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7 <br />7.14 Special Assignment Premiums <br /> <br /> Effective the first pay period on or after June 1, 2024, employees designated as Crime Scene <br />Investigators shall receive a Crime Scene Investigator premium equal to two and one-half <br />percent (2.5%) of base pay. Effective June 1, 2025, employees designated as Crime Scene <br />Investigators shall receive a Crime Scene Investigator premium equal to five percent (5%) of <br />base pay. <br /> <br /> Effective the first pay period on or after June 1, 2024, employees assigned to work as <br />detectives/investigators (including employees assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit) shall <br />receive a Detective Division premium equal to two and one-half percent (2.5%) of base pay. <br />Effective June 1, 2025, employees assigned to work as detectives/investigators (including <br />employees assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit) shall receive a Detective Division <br />premium equal to five percent (5%) of base pay. <br /> <br /> Effective the first pay period on or after June 1, 2024, employees assigned to the <br />Traffic/Motors division shall receive a Motorcycle Patrol premium equal to two and one-half <br />percent (2.5%) of base pay. Effective June 1, 2025, employees assigned to the Traffic/Motors <br />division shall receive a Motorcycle Patrol premium equal to five percent (5%) of base pay. <br /> <br /> Due to the nature of their job duties, Police employees assigned to the SWAT Team and <br />Hostage Negotiations Team (HNT) are routinely and consistently exposed to hazardous <br />substances and engage in hazardous activities to implement health and safety procedures. <br />Beginning June 1, 2024, these employees will receive a SWAT/HNT Assignment Premium Pay <br />equal to two and one-half percent (2.5%) of base pay. Effective June 1, 2025, the SWAT/HNT <br />Assignment Premium Pay shall be increased to five percent (5%) of base pay. <br /> <br /> Effective June 1, 2026, there will be a cap of ten percent (10%) for all combined special <br />assignment premium pay over and above salary. <br /> <br />7.15 Bilingual Pay <br /> <br /> The parties mutually acknowledge that employees in represented classifications are routinely <br />and consistently assigned to positions requiring communication skills in languages other than <br />English. The City agrees to pay a premium of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per pay period to <br />employees with bilingual skills. <br /> <br /> Qualifying languages for bilingual assignment include: <br />• Spanish <br />• Mandarin <br />• Farsi <br />• Punjabi <br />• Any foreign language as determined by the City <br />• American Sign Language (ASL) <br /> <br />Employees receiving bilingual pay will provide bilingual services as needed to provide police <br />services while on duty. Upon the Police Chief’s written recommendation, Human Resources <br />shall approve a bilingual assignment once the employee has undergone appropriate testing and <br />been certified as bilingual. Employees receiving bilingual pay are subject to periodic <br />Page 329 of 908