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Section 8. Senior Police Sergeant III. Any officer holding the rank <br /> of Police Sergeant in the Santa Ana Police Department, regardless of duty <br /> assignment, who fulfills the requirements established in this section <br /> shall be designated as a Senior Police Sergeant III and shall be paid at <br /> a rate set twenty-five (25) salary rate ranges (12.5%) above his or her <br /> then current base monthly salary step. The criteria for such designation <br /> shall be as follows: <br /> A. Completion of nine (9) years of municipal police experience <br /> and attainment of "E" Step of the base salary rate range for the Police <br /> Sergeant classification. <br /> B. Completion (acquisition) of at least one hundred twenty <br /> (120) educational/training units; or possession of an Associate of Arts <br /> academic degree from an accredited college with an additional sixty (60) <br /> or more educational/training units. <br /> C. Approval of the Chief of Police. <br /> ARTICLE VII - TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br /> Section 1. Purpose. <br /> A. To encourage the employees of the City of Santa Ana to take <br /> college courses and special training courses which will better enable <br /> them to perform their present duties and prepare them for increased <br /> responsibilities. <br /> B. To provide financial assistance to eligible employees for <br /> education and training. <br /> C. To establish eligibility requirements, conditions and <br /> procedures whereby such assistance may be provided. <br /> Section 2. Eligibility. <br /> A. Applications for tuition reimbursement will be considered <br /> only from full-time, permanent City employees who have completed <br /> probation. <br /> B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which the <br /> employee is receiving financial assistance from other sources such as <br /> G.I. Bill, scholarships, etc. <br /> C. Applications will be approved only for courses directly <br /> related to the employee's job or directly related to a promotional <br /> position in the employee's occupational specialty. <br /> D. Courses not obstensibly related to the employee's job, but <br /> which are required to qualify for degree that is directly related to his <br /> -11- <br />