4-212 - Professional Association Reimbursement

Policy

It is the MPD’s policy to permit memberships in professional, technical or special interest associations whose materials, services or activities benefit police services. To provide the broadest utilization of membership benefits, the MPD will:

1. Pay for organization/agency memberships with Bureau Head approval;
2. Reimburse individual memberships when such membership is more economical and efficient than organizational membership;
3. Pay for an individual membership if organizational membership is not available;
4. Pay for only one individual membership per association per unit, unless approved in writing by a Bureau Head or the Chief of Police;
5. Terminate payment or reimbursement if an employee is transferred from the unit covered by the membership, unless continued membership of the individual is approved in writing by a Bureau Head or the Chief of Police.