Item 16 - Revised Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and SAPOA

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F. Non -Sworn: Primary Level Proficiency in Designated Languages. An employee who is routinely and consistently assigned to a position requiring communication skills in languages other than English where bilingual proficiency is essential to carry out duties and responsibilities of a critical and/or emergency nature without ready access to backup assistance, or positions where bilingual public contact is a major, essential, or integral element of the work being performed, will be designated as Primary Bilingual Assignments. A non -sworn employee assigned to such a position who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency shall be paid three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The parties agree that to the extent permitted by law, bilingual pay is special compensation and shall be reported pursuant to Title 2 CCR, Section 571(a)(4) and 571.1(b)(3) as Bilingual Premium. However, Ca1PERS ultimately determines whether any form of compensation qualifies as special compensation. 5.11 Temporary Upgrade Assiariment Pay. The parties acknowledge that from time to time it may be necessary for the department to fill a temporarily vacant, full-time budgeted, higher -level position due to the temporary absence of the incumbent or if the higher -level position becomes vacant (up to 960 hours). The parties agree that such a position may be filled by an eligible unit member (this means an employee must meet the minimum qualifications for the higher -level position and shall be responsible for performing the full range of duties and responsibilities of the higher -level classification) for an initial period of up to six (6) months, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police, for an additional six (6) months; and that the employee assigned to fill such a position shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay as set forth below: A. Eli ibgilitX. Full-time employees shall be assigned to fill a vacant, full-time budgeted, higher - level position, and shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay for filling that position, when the occupier of that position is not performing the duties of that position for a period of two (2) consecutive calendar weeks or more. An employee filling a position under this section who is absent for two (2) days or less during the two (2) consecutive calendar week period will not lose their eligibility for Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay; however, the days of absence shall not be counted in the computation of the two (2) week period. In computing qualifying service or temporary upgrade assignment pay, only full days of actual duty shall be included. Partial days shall not be combined to make full days unless they are holiday hours. Holiday time off will be included in computing actual duty days. Employees holding the position immediately subordinate to the vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher -level position to be filled shall be given first consideration to said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. When there is more than one (1) employee holding the position immediately subordinate to the vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher -level position to be filled, the most senior employee holding one (1) of the immediately subordinate positions shall be 16