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6.C. - Page 4 of 7 SIDE LETTER BETWEEN CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 2400 RE: EDUCATION INCENTIVE PAY The City of Redwood City ("City"} and San Mateo County Fire Fighters, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400 ("Association'} (collectively referred to as the "parties' hereby tentatively agree to the following side letter, subject to Association ratification and City Council adoption, WHEREAS, in 2018-19 negotiations for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the parties agreed to temporarily suspend Educational Incentive Pay for newly eligible employees pending the Education Incentive Committee process; WHEREAS, the City and Association have met and conferred in good faith, and reached tentative agreement over modifications to Education Incentive Pay; NOW THEREFORE, by this side letter, the parties agree to modify MOU Section "7.12 Educational Incentive" by replacing the existing MOU Section 7.12 with the following: SECTION 7 -- PAY 7.12 Education Incentive Pay Education Incentive pay provided in this Section 7.12 shall be considered wages for the purposes of computing overtime, holiday pay, and CalPERS retirement benefits in accordance with CalPERS regulations. Employees must earn all qualifying college credits at an accredited college or university, including specified credits in the field of Fire Science. Education Incentive Pay will be effective the first pay period following submission of the applicable, official records of completion to the Personnel Officer. Official records of completion shall consist of the official transcript of study for the college credit requirement, diplomas for degree requirements, and State Fire Training certificates for certification requirements. For the purpose of Section 7.12.3, "successful completion" of a State Fire Training certificate shall be defined as: 1. Receipt of the California State Fire Training certificate, or 2. Completion of the coursework required for the certification, and completion of as much of the certification task book as possible at the employee's current rank, subject to the approval of the Redwood City Fire Department Training Officer. For the purposes of this Section 7.12, an accredited college or university means an institution accredited as a community or junior college, or accredited as a senior college or university with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and/or an accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The maximum Education Incentive Pay available under this Section 7.12 is the equivalent of five percent (5%) of Base Pay. In accordance with the 2019 MOU between the parties, effective the first pay period following City Council adoption of this Side Letter, Education Incentive pay that was temporarily 8728379.2 RE180-020 Page 1 of 4 204