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6.1C Page 16 7.10 Lon!!evitv Pay Employees with ten or more years of service with the City of Redwood City who maintain a current satisfactory performance evaluation and possess a valid advanced certificate awarded by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training along with sixty (60) college semester credits of which twenty-four (24) must be in the Administration of Justice or in the alternative, an employee who possesses an A.A. or higher degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, shall be eligible to receive an additional 7-1/2% of pay. It is understood that an employee shall not receive both Educational Incentive Pay and Longevity Pay. 7.11 Bilineual Pay Employees who are assigned to job duties requiring bilingual skills are eligible, with Department Head approval, to receive a two and one-half percent (2Y2%) base pay differential for the use of these skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work as first responders. Employees with advanced bilingual skills are eligible, with Department Head approval, to receive a five percent (5%) base pay differential for the use of these advanced skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work. Advanced bilingual skills, for purposes of the five percent (5%) pay differential, are defined as the ability to translate and communicate beyond conversational speaking and/or basic writing including the ability to translate Spanish well enough to conduct intense suspect and victim interviews at a level that will hold up in court. Officers that accept the 5% pay would be required to agree, when called upon, to translate citywide and be a spokesperson for the police department when communications between the Spanish press and the police department are needed. Eligibility for the first responder or advanced bilingual pay differential shall be determined by the Human Resources Director on the basis of an oral proficiency test or an oral and written proficiency test respectively. To retain the 2.5% or 5% differential, employees will be required to pass the City's bi-annual proficiency test. Bilingual skills shall not be a condition of employment except for employees who are hired specifically with that requirement. If an employee is hired under this provision, that requirement shall be included in the initial appointment letter. The City has the right to discontinue the bilingual differential at any time based on changes to the business needs, provided that the City gives the exclusive representative ten (10) days notice prior to such revocation, in order to allow the opportunity for the parties to meet and confer. 7.12 Temporary Upl!rade Pay An employee temporarily assigned to Police Captain shall have his/her base salary increased by 5% per month. All incentives will be maintained and the employee will be provided a City vehicle. 10