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Board approves up to 50% tuition help for police community resource specialist
Summary
The Rutland City Board of Aldermen authorized tuition reimbursement—up to 50% of tuition paid—for a police department community resource specialist pursuing a master’s degree in social work, with reimbursement tied to successful course completion and to be handled within existing education budget lines across fiscal years.
Rutland City — The Board of Aldermen voted June 16 to authorize tuition assistance for Taylor Cohen, a community resource specialist with the Rutland Police Department, approving reimbursement of up to 50% of tuition costs under the department’s collective-bargaining educational-leave provision.
The item matters because it commits public funds toward a staff member’s graduate education and reflects the city’s use of education benefits as a retention tool for public-safety personnel.
Chief Gil Cullen told the board the police union contract permits the city to support education that benefits both the employee and the city. “The city may share in up to 50%…
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