Common use of Certification and Licensing Fees Clause in Contracts

Certification and Licensing Fees. The City will pay for job-related employee certification and licensing fees that are required for the position after the date of hire, except when attainment of such certifications or licenses was specified as a condition of employment in the job description at hire. The City will pay for recertification and license renewal fees for required, job-related certifications and licenses. The City may, at its option, pay certification and/or licensing fees, and recertification and/or license renewal fees that are job-related but are not required for the position, with prior written approval of the Department Head. The City will pay travel expenses associated with approved certification and licensing, or recertification or license renewal, including required continuing education units (CEU), testing, etc. However, all such expenses must be approved, in advance, and may be limited to the most cost effective and prudent option. For example, if CEUs are available via on-line delivery, a request to travel to out of town training may be denied, or if training is offered locally at a later date, out of town training on a more convenient date may be denied. Fees and travel expenses shall normally be paid by the City only once. If the City pays fees or travel expenses for an employee pursuant to this section and the employee fails to attend the training for reasons other than reasons beyond the employee’s control, or fails to successfully complete the course or pass an exam, the City may deny a request to pay such fees or expenses for the employee to re-take a course or exam. For employees who work in a position for which a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required or preferred, the City shall reimburse the difference between the cost of obtaining/maintaining a class A or B CDL and a class C driver’s license. The city shall pay the cost of required medical and/or drug tests required to obtain/maintain the CDL, except such costs shall be limited to not more than one medical exam and one drug test per year. This limit applies to medical certification/testing for CDL application or renewal. The cost of drug testing as part of the City’s DOT random drug testing program will be paid by the City and is not limited by this section.

Certification and Licensing Fees. The City will pay for job-related job‐related employee certification and licensing fees that are required for the position after the date of hire, except when attainment of such certifications or licenses was specified as a condition of employment in the job description at hire. The City will pay for recertification and license renewal fees for required, job-related job‐related certifications and licenses. The City may, at its option, pay certification and/or licensing fees, and recertification and/or license renewal fees that are job-related job‐related but are not required for the position, with prior written approval of the Department Head. The City will pay travel expenses associated with approved certification and licensing, or recertification or license renewal, including required continuing education units (CEU), testing, etc. However, all such expenses must be approved, in advance, and may be limited to the most cost effective and prudent option. For example, if CEUs are available via on-line on‐line delivery, a request to travel to out of town training may be denied, or if training is offered locally at a later date, out of town training on a more convenient date may be denied. Fees and travel expenses shall normally be paid by the City only once. If the City pays fees or travel expenses for an employee pursuant to this section and the employee fails to attend the training for reasons other than reasons beyond the employee’s control, or fails to successfully complete the course or pass an exam, the City may deny a request to pay such fees or expenses for the employee to re-take re‐take a course or exam. For employees who work in a position for which a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required or preferred, the City shall reimburse the difference between the cost of obtaining/maintaining a class A or B CDL and a class C driver’s license. The city shall pay the cost of required medical and/or drug tests required to obtain/maintain the CDL, except such costs shall be limited to not more than one medical exam and one drug test per year. This limit applies to medical certification/testing for CDL application or renewal. The cost of drug testing as part of the City’s DOT random drug testing program will be paid by the City and is not limited by this section.