4 55 7 1/2
5 90 10
*College unit equals fifteen (15) hours.
Credit equals approximately twenty (20)hours.
In accordance with the City of Carlsbad Employee Education Program and Council Policy Statement No. 3, tuition, registration and text reimbursement will
continue to benefit fire department employees.
VI CONDITIONS: A. It will be recognized that an accumulation of more than seven (7) units per semester would interfere
with the efficiency and/or health of a qualifying
em2loyee.
B. Qualifying units or credits are not accumulated within regular scheduled working hours unless justified by a department educakion committee for the approval
of the personnel director, representing a city manager.
C. A Fire Department Education Committee as specified
in Section IV will subnit for the approval of the
personnel director, representing a city manager, a set of standards pertaining to fire safety seminars and a relative credit value as analyzed by the California
Fire Chiefs' Association.
5/23/72
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CITY OF CARLSBAD
EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
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OBJECTIVE :
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AUTHORITY:
Police Safety and Police Miscellaneous Employees
A. To encourage full-time career employees to strive
for, and maintain, a high level of educational achievement,
B. To acknowledge that with a high level of education,
the employee is more valuable to the comunity, therefore
he should be compensated for this asset.
C.
in attaining them.
To define educational goals, and to aid employees
The authority shall be Resolution No. 1727, pertaining to salaries, wages, and working conditions within the
jurisdiction of the City of Carlsbad.
I11 Experience: At least two (2) continuing years of full-time employment with the City of Carlsbad,
have maintained a permanent classification for one (1) full
year and performed his duties in a satisfactory, or above,
manner.
The employee will
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ES-HISHDG EXCLUSION: ELiGIBiLITY:,position POLICE CHIEF and police niscellaneious employees
A police safety employee in the classified
with classifications relative to other City departments
will not be eligible for pay became of this education
incentive program.
Eligibility for compensation shall be established quarterly
from January of each year.
responsibility of a Police Department Education Committee
of three (3), representative of top, middle and basic
levels, this committee being responsible for the initial
approval of an accepted study curriculum using the criteria
police science or an associated one, recognizing those
prerequisite courses towards the attainnent of an associate
or baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
shall be the responsibility of this committee to forward
the naz-ies and supportive materials to establish education
incentive pay to the personnel director €or the ultimate
approval of the city manager.
Only employees who have been performing satisfactory work,
or above, for the previous year will be eligible for
educational compensation.
Proof of eligibility will be the
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All applications must be accompanied with a gra-de card
or certified transcript showing the following:
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1. A Grade Point Average of 2.00 or above.
2. Nurdoer of units or classroom hours.
3. Where the corirse was taken.
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CQJIENSKL'ION: The following schedule will be used to determine compen- sation for police safety training or college achievement.
POST POiNTS or
SERVICE COLLEGE UNITS CERTIFICATE OR DEGPEE % INCFEASE
2 27 Police Science Certificate 2 1/2 of Competence
3 1/2 45
5
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Courses accredited toward A.A. 5 or A.S. (to include Police Science Certificate of Competence
60 A.A. or A.S. with Police Science 7 1/2 major, or P.O.S.T. Advanced
Certificate
90 Accredited courses toward B.S. 10 or B.A. in appropriate field
9 120 B.S. or B.A. in appropriate field 12 1/2
. In accordance with the City of Carlsbad Employee education Program and Council Policy Statement No.
tuition, registration and text reimbursement will
continue to benefit police department employees.
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COIJDITIONS: A. It will be recognized that an accumulation of more
than seven (7) units per semester would interfere with the
efficiency and/or health of a qualifying employee.
B. Qualifying units or points are not accumulated within regular scheduled working hours unless justified by a
department education cormittee for the approval of the
personnel director, representing the city manager.
C. Certificated training for the five (5) designated
police safety levels, chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant and officer is established by the State of
California Police Officer Standard Training Commission.
D. Incentive pay increase awarded under this program
will continue to benefit the individual advancing in rank
to and including the position POLICE CAPTAIN.
6/12/72
CITY OF CARLSBAD
EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGXAM
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OBJECTIVE :
I1 AUTHOIIITY:
p4iscellaneous Enpioyees
It is agreed that benefits for educational achievement for each probationary and or regular employee, designated
miscellaneous member, and excepting police and fire
department miscellaneous nambers with classifications
relative only to those department, in the City of Carlsbad shall be authorized as follows,
The authority shall be Resolution No. 172"7 pertaining
to personnel salaries, wages, and: working conditions
within the jurisdiction of the City of Carlsbad.
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Qualifying standards shall consist of two/four (2/4)
consecutive years of full-time employment with the City
of Carlsbad, during which time the employee shall have
maintained a permanent classification for one (1) full
year, and performed his duties in a satisfactory manner,
meeting criteria established by a joint Management/
Employees Association Member/Enployee Committee of
three (3).
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ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY: INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION: All full time positions listed in the annual salary resolution are eligible to receive education incentive pay, subject to the other provisions
of this program, except City Council appointed staff
merrbers, heads of a department,and those regular employees
with the classification title Assistant City Engineer,
Assistant City Manager, Assistant to the City Manager,
Associate Planner, Civil Engineering Assoicate, Principal Civil Engineer and Recreation Superintendent. All other classifications to be designated professional and
specifying graduation from a four-year college or above as a standard of employment, willattain eligibility for
education incentive pay at the time-rate of 4,5 1/2, 7,
9 and 12 years as City service applies itself to the --_ SECTION V scale for rate of additional compensation.
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ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUZATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM PAY will be
determined as follows.
A. Qaarterly from the beginning of the fiscal year.
€3. Proof of Eligibility: The enployee will submit for
the approval of the Education Con-ittee evidence of
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satisfactory completion of approved courses (job/municipal
government related), to be supported by grade card (GPA 2.0 or above), transcript, certificate of completion or statement of instructor.
C. Units completed prior to employment with the City of Carlsbad, or during the first two/four (2/4) years of
employment, including the probationary period, shall
be considered in determining compensation eligibility,
provided all other requirements of this amendnent are
met.
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COMPENSATION: A. Academic Education: Upon conpliance with qualifying
standards/proof of eligibility as set out in this
amendment, persons eligible shall receive-compensation
according to the following schedule.
€3. Non-academic Training or Instruction: In those
divisions of City government where few job oriented
college units have been made available (namely, divisions of public works) "&e Education ComLttee
will reduce non-academic training or instruction at the
rate of 20 hours to one (1) college level unit,
evaluating to the satisfaction of the chief administrator, personnel director and related department head, those
seminars, workshops and lectures as apropos and credible. Thus, 20 training/instruction hours equals one (1)
college unit, and education incentive pay may be received
for courses of instruction or training other than college
units according to the following schedule. (Base Pay
shall mean the monthly salary/wages set forth for the
Range and Step of an eligible person.
SCHEDULE OF PAY
SERVICE SERVICE
YEARS YEARS
(Non-Pro) (Pro) UNITS RATE
2 4 21 2 1/29, of Base Pay 2 4 24 2 1/2% of Base Pay
3 1/2 5 1/2 45 5% of Base Pay
5 7 60 7 1/2% of Base Pay
7 9 90 10% of Base Pay
10 12 120 12 1/2% of Base Pay
VI CONDITIONS: A. Onset Date of Education Incentive Pay: Education
incentive pay for eligible employees shall commence on -.
the first of the month following acepted proof of eligibility.
E, Loss of BeneEits: Any employee promoted, reclassified
or transferred to a position not eligible for benefits
authorized here (SECTION IV) shall lose education incentive
pay effective with the date of promotion, reclassification or transfer.
6/1/73