INCENTIVES AND PREMIUM PAY. A. FIRE OFFICER ONE CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE: For those employees already having submitted their certification and currently receiving FO1, or effective the second pay period following submission of proof of Fire Officer One certification for new certifications, the incentive rate is $0.07 per hour (56 hour employees) or $0.10 per hour (40 hour employees) which is to be added to their current rate.
B. PAYMENT FOR WORKING OUT OF CLASS Whenever an employee covered by this agreement is required and assigned to serve in a classification higher than his/her own current classification (Firefighter through Lieutenant), he/she shall be compensated at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per hour (currently $0.50) for all hours worked in such higher classification. Qualified Lieutenants working out of class as Battalion Chiefs or Medical Supervisors, however, will be compensated at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hours (currently $1.00) for working out of class.
C. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM PREMIUM PAY Any employee who meets the current certification guidelines set forth by the Fire Chief or his designee and is specifically assigned to the Hazardous Materials Response Team shall receive forty cents (56 hour) or fifty-six cents (40 hour) per hour in addition to his/her current rate of pay. These assignments will be made at the discretion of the Fire Chief or his designee. Although there are specific stations designated as Haz Mat stations, for purposes of training and maintaining practical skill levels, management has the right to move any employees assigned to the Hazardous Materials Response Team in or out of such designated stations at their discretion on a temporary basis, as needed. Employees whose regular job class is Firefighter Specialist do not qualify for this premium since these functions are already factored into their job and pay. The formal classification of Firefighter Specialist will be eliminated through attrition. That is, as current Firefighter Specialists vacate their positions, they will not be replaced, and all hazardous material team assignments will eventually be compensated under the terms of this section.
INCENTIVES AND PREMIUM PAY. A. EMT INTRAVENOUS (IV) CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE For those employees already having submitted their certification, or effective the second pay period following submission of proof of IV Certification for new certifications, the incentive rate will be twenty-five (25) cents per hour and will be added to the employee’s current rate on an ongoing basis. However, in order to continue to receive said incentive, the employee’s certification must remain current and the employee must use such skills upon demand.
B. FIELD TRAINING OFFICER (FTO) PREMIUM PAY EMTs and Paramedics who are designated as qualified and who are assigned as a Field Training Officer (FTO) will receive a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for hours actually assigned and worked as an FTO while training employees.
C. EMT TO PARAMEDIC PROMOTION BONUS Polk County EMTs, who successfully pass the Paramedic training, attain a State of Florida Paramedic Certification and who are newly promoted to the regular bargaining unit position of Paramedic will be eligible for a one time $2,000 promotion bonus. Such employees will become eligible for payment of this bonus once they have successfully completed the initial Polk County Paramedic orientation period and are released by their preceptor and by management. The employee, however, will be required to sign a reimbursement agreement that stipulates that they must repay 100% of such bonus if they leave County employment or change to another non- Paramedic position within one year of receiving such bonus, or 50% of the bonus if they leave such employment between one and two years.
INCENTIVES AND PREMIUM PAY. A. Premiums: Police Officers shall be eligible for DPSST incentives: bonuses as follows.
INCENTIVES AND PREMIUM PAY. A. FIRE OFFICER ONE CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE: For those positions that require Fire Officer I certification, the incentive will be built into their base pay and will no longer be provided as an incentive or specialty pay. Step zero (0) in the relevant pay grades will be increased by $0.07 per hour (56 hour employee) or $0.10 per hour (40 hour employee) for the relevant pay grades. The pay steps within the pay ranges will then be re- established with the half-step and full-step points
B. PAYMENT FOR WORKING OUT OF CLASS Whenever an employee covered by this agreement is required and assigned to serve in a classification higher than his/her own current classification (Firefighter through Captain), he/she shall be compensated at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per hour for all hours worked in such higher classification. Qualified Captains working out of class as Battalion Chiefs, however, will be compensated at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hours for working out of class.
C. SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM PREMIUM PAY Any employee who meets the current certification guidelines set forth by the Fire Rescue Chief or his designee and is specifically assigned to the Special Operations Team shall receive forty cents (56 hour) or fifty-six cents (40 hour) per hour until the stipend is increased on January 1, 2021 as indicated in Section 1 of this Article in addition to his/her current rate of pay. These assignments will be made at the discretion of the Fire Rescue Chief or his designee. Although there are specific stations designated as Special Operations stations, for purposes of training and maintaining practical skill levels, management has the right to move any employees assigned to the Special Operations Team in or out of such designated stations at their discretion on a temporary basis, as needed. O n e B a t t a l i o n C h i e f p e r s h i f t w i l l b e a s s i g n e d t o t h e S p e c i a l O p e r a t i o n s T e a m .
D. FIELD TRAINER PREMIUM PAY Any employee who meets the current certification and qualification guidelines set forth by the Fire Rescue Chief or his designee and is specifically assigned to and performing as a Field Trainer shall receive fifty cents ($0.50) per hour in addition to his/her current rate of pay for all hours worked in such capacity; provided that employees who are designated as qualified and who are assigned as a Field Training Officer (FTO) will receive a premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour fo...
