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4 <br />Revised July 2023 <br />County the full amount of their salary during the Training Period <br />as provided in Section 5.a. above or a portion thereof. <br /> <br />2. Separation after Training Period. If the Trainee resigns or is <br />terminated within two year period of time following completion <br />of the Training Period The amount to be reimbursed shall be <br />calculated as an amount equal to the sum of the salary as <br />provided in section 5.a. divided by twenty-four, and then <br />multiplied by the number of months less than twenty-four which <br />the employee has served the County as a Paramedic. <br /> <br />ii. Collection of Reimbursement. <br /> <br />1. The Trainee agrees that any amount to be reimbursed or any <br />portion of any amount to be reimbursed may be deducted and <br />retained by the County from any compensation or other monies <br />owed by the County to the Trainee at the time of resignation, <br />including Trainee’s final paycheck and vacation leave. <br /> <br />2. In event the funds available from the monies owed to the Trainee <br />by the County are not sufficient to fully reimburse the County; <br />the Trainee agrees that they are personally responsible for the <br />repayment to the County of all monies owed to the County and <br />shall repay the County in monthly installment payments as <br />agreed upon by the County. <br /> <br />3. The Trainee shall notify the County of the employee’s place of <br />residence while in the employ of the County and until such time <br />as the debt for total training expenses is satisfied in full. <br /> <br />7. Probationary Period. During the training period, Trainees are probationary <br />employees and have only those rights afforded to probationary employees under <br />the Orange County Ordinance. Once the Trainee is released to practice in the <br />Orange County EMS system, the County and the Trainee agree, the Trainee will be <br />on a one year probation period. <br /> <br />8. Termination. During the Training and Probationary Period the Trainees <br />performance will be monitored by Emergency Services Department staff. If the <br />Trainee performance is found to be unsatisfactory or there is an incident or incidents <br />of unacceptable personal conduct, this may result in dismissal of the Trainee from <br />the training program or from employment with Orange County at the discretion of <br />the County. <br /> <br />9. Right to be represented by Counsel. The Trainee acknowledges that they were not <br />coerced into this Agreement; provided a copy of this Agreement prior to its <br />execution; has had a full and fair opportunity to review the terms, comment upon <br />Docusign Envelope ID: DCCE5615-FC46-4DB2-B46A-6881EDAAED06