A. When selecting personnel to fill County positions requiring special experience and training, it may be necessary, in order to ensure selection of the most qualified, for applicants for such positions to be personally interviewed. In such cases, payment by the County for interviews is a proper municipal expense and for a proper municipal purpose only when authorized in advance by the elected officials in their respective office: Executive, Presiding Judge of District or Superior Courts, Prosecuting Attorney, or Chair of the Council or their respective designee. These expenses shall be paid on the same basis as those of employees or officials of the County.

B. The Executive, Presiding Judge of District or Superior Courts, Prosecuting Attorney, or Chair of the Council or their respective designee may approve reimbursement of moving expenses of a new County employee, necessitated by acceptance of a non-elected County position, pursuant to mutual agreement with such employee in advance of employment; provided, that the negotiated reimbursement amount shall not exceed actual moving expenses or $7,000.00, whichever is less. Any reimbursement amount exceeding $7,000.00 shall be approved by the County Council. This reimbursement shall be available only for new professional or management County employees in positions requiring special experience and training and must involve a move of over 75 miles. The new employee shall sign a form acknowledging that if the new employee terminates or is terminated within one year of the date of employment, the County shall be entitled to reimbursement for the moving expenses which have been paid and may withhold such sum as necessary therefor from any amounts due the employee, plus suing for any unpaid balance. The form shall be signed before any reimbursement can be paid.