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SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT PAY. 14.1 The City and Association recognize that special assignments out of the scope of the covered classifications of Police Lieutenant will at times be required for the efficient operation of the department, and therefore these special assignments and their associated specialty assignment compensation are listed below. The premium and special pays herein will be reported to CalPERS as special compensation. 14.2 UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT PAY - Employees in the classifications of Police Lieutenant who are regularly assigned to uniform automobile/motorcycle patrol, helicopter bureau or traffic enforcement shall receive uniform assignment pay (2.5% of base salary). Employees, assigned to patrol or traffic enforcement for less than 14 consecutive days shall not be eligible for Uniform Assignment Pay. 14.3 BILINGUAL PAY - Applicable only to employees in the job classifications determined by the City Manager and when so assigned using their bilingual abilities as part of their regular job assignment: 5% of the top step base salary for the Senior Police Officer classification. Employees who are approved and assigned by their Chief of Police to utilize bilingual skills, which includes Spanish, Vietnamese and any other language approved by the Administrative Services Director, must be certified by the Chief of Police and may be tested by Personnel annually to verify their language proficiency in order to maintain eligibility for said compensation. The City shall establish a second level of proficiency, designed for employees who are capable of “speaking only” and shall receive 2.5% of the top step base salary for the Senior Police Officer classification. Testing procedures will be determined and administered by the City. This level of proficiency is not intended to replace “higher” level of proficiency nor to “demote” employees currently receiving that level of benefit, providing they maintain appropriate proficiency. The following standard of spoken Spanish is followed for the 2.5% Certification: a. The applicant has the ability to create with language, recombining and adapting learned material to express personal meaning and can handle simple situations and transactions in the course of his/her work such as explanation of procedures, obtaining personal information, instructions to victims and onlookers, among others. b. The applicant is able to maintain simple face-to-face conversations, asking and answering questions regarding everyday survival on topics most related to self and immediate work environment; courtesy requirements, and personal needs during the course of routine calls not likely to be of a life or death nature. c. The applicant can be understood with some repetition by a sympathetic native speaker. d. The applicant demonstrates mastery of work-related vocabulary including: time, days of the week, months, family members, parts of the body, motions and states, greetings, home and community, food and beverages, alphabet and numbers, vehicles, simple commands, interrogatory words, etc. e. Accuracy is required in the present tense and gender distinctions. f. Core vocabulary of 300-600 words. The 5% Certification requires: a. Accuracy in present and past tenses. b. Core vocabulary of 600-1200 words. c. Exhibits good pronunciation, stress, and intonation skills as judged by the ability to be understood with little repetition or confusion by native speaker. d. Ability to interview the victim of a crime or accident or other situation involving a native speaker and conduct simple interrogations and investigations which could be of a life or death nature. e. Ability to understand description, narration, main ideas and details on a variety of topics beyond the immediate situation. 14.4 The City will continue payment of the assignment of special pay as set forth in Articles 14.2 through 14.4 above in the event of an industrial injury (as is done for salary, leaves and benefits) in accordance with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations.

SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENT PAY. 14.1 13.1 The City and Association recognize that special assignments out of the scope of the covered classifications of Police Lieutenant Officer, Senior Police Officer, Corporal, Police Helicopter Pilot, Police Sergeant, and Helicopter Sergeant will at times be required for the efficient operation of the department, and therefore these special assignments and their associated specialty assignment compensation are listed below. The According to California Code of Regulations Sections 571(a) and (b) the premium and special pays herein will be reported to CalPERS as special compensation. 14.2 13.2 FIELD TRAINING OFFICER PAY - The City will continue paying selected Police Officers Field Training Officer (FTO) assignment pay (5% of base salary) on an as needed basis, if the compliment of Corporals are insufficient to meet the training needs of the Department. This FTO assignment pay will be paid while the employee is assigned and scheduled to provide training. The minimum period of time an employee will be authorized to receive the pay is one (1) shift. 13.3 UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT PAY - Employees in the classifications of Senior Police Lieutenant Officer, Corporal and Police Sergeant who are regularly assigned to uniform automobile/motorcycle patrol, helicopter bureau or traffic enforcement shall receive uniform assignment pay (2.5% of base salary). Employees, assigned to patrol or traffic enforcement for less than 14 consecutive days shall not be eligible for Uniform Assignment Pay. All police officers who are receiving Uniform Assignment Pay upon the effective date of this agreement shall continue to receive such pay. Uniform pay shall also be applicable to employees in the Police Officer classification who are regularly assigned to uniform automobile/motorcycle patrol or traffic enforcement after three years of service with the City of Costa Mesa 13.4 MOTORCYCLE ASSIGNMENT PAY - Employees in the classifications of Police Officer, Senior Police Officer, and Police Sergeant when assigned motorcycle duty shall receive 5% over his or her assigned rate per shift. Additionally, one motorcycle trainer shall receive 5% incentive pay while in temporary assignment to perform routine safety checks. Each employee assigned to motorcycle duty shall maintain his or her motorcycle in an acceptable state as determined by Police Management and will be compensated three hours at time and a half at the top step base salary for the Senior Police Officer classification each payperiod for the motorcycle maintenance. 14.3 13.5 CANINE ASSIGNMENT - Employees assigned to canine duty, and who are responsible for an active duty canine will receive 6 hours of compensatory time each pay period in a manner consistent with current practice if the employee is assigned to care and feed for the animal. 13.6 BILINGUAL PAY - Applicable only to employees in the job classifications determined by the City Manager and when so assigned using their bilingual abilities as part of their regular job assignment: 5% of the top step base salary for the Senior Police Officer classification. Employees who are approved and assigned by their Chief of Police department director to utilize bilingual skills, which includes Spanish, Vietnamese and any other language approved by the Administrative Services Director, Director must be certified by the Chief of Police their department director and may be tested by Personnel annually to verify their language proficiency in order to maintain eligibility for said compensation. The City shall establish a second level of proficiency, designed for employees who are capable of “speaking only” and shall receive 2.5% of the top step base salary for the Senior Police Officer classification. Testing procedures will be determined and administered by the City. This level of proficiency is not intended to replace “higher” level of proficiency nor to “demote” employees currently receiving that level of benefit, providing they maintain appropriate proficiency. The following standard of spoken Spanish is followed for the 2.5% 2 ½% Certification: a. The applicant has the ability to create with language, recombining and adapting learned material to express personal meaning and can handle simple situations and transactions in the course of his/her work such as explanation of procedures, obtaining personal information, instructions to victims and onlookers, among others. b. The applicant is able to maintain simple face-to-face conversations, asking and answering questions regarding everyday survival on topics most related to self and immediate work environment; courtesy requirements, and personal needs during the course of routine calls not likely to be of a life or death nature. c. The applicant can be understood with some repetition by a sympathetic native speaker. d. The applicant demonstrates mastery of work-related vocabulary including: time, days of the week, months, family members, parts of the body, motions and states, greetings, home and community, food and beverages, alphabet and numbers, vehicles, simple commands, interrogatory words, etc. e. Accuracy is required in the present tense and gender distinctions. f. Core vocabulary of 300-600 words. The 5% Certification requires: a. Accuracy in present and past tenses. b. Core vocabulary of 600-1200 words. c. Exhibits good pronunciation, stress, and intonation skills as judged by the ability to be understood with little repetition or confusion by native speaker. d. Ability to interview the victim of a crime or accident or other situation involving a native speaker of Spanish and conduct simple interrogations and investigations which could be of a life or death nature. e. Ability to understand description, narration, main ideas and details on a variety of topics beyond the immediate situation. 14.4 13.7 HAZARD PAY - $100 per month hazard pay shall be applicable to each of two (2) officers assigned to undertake hazardous materials duty when assigned to the Drug Lab Clean-Up Task Force and when they are on-call. The hazard pay shall be payable the first payperiod following the month so assigned. 13.8 The City will continue payment of the assignment of special pay as set forth in Articles 14.2 13.2 through 14.4 13.7 above in the event of an industrial injury (as is done for salary, leaves and benefits) in accordance with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations. 13.9 CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PAY - The City will provide for Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) training pay for employees assigned to the Airborne Law Enforcement Service (ABLE) program. This CFI assignment pay will be paid while the employee is assigned to provide helicopter flight training in a fashion similar to an FTO (5% of base salary).