Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/28/2023

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the attendees. The receipts and reimbursement request form shall be submitted to the Finance Department for payment. The maximum reimbursement rates for meals, taxes, and tip are as follows: Note: The City will reimburse tips up to 20% of the bill,prior to taxes. Employee's choosing to tip greater than 20% will not be reimbursed for the difference. Breakfast $10 Lunch $16 Dinner $26 The City Council recognizes the public purpose of the City Administrator's business meetings with developers, staff, consultants, Council members and others; therefore, the City Council grants discretion to the City Administrator to seek reimbursement from the City for business meals, regardless of where or when those meals occur. 9.6 Training and Education Policy The city of Ramsey is charged with the responsibility of delivering services to a broad constituency of residents and organizations. These services are delivered by staff persons, consultants, and outside agencies. The Ramsey City Council, in an effort to ensure ongoing quality service delivery, provides for a program of training its staff. It is the primary objective of the training program that training dollars are spent on learning which addresses organizational goals and follows a progression of skill development. On an annual basis, each department is charged with projecting individual staff training needs for the next five years. The department budget requests and future projections are to be evaluated to ensure compliance with organizational goals and budget allocations. The Department Head is charged with presenting the annual training budget to the City Administrator. The City Administrator is to present his/her recommendations to the City Council as part of the annual budget process. All departments will be afforded opportunities to ensure training goals are met. However, it is understood that each departments/staff will have varying levels of training needs. The City will not allocate training dollars to specific staff given the varying needs of the organization and the public. Training Reimbursement Training shall be defined as short-term specific course work in order to gain specific job skills, typically attainable in hours, days or a few weeks. • The City will pay for job-related, position specific training approved by the Department Head and City Administrator and deemed necessary to effectively complete the requirements of the position, provided there is adequate funding in the budget appropriation for training and at the City Administrator's sole discretion. • The City will pay for, or reimburse employees for, any and all training required by the City to attain or maintain j ob-related certification. • Conference and seminar training shall provide for meals and lodging, if necessary, for in-state and out-of-state training. Travel expenses for in-state training shall be provided through the budget process. Travel expenses shall be provided for out-of-state training with prior approval of the Department Head and City Administrator. 571Page