AgdaPkt 2016-12-12 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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6.3.E. - Page 39 RCMEA members with advanced bilingual skills who are routinely and consistently assigned job duties osip tions requiring advanced bilingual skills, as determined by the employee's Department Head, are eligible to receive a five percent (5%) pay differential for the use of these advanced skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work. Advanced bilingual skills, for the purpose of the five percent (5%) pay differential shall be defined as the ability to translate and communicate beyond conversational speaking and/or basic writing. Employees who receive the five percent (5%) advanced bilingual differential are required, when called upon, to utilize their skills citywide. Eligibility for the regular or advanced bilingual pay differential shall be determined by the Personnel Officer on the basis of an oral proficiency test and an oral and written proficiency test, respectively. Both tests will be developed and administered by the City. To retain the 2,5% or 5% differential, employees will be required to pass the City's proficiency test once every three years. 16.12 Temporary Upgrade An employee temporarily assigned by the supervisor to work in a higher paid classification shall receive a temporary upgrade to the lowest point of the range in the higher classification, or an increase of five percent (5%), whichever is greater. This temporary upgrade shall be effective on the 11th work day in the higher classification. In no event shall the employee so assigned receive more than the top of the range for the higher classification. 16.13 Certification Pay for Parks, Recreation and Community Services Manager Parks, Recreation and Community Services Managers who hold a current State of California Qualified Applicator Certification and are assigned by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director to perform qualified applicator duties, shall receive certification pay of 2.5% of base salary. 16.14 Educational Expense Reimbursement 16.14.1 Management unit employees shall be eligible for reimbursement of costs of tuition, registration fees, books, calculators, and other related items and supplies that are incurred in connection with enrollment in and successful completion of an education development program or course, 16.14.2 An employee shall be eligible to receive reimbursement not to exceed six hundred and—fifty dellaps ($650.00)one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per fiscal year, for reimbursement of tuition for courses taken as part of an accredited college or university degree program. Such courses must be if—approved in advance of enrollment by the Personnel Officer and the employee's department head, and the employee successfully completes such course submitted for reimbursement with a grade of "C" or better. Uo to fifty percent (50%) of the total allowance 750 T4&—E4uoGtionot Exponsepew buss ^giant Prcgr —may be used for iob-related professional development workshops or seminars, or educational courses not taken as part of a deqree program, 16.14.3 The Personnel Officer may establish standards and criteria and enact such rules, regulations, procedures and policies as are necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Article 16.14. 16.15 Training The Personnel Officer is responsible for developing training programs in order to improve the efficiency and broaden the knowledge of employees in the performance of their duties. Successful completion of special 16