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Incentive Pay Program. The purpose of an Incentive Pay Program is to develop a system that rewards employees for obtaining certified skills above and beyond minimal requirements of the job. These enhanced skills make the employee more productive which benefits the City workforce and the safety of its citizens. State licenses and certifications: Employees shall maintain professional licenses in the course of their respective trade and shall be responsible for maintaining current valid licensure. In addition to the wage rates listed herein, employees have the opportunity to participate in an Incentive Pay Program as outlined below. The City of Missoula will not exclude any MEA-MFT union member, regardless of job classification, from applying and testing for any approved certification, except as outlined in the Incentive Pay Program. The City agrees to make one set of training materials for each certification available for study purposes, provided such materials are purchasable. 1) Current Senior Level Inspectors can only submit licenses or certifications that are listed below. Current Senior Level Inspectors can only submit their ICC commercial building, commercial electrical, commercial mechanical and commercial plumbing certifications, ADA Building Compliance Inspector, Residential Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector, Commercial Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector, American Concrete Institute Certification for Flatwork Technician, NITC Medical Gas certification/license, Plumbing Plans Examiner, Electrical Plans Examiner, Residential Building Plans Examiner, Commercial Building Plans Examiner, Mechanical Plans Examiner, trade specific. 1) Each Inspector can only receive certification pay for certifications outside of their inspection area. Combo/Dwelling Inspectors will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential certification; the Electrical Inspector will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential Electrical certification; Mechanical Inspector will not receive certification for ICC for Residential Mechanical certification; the Plumbing Inspector will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential Plumbing certification. 2) Each Building Inspector will receive twenty-five cents ($.25) per hour increase for each authorized certification presented to the City of Missoula Building Official. Certifications may be submitted anytime during the fiscal year so that each member may potentially increase his/her pay up to one dollar ($1.00) per hour for four certifications presented during the fiscal year. The City shall budget up to four certifications per member for certifications that may be obtained during the year. The City will credit the employee with the certification upon receipt of the passing score, up to a maximum of four certifications per fiscal year. 3) Each MEA-MFT member shall be able to potentially increase his or her pay by up to one dollar ($1.00) per hour per year by presenting four new authorized certifications each fiscal year. Each MEA-MFT member can select four certifications each year from the list of Authorized Certifications. There are sixteen or seventeen (16-17) possible authorized certifications available, (with the exception of those certifications listed for the Senior Electrical, Senior Mechanical, Senior Plumbing and Senior Building Inspectors). 4) Each MEA-MFT member will be responsible to maintain certifications in good standing and to recertify as required by the individual certification standards. No certification on the list will be considered to last longer than three (3) years without recertification. No license on this list shall be considered to last longer than one (1) year without relicensing. The City will compensate MEA-MFT members for hours spent in classroom training, taking certification and/or licensing exams and recertifying; provided that such hours fall within normally scheduled work hours and do not result in overtime compensation or accumulated compensatory time off. Any study time outside of normal business hours will not be paid for by the City. The City of Missoula reserves the right to determine the training needs and modify the list of authorized certifications accordingly and as it deems necessary. 1) ICC Residential Building Certification $.25/hour 2) ICC Residential Electrical Inspector/Montana Journeyman Electrical License $.25/hour 3) IAPMO Plumbing Inspector / Montana Master Plumbers License $.25/hour 4) ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector/ Journeyman Mechanical License $.25/hour 5) ICC Commercial Building Inspector $.25/hour 6) ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector / Montana Master Electrical License $.25/hour 7) ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector $.25/hour 8) NITC Medical Gas Certification/License $.25/hour 9) ICC Residential Plumbing/Journeyman Plumbing License $.25/hour 10) ICC Commercial Plumbing $.25/hour 11) ADA Building Compliance Inspector $.25/hour 12) Residential Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector $.25/hour 13) Commercial Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector$.25/hour 14) American Concrete Institute Certification for Flatwork Technician $ .25/ hour 15) Plumbing Plans Examiner $.25/hour Trade Specific 16) Electrical Plans Examiner $.25/hour Trade Specific

Incentive Pay Program. The purpose of an Incentive Pay Program is to develop a system that rewards employees for obtaining certified skills above and beyond minimal requirements of the job. These enhanced skills make the employee more productive which benefits the City workforce and the safety of its citizens. State licenses and certifications: Employees shall maintain professional licenses in the course of their respective trade and shall be responsible for maintaining current valid licensure. In addition to the wage rates listed herein, employees have the opportunity to participate in an Incentive Pay Program as outlined below. The City of Missoula will not exclude any MEA-MFT MFPE union member, regardless of job classification, from applying and testing for any approved certification, except as outlined in the Incentive Pay Program. The City agrees to make one set of training materials for each certification available for study purposes, provided such materials are purchasable. 1) Current Senior Level Inspectors can only submit licenses or certifications that are listed below. Current Senior Level Inspectors can only submit their ICC commercial building, commercial electrical, commercial mechanical and commercial plumbing certifications, ADA Building Compliance Inspector, Residential Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector, Commercial Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector, American Concrete Institute OSHA 10 Certification for Flatwork Technicianwill become active when approved, NITC ICC Existing Building Code, Medical Gas certification/license, Plumbing Plans Examiner, Electrical Plans Examiner, Residential Building Plans Examiner, Commercial Building Plans Examiner, Mechanical Plans Examiner, trade specific. 1) Each Inspector can only receive certification pay for certifications outside of their inspection area. Combo/Dwelling Inspectors will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential certification; the Electrical Inspector will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential Electrical certification; Mechanical Inspector will not receive certification for ICC for Residential Mechanical certification; the Plumbing Inspector will not receive certification pay for their ICC Residential Plumbing certification. 2) Each Building Inspector will receive twenty-five forty cents ($.25.40) per hour increase for each authorized certification presented to the City of Missoula Building Official. Certifications may be submitted anytime during the fiscal year so that each member may potentially increase his/her pay up to one dollar ($1.001.60) per hour for four certifications presented during the fiscal year. The City shall budget up to four certifications per member for certifications that may be obtained during the year. The City will credit the employee with the certification upon receipt of the passing score, up to a maximum of four certifications per fiscal year. 3) Each MEA-MFT MFPE member shall be able to potentially increase his or her pay by up to one dollar ($1.001.60) per hour per year by presenting four new authorized certifications each fiscal year. Each MEA-MFT MFPE member can select four certifications each year from the list of Authorized Certifications. There are sixteen or seventeen (16-17) possible authorized certifications available, (with the exception of those certifications listed for the Senior Electrical, Senior Mechanical, Senior Plumbing and Senior Building Inspectors). 4) Each MEA-MFT MFPE member will be responsible to maintain certifications in good standing and to recertify as required by the individual certification standards. No standards All certifications or licenses on this certification on the list will be considered to last longer than three (3) years without recertification. No license on this list shall be considered to last longer than one (1) year without relicensingfollow the deadlines set forth by the issuing agency or governing body. The City will compensate MEA-MFT MFPE members for hours spent in classroom training, taking certification and/or licensing exams and recertifying; provided that such hours fall within normally scheduled work hours and do not result in overtime compensation or accumulated compensatory time off. Any study time outside of normal business hours will not be paid for by the City. A maximum of twenty four (24) hours of continuing education is required by the International Code Council and IAPMO, per year in order to renew the listed certifications every three years. The City of Missoula reserves the right to determine the training needs and modify the list of authorized certifications accordingly and as it deems necessary. 1) ICC Residential Building Certification $.25.40/hour 2) ICC Residential Electrical Inspector/Montana Journeyman Electrical License $.25.40/hour 3) IAPMO Plumbing Inspector / Montana Master Plumbers License $.25.40/hour 4) ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector/ Journeyman Mechanical License $.25.40/hour 5) ICC Commercial Building Inspector $.25.40/hour 6) ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector / Montana Master Electrical License $.25.40/hour 7) ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector $.25.40/hour 8) NITC Medical Gas Certification/License $.25/hour 9) ICC Residential Plumbing/Journeyman Plumbing License $.25/hour 10) ICC Commercial Plumbing $.25/hour 11) ADA Building Compliance Inspector $.25/hour 12) Residential Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector $.25/hour 13) Commercial Energy Conservation Code Compliance Inspector$.25/hour 14) American Concrete Institute Certification for Flatwork Technician $ .25/ hour 15) Plumbing Plans Examiner $.25/hour Trade Specific 16) Electrical Plans Examiner $.25/hour Trade Specifichour