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Maintaining the certification shall be the responsibility of the employee and is required to avoid loss of incentive pay. The City will reimburse employees for successful completion of Management approved courses to attain qualifying certification through the City -Wide Educational Reimbursement Program or Department training budget within budgeted limits. 15.13 Building Employees' Certification Incentive Program 15.13.1 Building Inspection Certification Pay This program is intended to provide an incentive for City employees in the classification of K710 — Building Inspector to obtain and maintain certifications above what is required by the job description. Please note that the Building Inspection Certification, or equivalent, is required by job description, therefore no additional compensation for obtaining this certification will be provided. 1. For those employees who obtain certifications from any of the following three categories the City will provide a one-time bonus of $600.00 for each certification obtained to a maximum of $1,200.00. To qualify for the second $600.00 bonus the second certification must be obtained from a different category than the first. a. ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspection Certificate or IAPMO Plumbing Inspection Certificate b. ICC Commercial Electrical Inspection Certificate c. ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspection Certificate or IAPMO Mechanical Inspection Certificate 2. Employees in the classification of Building Inspector (K710) who obtain the recognized Certifications in Building, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical shall be eligible for 5% differential for as long as they remain in that classification and continue to possess all four valid certifications. Effective the first full pay period following February 1, 2014, employees in the classification of Building Inspector who are regulady assigned to inspect fire sprinklers (fewer than twenty [20] heads) and who receive City training in fire sprinkler inspection shall be eligible for a one percent (1%) differential during the period of assignment. In the event Building Inspectors are no longer assigned fire sprinkler inspection duties, the City will discontinue payment of the one percent (1 %) differential. The City will reimburse employees for successful completion of Management approved training through the City -Wide Educational Reimbursement Program. Management will review on a case- by-case basis any training programs which cost above the limits set in the Educational Reimbursement Program. The City will pay for the cost of successful completion of certification exams and re -certification exams. 25