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1 <br />summarizes neighboring organizations' participation in a tuition refund program. Ten of the <br />twelve organizations surveyed offer some form of tuition refund program with an average <br />maximum refund amount of approximately $1,000. Attachment 6 provides a history of Orange <br />County's program. <br />Over the past 4 years an average of 19 employees have participated in the program. The <br />average refund amount during the same period is $489. However the number of employees <br />receiving the maximum refund has increased over the past two years. Due to the rising costs <br />of higher education and the increase in employees receiving the maximum refund, the <br />Manager is recommending increasing the amount to the average in state semester tuition cost <br />per fiscal year. <br />All of the procedures contained within the current Ordinance would be moved to the <br />Administrative Rules and Regulations (see Attachment 2) with a change from a $600 <br />maximum refund amount per employee to $1,990 per fiscal year. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact. The FY 2013 -2014 budget is $15,000. <br />Funding for the program is available up to the limits established by the Board of <br />Commissioners and monies shall be disbursed each fiscal year. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the amendment to <br />Article IV, § 28 -45 and authorize the County Manager to adjust the maximum refund amount <br />per employee from $600 to the average in state semester tuition cost per fiscal year. <br />