Common use of Firefighter Unit Clause in Contracts

Firefighter Unit. Employees whose duties require the use of bilingual skills and who pass the language proficiency test established and administered by the Human Resources Division shall receive forty cents ($.40) per hour compensated, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours for staff assigned personnel or one hundred twelve (112) compensated hours for line-assigned personnel, per biweekly pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. During the term of this Agreement, the "use" requirement as previously defined by the Fire Chief shall be waived, and all employees that pass the proficiency test, regardless of station assignment, shall receive bilingual premium pay. All employees receiving said pay on December 29, 1984, shall continue to receive said pay during the term of their employment with the District, regardless of station assignment. Auxiliary Unit: Fire Control Workers and Senior Fire Control Workers whose positions require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated forbilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Fire Chief, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Director-Human Resources. An employee's bilingual proficiency at Levels I and II shall be determined by an examination administered and certification issued by the Director- Human Resources or other approved county or city employer or educational facility at the employee’s expense. Level III proficiency examinations shall be developed and administered solely by the Director-Human Resources. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Director – Human Resources. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65/hour II $ .80/hour III $ .90/hour Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director-Human Resources, the County Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. A Joint Labor Management Committee shall be convened to study the bilingual standards, training and incentive amount. Any agreed upon changes will be implemented through an amendment to this Agreement. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Any employee in the District covered by this Agreement may be placed in a “stand-by” status at the discretion of the Duty Chief due to forecasted emergency conditions. Any such employee shall be compensated at the rate of one-fourth (1/4) his/her regular rate of pay, or twenty-five dollars ($25.00), for each twenty-four (24) hour period, or fraction thereof, during which the employee is scheduled to be in a stand- by status, whichever sum provides the maximum benefit to the employee. No employee shall be paid for callback time and stand-by time simultaneously.