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8 <br />management roles and responsibilities; for example, instructing training classes, or serving as <br />assessment panelists for other agencies, etc. <br /> 5.6 Training Premium Pay <br />Battalion Chiefs assigned to a 40-hour workweek as the Training Chief shall be compensated in the <br />amount equal to 25% of the base rate of the Battalion Chief in Appendix A and are eligible to observe <br />annual holidays as listed in Section 7 of the MOU. <br /> 5.7 Reimbursable Incidents & Training <br />A Battalion Chief or Acting Battalion Chief who is either assigned to a reimbursable incident/training <br />or is providing coverage for someone that has been assigned to a reimbursable incident/training shall <br />be compensated at one and one-half (1 ½) times the employee’s 24-hour rate of pay in 15-minute <br />increments. <br /> 5.8 Battalion Chief Coverage Stipend <br />Effective the pay period after the MOU is approved by the Pleasanton and Livermore City Council’s <br />in open session, Battalion Chiefs shall receive compensation of $83 per hour when providing shift <br />coverage for any 24-hour Battalion Chief absence or position vacancy or when approved in accordance <br />with Section 5.5. <br />Effective January 6, 2024, Battalion Chiefs shall receive compensation of $85 per hour when providing <br />shift coverage for any 24-hour Battalion Chief absence or position vacancy or when approved in <br />accordance with Section 5.5. <br />Effective January 4, 2025, Battalion Chiefs shall receive compensation of $86 per hour when providing <br />shift coverage for any 24-hour Battalion Chief absence or position vacancy or when approved in <br />accordance with Section 5.5. <br />5.9 Out of Class Work <br />The City and the Union have agreed to a one (1) year trial period that allows Battalion Chiefs, who <br />have indicated their availability, to fill vacancies in the rank of Fire Captain to assist in preventing <br />mandatory shift fill, provided all vacancies in the Battalion Chief position have been filled. <br />When working in the rank of Captain, Battalion Chiefs will receive stipend pay as provided in Section <br />5.8. <br />At the end of the one (1) year trial, the out of class program for the Battalion Chiefs to work down as <br />Captains ends unless the trial period is mutually agreed to be extended by the Fire Chief and the Union. <br />Battalion Chiefs must indicate their availability as defined in the Staffing Policy. <br />No Battalion Chief may work out of class when a mandatory assignment exists in their perspective <br />rank. <br />The Fire Chief and the Union maintain the ability to re-implement Out of Class Work, through mutual <br />agreement, during the term of the contract based on department need. <br />