FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (FBA) -2012

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EXHIBIT 4 SPANISH LANGUAGE SPECIALTY PAY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, IAFF LOCAL 3631 AND ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY TERM OF THE AGREEMENT: APRIL 6, 2012 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014 PAGE 1 OF 1 The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3631 (OCPFA) hereby enter Into this Agreement on the matter of providing a Spanish Language Specialty Pay In the amount of $135hi mth, for Firefighter Unit members In the classifications of Fire Captain, Firefighter and Fire Apparatus Engineer who hold rights to post positions assigned within the City of Santa Ana (City). in addition, any member serving In the City of Santa Ana StaffOvislon Fire Captain assignment Is eligible for Specialty Pay in the amount of $135/month. Eligibility for the Spanish Language Specialty Pay (Specialty Pay) is subject to all of the following conditions; 1. Employees must have post position rights within the City and be actively working in such a position. 2. Employees must be certified as proficient in conversing In the Spanish Language by either the City of Santa ana or OCFA Human Resources 3. Employees who voluntarily transfer into an administrative assignment, except in situations Involving light duty assignments as a result of a work-relates! Injury, that pmts them from working In their post position on a regularly scheduled basis, are not eligible to receive the Specialty Pay. 4. Employees on leave and not wonting in their post position, except in situations Involving the use of accrued vacation, sick leave, bereavement leave, performing jury duty, or receiving 4850 benefits, are not eligible to receive the Specialty Pay. 5. Employees who maintain post position rights outside of the City, but work overtime or perform sht t- trades within the City, are not eligible to receive the specialty Pay. 6. Employees receiving the Specialty Pay may not concurrently receive Bilingual Pay in accordance with Aftle XXIV, ti #kn ,4 1, of the Firefighter Unit Memorandum of Understanding. However, an employee who Is receiving the Specialty Pay. but surrenders his/her rights to a post position in the City, will convert to receiving Bilingual Pay in accordance with Ste MOU Article referenced herein. 7. Eligible employees will continue to receive the Specialty Pay at the rate of $135/month when assigned to a "strike team` or engaged In out-of-coLity suppression assignments as long as they maintain their post position rights within the City. 8. The Specialty Pay that is part of the empkryee's regularly scheduled hours is considered 'compensation Eamable' and Is subject to the sane treatment as all other forms of "Compensation Eamabie' It will be included in the FLSA calculation.