Common use of Paramedic Bonus Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Bonus. A. Employees who are regularly assigned to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted shall receive a bonus, on a bi-weekly basis, as follows: (1) 16% of the bi-weekly step 5 Firefighter salary. The bonus shall be paid: (a) at the beginning of the payroll period following initial licensure by the State of California EMS Authority and accreditation by the Los Angeles County EMS Agency; or (b) upon assignment to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted when the employee has served on a paramedic unit on a non-bonus basis (as defined in the third paragraph of Section 5.05) for two consecutive years. (2) While on paramedic qualification school assignment, an employee shall be transferred to the 40-hour work week schedule but he/she shall continue to accrue benefits, including holidays, as if assigned to Fire Suppression. An employee so assigned is not entitled to the administrative assignment bonus provided in the first paragraph of Subsection A. of Section 2.07. B. Only those employees who are regularly assigned to Fire Suppression and are regularly assigned to work as paramedics are eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. Employees who are regularly assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position, including those assigned to the Fire Prevention Division, are not eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. If an employee who worked in Fire Suppression as a paramedic is assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position and wishes to maintain his/her paramedic certification, the Fire Department shall make available the necessary training, either on-site or off-site, and shall cover the costs associated with the maintenance of the employee’s paramedic certification. At the discretion of management, to meet the operational needs of the department, the paramedic bonus can be extended to an employee who is not regularly assigned to work as a paramedic. C. The City will establish the classification of Firefighter-Paramedic as soon as practicable following the approval of this agreement. The top step salary of that classification will include the paramedic bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter which will be incorporated into base salary. D. All Firefighters, as of the effective date of this agreement, who have a current paramedic license and are receiving the paramedic bonus will automatically be reclassified into the Firefighter-Paramedic classification. (1) Upon promotion, those Firefighter-Paramedics who have been “grandfathered” will receive the 16% of top step Firefighter bonus in addition to their base salary provided they continue to be certified. E. The City agrees to continue to pay 16% of top step Firefighter and “grandfather” all those existing employees who currently earn a paramedic bonus and those existing employees who are in or scheduled to go to school to become Paramedics. A list of grandfathered employees will be maintained in a Side Letter Agreement. A copy of the Side Letter Agreement shall be placed in each affected employees’ personnel file and maintained in the Santa Xxxxxx Fire Department. F. Upon promotion from the Firefighter-Paramedic classification, those existing employees who have not been grandfathered as described above and future employees will instead earn a paramedic bonus of 8% of their own base salary provided they continue to have a valid paramedic license. G. In the event an employee who is earning the 8% paramedic bonus is continually assigned to work as a paramedic for more than two pay periods, that employee will instead be entitled to a bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter in accordance with Section 5.05. This bonus will commence at the beginning of the third pay period if the employee continues to be assigned as a paramedic.

Paramedic Bonus. A. Employees who are regularly assigned to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted shall receive a bonus, on a bi-weekly monthly basis, as follows: (1) 1616.0% of the bi-weekly monthly step 5 Firefighter salary. The Said bonus shall be paid: (a) at the beginning of the payroll period following initial licensure by the State of California EMS Authority and accreditation by the Los Angeles County EMS Agency; or (b) upon assignment to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted when the employee has served on a paramedic unit on a non-bonus basis (as defined in the third paragraph of Section 5.055.05 of this MOU) for two (2) consecutive years. (2) While on paramedic qualification school assignment, an employee shall be transferred to the 40-hour work week schedule but he/she shall continue to accrue benefits, including holidays, as if assigned to Fire Suppression. An employee so assigned is shall not be entitled to the administrative assignment bonus provided in the first paragraph of Subsection A. A of Section 2.07. B. Only those employees who are regularly assigned to Fire Suppression and are regularly assigned to work as paramedics are shall be eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. Employees who are regularly assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position, including those assigned to the Fire Prevention Division, are will not be eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. If an employee who worked in Fire Suppression as a paramedic is assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position and wishes to maintain his/her paramedic certification, the Fire Department shall make available the necessary training, either on-site or off-site, and shall cover the costs associated with the maintenance of the employee’s paramedic certification. At the discretion of management, to meet the operational needs of the department, the paramedic bonus can be extended to an employee who is not regularly assigned to work as a paramedic. C. The City will establish the classification of Firefighter-Paramedic as soon as practicable following the approval of this agreement. The top step salary of that classification will include the paramedic bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter which will be incorporated into base salary. D. All Firefighters, as of the effective date of this agreement, who have a current paramedic license and are receiving the paramedic bonus will automatically be reclassified into the Firefighter-Paramedic classification. (1) Upon promotion, those Firefighter-Paramedics who have been “grandfathered” will receive the 16% of top step Firefighter bonus in addition to their base salary provided they continue to be certified. E. The City agrees to continue to pay 16% of top step Firefighter and “grandfather” all those existing employees who currently earn a paramedic bonus and those existing employees who are in or scheduled to go to school to become Paramedics. A list of grandfathered employees will be maintained in a Side Letter Agreement. A copy of the Side Letter Agreement shall be placed in each affected employees’ personnel file and maintained in the Santa Xxxxxx Fire Department. F. Upon promotion from the Firefighter-Paramedic classification, those existing employees who have not been grandfathered as described above and future employees will instead earn a paramedic bonus of 8% of their own base salary provided they continue to have a valid paramedic license. G. In the event an employee who is earning the 8% paramedic bonus is continually assigned to work as a paramedic for more than two pay periods, that employee will instead be entitled to a bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter in accordance with Section 5.05. This bonus will commence at the beginning of the third pay period if the employee continues to be assigned as a paramedic.

Paramedic Bonus. A. Employees who are regularly assigned to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted shall receive a bonus, on a bi-weekly basis, as follows: (1) 16% of the bi-weekly step 5 Firefighter salary. The bonus shall be paid: (a) at the beginning of the payroll period following initial licensure by the State of California EMS Authority and accreditation by the Los Angeles County EMS Agency; or (b) upon assignment to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted when the employee has served on a paramedic unit on a non-bonus basis (as defined in the third paragraph of Section 5.05) for two consecutive years. (2) While on paramedic qualification school assignment, an employee shall be transferred to the 40-hour work week schedule but he/she shall continue to accrue benefits, including holidays, as if assigned to Fire Suppression. An employee so assigned is not entitled to the administrative assignment bonus provided in the first paragraph of Subsection A. of Section 2.07. B. Only those employees who are regularly assigned to Fire Suppression and are regularly assigned to work as paramedics are eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. Employees who are regularly assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position, including those assigned to the Fire Prevention Division, are not eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. If an employee who worked in Fire Suppression as a paramedic is assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position and wishes to maintain his/her paramedic certification, the Fire Department shall make available the necessary training, either on-site or off-site, and shall cover the costs associated with the maintenance of the employee’s paramedic certification. At the discretion of management, to meet the operational needs of the department, the paramedic bonus can be extended to an employee who is not regularly assigned to work as a paramedic. C. The City will establish has established the classification of Firefighter-Paramedic as soon as practicable following the approval of this agreementParamedic. The top step salary of that classification will include includes the paramedic bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter which will be incorporated into base salary. D. All Firefighters, as of the effective date of this agreement, who have a current paramedic license and are receiving the paramedic bonus will automatically be reclassified into the Firefighter-Paramedic classification. (1) Upon promotion, those Firefighter-Paramedics who have been “grandfathered” will receive the 16% of top step Firefighter bonus in addition to their base salary provided they continue to be certified. E. The City agrees to continue to pay 16% of top step Firefighter and “grandfather” all those existing employees who currently earn a paramedic bonus and those existing employees who are in or scheduled to go to school to become Paramedics. A list of grandfathered employees will be maintained in a Side Letter Agreement. A copy of the Side Letter Agreement shall be placed in each affected employees’ employee’s personnel file and maintained in the Santa Xxxxxx Fire Department. F. Upon promotion from the Firefighter-Paramedic classification, those existing employees who have not been grandfathered as described above and future employees will instead earn a paramedic bonus of 8% of their own base salary provided they continue to have a valid paramedic license. G. In the event an employee who is earning the 8% paramedic bonus is continually assigned to work as a paramedic for more than two pay periods, that employee will instead be entitled to a bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter in accordance with Section 5.05. This bonus will commence at the beginning of the third pay period if the employee continues to be assigned as a paramedic.

Paramedic Bonus. A. Employees who are regularly assigned to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted shall receive a bonus, on a bi-weekly basis, as follows: (1) 16% of the bi-weekly step 5 Firefighter salary. The bonus shall be paid: (a) at the beginning of the payroll period following initial licensure by the State of California EMS Authority and accreditation by the Los Angeles County EMS Agency; or (b) upon assignment to a paramedic work assignment for which a bonus has been budgeted when the employee has served on a paramedic unit on a non-bonus basis (as defined in the third paragraph of Section 5.05) for two consecutive years. (2) While on paramedic qualification school assignment, an employee shall be transferred to the 40-hour work week schedule but he/she shall continue to accrue benefits, including holidays, as if assigned to Fire Suppression. An employee so assigned is not entitled to the administrative assignment bonus provided in the first paragraph of Subsection A. of Section 2.07. B. Only those employees who are regularly assigned to Fire Suppression and are regularly assigned to work as paramedics are eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. Employees who are regularly assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position, including those assigned to the Fire Prevention Division, are not eligible to receive a paramedic bonus. If an employee who worked in Fire Suppression as a paramedic is assigned to an administrative (40-hour work week) position and wishes to maintain his/her paramedic certification, the Fire Department shall make available the necessary training, either on-site or off-site, and shall cover the costs associated with the maintenance of the employee’s paramedic certification. At the discretion of management, to meet the operational needs of the department, the paramedic bonus can be extended to an employee who is not regularly assigned to work as a paramedic. C. The City will establish has established the classification of Firefighter-Paramedic as soon as practicable following the approval of this agreementParamedic. The top step salary of that classification will include includes the paramedic bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter which will be incorporated into base salary. D. All Firefighters, as of the effective date of this agreement, who have a current paramedic license and are receiving the paramedic bonus will automatically be reclassified into the Firefighter-Paramedic classification. (1) Upon promotion, those Firefighter-Paramedics who have been “grandfathered” will receive the 16% of top step Firefighter bonus in addition to their base salary provided they continue to be certified. E. The City agrees to continue to pay 16% of top step Firefighter and “grandfather” all those existing employees who currently earn a paramedic bonus and those existing employees who are in or scheduled to go to school to become Paramedics. A list of grandfathered employees will be maintained in a Side Letter Agreement. A copy of the Side Letter Agreement shall be placed in each affected employees’ personnel file and maintained in the Santa Xxxxxx Fire Department. F. Upon promotion from the Firefighter-Paramedic classification, those existing employees who have not been grandfathered as described above and future employees will instead earn a paramedic bonus of 8% of their own base salary provided they continue to have a valid paramedic license. G. In the event an employee who is earning the 8% paramedic bonus is continually assigned to work as a paramedic for more than two pay periods, that employee will instead be entitled to a bonus of 16% of top step Firefighter in accordance with Section 5.05. This bonus will commence at the beginning of the third pay period if the employee continues to be assigned as a paramedic.