Foreign Language Incentive Pay. Any employee a who passes a City-approved foreign language examination shall receive a one percent (1%) increase in their basic hourly rate of pay. Employees who successfully pass the initial examination will be required to recertify every three years. The employee shall pay for their own certification test. If the employee passes the certification, the City shall reimburse the employee for the expenses of the test. Further, the employee shall demonstrate proficient use of American sign language or fluently speak one or more of the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Ukrainian, Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese, Laotian.
