Common use of Professional Development Fund Committee Clause in Contracts

Professional Development Fund Committee. Upon ratification of the agreement, the City and the Union will form a committee to review and create recommendations for making changes to the Professional Development Plan document, including opportunities for increased accessibility to the fund with the City paying upfront costs related to instructor-led coursework. This committee will be expected to meet and provide a written recommendation to the Chief Human Resources Officer by October 1, 2022. Additional expectations of the committee are as follows: 33.11.1 The workgroup will be comprised of equal members of the City and the DCTU, with each side having six (6) members. Members of the workgroup will determine the frequency and duration of their meetings. 33.11.2 The workgroup will review current practice and applicable legal and tax requirements and put forth a recommendation to switch to a model where the City pays the upfront costs for instructor-led courses, versus the practice of the current reimbursement model. 33.11.3 Impacts of required staffing support and technology and the budget implications, including an increase to the administrative assistance fee, to support the process change will be identified as part of the recommendation, and the implications considered and addressed prior to the implementation of the new process. Any recommendations of the committee will only be effective if City Council adopts them by ordinance. The target date for any recommendations adopted as a result of the co

Professional Development Fund Committee. Upon ratification of the agreement, the City and the Union will form a committee to review and create recommendations for making changes to the Professional Development Plan document, including opportunities for increased accessibility to the fund with the City paying upfront costs related to instructor-led coursework. This committee will be expected to meet and provide a written recommendation to the Chief Human Resources Officer by October 1, 2022. Additional expectations of the committee are as follows: 33.11.1 33.13.1 The workgroup will be comprised of equal members of the City and the DCTU, with each side having six (6) members. Members of the workgroup will determine the frequency and duration of their meetings. 33.11.2 33.13.2 The workgroup will review current practice and applicable legal and tax requirements and put forth a recommendation to switch to a model where the City pays the upfront costs for instructor-led courses, versus the practice of the current reimbursement model. 33.11.3 33.13.3 Impacts of required staffing support and technology and the budget implications, including an increase to the administrative assistance fee, to support the process change will be identified as part of the recommendation, and the implications considered and addressed prior to the implementation of the new process. . 33.13.4 Any recommendations of the committee will only be effective if City Council adopts them by ordinance. The target date for any recommendations adopted as a result of the cocommittee will be July 1, 2023.