Employee Incentive Programs. recommendation and with the approval of the CEO or designee, all newly hired employees in the job classification of Deputy Sheriff ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who comprise an Academy Class of the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center may receive a one-time New Hire Pre-Service Incentive of up to $10,000. The Sheriff must request, and the CEO must approve, the New Hire Pre-Service Incentive prior to the posting of the Deputy Sheriff Trainee recruitment. Payment of the New Hire Pre-service Incentive shall be limited to two (2) Academy Classes per fiscal year for a limit of 70 total Pre-Service Incentive recipients. For purposes of this provision, “Pre- Service” means the employee was appointed from an open competitive recruitment, is not currently employed as a peace officer by a California law enforcement agency, and must complete the Sheriff’s Training Academy. The incentive will be paid within two (2) pay periods of the employee passing the following thresholds: • Up to $5,000 upon successfully completing the Sheriff’s Training Academy; • Up to $5,000 at the end of the probationary period for a Deputy Sheriff as specified in Article 18 of this Agreement. The New Hire Pre-Service Incentive payment is subject to state and federal taxes, as well as any applicable payroll deductions. Payment of the New Hire Pre-Service Incentive shall be limited to 70 recipients each fiscal year. More than 70 New Hire Pre-Service Incentive payments may be issued in a fiscal year provided the combined total of the Lateral Hire and the Pre-service Incentive payments does not exceed
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