Agmt11 Chief Officers Association (COA)

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�4214_8.2 Any City employee who is required to keep available a privately-owned vehicle for use in traveling on City business during hislher working days as a condition of employment shall be allowed, as determined by the 9e�a�aeat--klea�Fire Chief, an auto allowance amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month. Any employee who is receiving an auto allowance shall not be entitled to utilize the Cily Pool vehicles. �474.9 Other Expenses Upon prior approval of the 9e�a�rneaFkeadFire Chief, the City will reimburse employees for expenses incurted in performance of their assigned job duties when such other expenses are other than, or in addition to, expenses based upon mileage transportation costs as provided in Section a§-tA14.8. 45-�274_10 Compensation for Vehicular Damage An employee may be compensated by the City for property damage to a private vehicle owned by the employee or hismer spouse, provided that at the time the damage occurred the employee was using the vehicle within the scope of hislher employment and diredty in pursuit of City business. The City shall pay the employee the actual cost of the damage less monetary damages paid the employee, provided the total payment by the City shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any one (1) occurrence. It is further understood that payment shall be made only in the event a City-owned vehicle was not assigned to or available for use by the employee; the employee is not required to keep a vehicle available as provided in Section 2.16 of the Redwood City Code; and that the employee has diligently pursued his/her legal remedies to obtain payment for the damages in an amount which totally compensates for the damages, the employee shall reimburse the City any payments made as provided by this Section �t&-3214_10. Except as otherwise spec�cally provided in this section, the existing City policy on Use of City Owned and Private Vehicles for City Business shall be followed. �7374_77 Bilingual Pay FtGA4€�COA unit members who are assigned job duties requiring bilingual skills are eligible to receive a two and one-half percent (2.5�0) pay differential for the use of bilingual skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work. �COA unit members with advanced bilingual skills 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 diflerential are required, when calied upon, to utilize their skills citywide. Eligibility for the regular or advanced bilingual pay differential shall be determined by the Human Resources Director 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 bi-annual proficiency test. 15