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16.9 Other Expenses <br /> Upon prior approval of the Department Head, the City will reimburse employees for expenses incurred in <br /> performance of their assigned job duties when such other expenses are other than, or in addition to, <br /> expenses based upon mileage transportation costs as provided in Article 16.8. <br /> 16.10 Compensation for Vehicular Damage <br /> An employee may be compensated by the City for property damage to a private vehicle owned by the <br /> employee or his or her spouse, provided that at the time the damage occurred the employee was using the <br /> vehicle within the scope of his or her employment and directly in pursuit of City business. The City shall pay <br /> the employee the actual cost of the damage less monetary damages paid the employee by the employee's <br /> insurance plan, provided the total payment by the City shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for <br /> any one (1) occurrence. It is further understood that payment shall be made only in the event a City-owned <br /> vehicle was not assigned to or available for use by the employee; the employee is not required to keep a <br /> vehicle available as provided in Section 2.16 of the Redwood City Code; and that the employee has <br /> diligently pursued his or her legal remedies to obtain payment for the damages in an amount which totally <br /> compensates for the damages, the employee shall reimburse the City any payments made as provided by <br /> this Article 16.10. <br /> Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, the existing City policy on Use of City Owned and <br /> Private Vehicles for City Business shall be followed. <br /> 16.11 Bilingual Pay <br /> RCMEA members who are assigned job duties requiring bilingual skills as determined by the employee's <br /> Department Head, are eligible to receive a two and one-half percent (2.5%) pay differential for the use of <br /> bilingual skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work. <br /> RCMEA members with advanced bilingual skills who are assigned job duties requiring advanced bilingual <br /> skills as determined by the employee's Department Head are eligible to receive a five percent (5%) pay <br /> differential for the use of these advanced skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work. <br /> Advanced bilingual skills, for the purpose of the five percent (5%) pay differential shall be defined as the <br /> ability to translate and communicate beyond conversational speaking and/or basic writing. Employees who <br /> receive the five percent (5%) advanced bilingual differential are required, when called upon, to utilize their <br /> skills citywide. <br /> Eligibility for the regular or advanced bilingual pay differential shall be determined by the Personnel Officer <br /> on the basis of an oral proficiency test and an oral and written proficiency test, respectively. Both tests will <br /> be developed and administered by the City. To retain the 2.5% or 5% differential, employees will be <br /> required to pass the City's proficiency test once every three years. <br /> 16.12 Temporary Upgrade <br /> An employee temporarily assigned by the supervisor to work in a higher paid classification shall receive a <br /> temporary upgrade to the lowest point of the range in the higher classification, or an increase of five percent <br /> (5%), whichever is greater. This temporary upgrade shall be effective on the 11th work day in the higher <br /> classification. In no event shall the employee so assigned receive more than the top of the range for the <br /> higher classification. <br /> 15 <br />