Common use of Premium Pay Clause in Contracts

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Human Resources Director. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Human Resources Director. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65/hour II $ .80/hour III $ 1.10/hour Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Department Head and the Human Resources Director, the County Administrative Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budget. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles are also excluded from the provisions of this Section.

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions Positions that require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Human Resources Directorpay. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered for Level III by the Director-Human Resources Directorand for Levels I and II by the Sheriff’s Office. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position proficiency. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AT LEVEL I or II AS OF MARCH 18, 2014: Effective September 28, 2014, such employees shall be subject to a requalification examination for the level of each employee’s bilingual proficiency. Only those employees currently receiving the Level I premium are eligible to take the requalification exam for Level I. Employees receiving Level II premium must take and pass the Level II exam. Thereafter, all employees receiving bilingual premium pay at Level I or II shall be subject to a requalification examination for their premium level every eighteen (18) months. Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for bilingual premium pay until they pass a subsequent qualification examination. Employees who have passed the County Level III exam are exempted from the requalification requirements. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AS OF MARCH 18, 2014, AND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL TO PASS A REQUALIFICATION EXAM TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF BILINGUAL PAY: Such employees may take a qualification examination for the level of their proficiencyproficiency for Bilingual Levels II or III only. The Level I premium will not be available to new participants or to those who fail a requalification exam for Level I. Thereafter, whichever is lessall employees receiving bilingual premium pay, except those who pass the County Level III examination, shall be subject to the conditions set forth hereinrequalification examination for their premium level every eighteen (18) months. Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for bilingual premium pay until they pass a subsequent qualification examination. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTITUTION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS FOR BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: The Sheriff’s Office will initiate training classes to assist employees both in obtaining and maintaining bilingual proficiency. Employees may attend training classes provided space is available and such attendance occurs on their own time or does not otherwise result in overtime expense. The biweekly premium pay rates for the respective levels arewill be as follows: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65$0.69/hour hr II $ .80$1.38/hour hr III $ 1.10$2.81/hour hr Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director-Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wagerate of pay, whichever is greaterand, and subject to application of the Fair Labor Standards Act, for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetrate of pay. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back callback time and standby simultaneously. All Sec. 603 ASSIGNMENT PAY: Effective July 30, 2006, all VCDSA members assigned to the Sheriffs’ Major Crimes Unit, as identified on the document attached hereto as Exhibit B developed and agreed to by both VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management, shall receive an assignment pay equal to seven and one half percent (7.5%) of base salary. Effective July 1, 2007 all VCDSA members, whose primary function is investigations, as identified on the document attached hereto as Exhibit C developed and agreed to by both VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management, shall receive an assignment pay equal to five percent (5%) of base salary. Eligible employees excluded from shall receive the overtime provisions appropriate assignment pay per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. The Sheriff retains the right to designate which assignments receive this assignment pay. The Sheriff also may reassign any employee receiving such assignment pay to any other assignment, including an assignment resulting in a loss of these Articles are also excluded from some or all of the provisions assignment pay. Such reassignment shall not be considered a violation of this Sectionagreement or an infringement of any property right of the reassigned employee. VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management agree to jointly reexamine the assignments eligible for assignment pay upon the request of either party.

Premium Pay. ‌ Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions Positions that require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay. An employee shall have the option to qualify or recertify/requalify for bilingual premium pay at through either (a) the I, II, County-provided test or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made (b) a test conducted by the instructor with whom the Sheriff’s Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject contracts to approval by, the Human Resources Directorteach a bilingual course. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall also be determined by an examination administered by the Human Resources Directorthrough either (a) or (b) above. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position proficiency. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AT LEVEL I or II AS OF MARCH 18, 2014: Effective September 28, 2014, such employees shall be subject to a requalification examination through either the (a) or (b) option described above for the level of their each employee’s bilingual proficiency. Only those employees currently receiving the Level I premium are eligible to take the requalification exam for Level I. Employees receiving Level II premium must take and pass the Level II exam. Thereafter, whichever is less, all employees receiving bilingual premium pay at Level I or II shall be subject to a requalification examination through either the conditions set forth herein(a) or (b) option described above for their premium level every three (3) years. The rates Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65/hour II $ .80/hour III $ 1.10/hour Employees in positions eligible to receive this bilingual premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay perioduntil they pass a subsequent qualification examination. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Department Head and the Human Resources Director, Employees who have passed the County Administrative Officer must designate that such payment will be madeLevel III exam are exempted from the requalification requirements. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium payFOR ALL EMPLOYEES NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AS OF MARCH 18, every eighteen (18) months2014, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM AND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL TO PASS A REQUALIFICATION EXAM TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF BILINGUAL PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter Such employees may take a qualification examination through either the (1/4a) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budget. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles are also excluded from the provisions of this Section.or

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAYBilingual Premium Pay: Employees whose positions Positions which require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Agency/Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. The level of an employee’s 's bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or the level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Upon adoption of this agreement by the Board of Supervisors the rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ $.65/hour HR II $ $.80/hour HR III $ 1.10$.90/hour HR Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAYStandby Premium Pay: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary wage or at the Federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at one and one-half times his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetwage. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles this Agreement are also excluded from the provisions of this Section. It is the intent of the parties that, on a unit-by-unit or, if appropriate, specialty basis, employees should not be involuntarily scheduled to serve on formal standby when other unit or specialty employees have volunteered to do so. Procedures governing the bidding for standby shall be established in accordance with the aforementioned intent provided, however, the parties agree that Management is otherwise exclusively vested with the right to schedule standby as operationally appropriate. Upon the request of Management, an employee may agree to work a callback in a unit other than that for which he/she is initially scheduled for standby. As an alternative to standby, employees may be assigned any duties necessary for the operations of VCMC to include working outside the classification of nursing duties. County agrees to count towards retirement those hours worked as a result of call back to duty. At no time will hours worked over a total of 80 in a bi- week count towards retirement. County commits to have this procedure in place by the second reading and approval by the County Board of Supervisors of this agreement. Sec. 603 Evening And Night Shift Differential Premium Pay: Shift differential pay shall be paid as described below.

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions Positions that require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay. An employee shall have the option to qualify or recertify/requalify for bilingual premium pay at through either (a) the I, II, County-provided test or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made (b) a test conducted by the instructor with whom the Sheriff’s Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject contracts to approval by, the Human Resources Directorteach a bilingual course. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall also be determined by an examination administered by the Human Resources Directorthrough either (a) or (b) above. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position proficiency. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AT LEVEL I or II AS OF MARCH 18, 2014: Effective September 28, 2014, such employees shall be subject to a requalification examination through either the (a) or (b) option described above for the level of their each employee’s bilingual proficiency. Only those employees currently receiving the Level I premium are eligible to take the requalification exam for Level I. Employees receiving Level II premium must take and pass the Level II exam. Thereafter, whichever is less, all employees receiving bilingual premium pay at Level I or II shall be subject to a requalification examination through either the conditions set forth herein(a) or (b) option described above for their premium level every three (3) years. The rates Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65/hour II $ .80/hour III $ 1.10/hour Employees in positions eligible to receive this bilingual premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay perioduntil they pass a subsequent qualification examination. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Department Head and the Human Resources Director, Employees who have passed the County Administrative Officer must designate that such payment will be madeLevel III exam are exempted from the requalification requirements. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium payFOR ALL EMPLOYEES NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AS OF MARCH 18, every eighteen (18) months2014, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM AND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL TO PASS A REQUALIFICATION EXAM TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF BILINGUAL PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter Such employees may take a qualification examination through either the (1/4a) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budget. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles are also excluded from the provisions of this Section.or

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAYBilingual Premium Pay: Employees whose positions Positions which require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Agency/Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. The level of an employee’s 's bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or the level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Upon adoption of this agreement by the Board of Supervisors the rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ $.65/hour HR II $ $.80/hour HR III $ 1.10$.90/hour HR Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAYStandby Premium Pay: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary wage or at the Federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at one and one-half times his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetwage. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles this Agreement are also excluded from the provisions of this Section. It is the intent of the parties that, on a unit-by-unit or, if appropriate, specialty basis, employees should not be involuntarily scheduled to serve on formal standby when other unit or specialty employees have volunteered to do so. Procedures governing the bidding for standby shall be established in accordance with the aforementioned intent provided, however, the parties agree that Management is otherwise exclusively vested with the right to schedule standby as operationally appropriate. Upon the request of Management, an employee may agree to work a callback in a unit other than that for which he/she is initially scheduled for standby. As an alternative to standby, employees may be assigned any duties necessary for the operations of VCMC to include working outside the classification of nursing duties. County agrees to count towards retirement those hours worked as a result of call back to duty. At no time will hours worked over a total of 80 in a bi- week count towards retirement. County commits to have this procedure in place by the second reading and approval by the County Board of Supervisors of this agreement. Sec. 603 Evening And Night Shift Differential Premium Pay: Shift differential pay shall be paid as described below. A. Evening Pay 1. Twelve (12) hour shifts - When required to work seven- twelfths (7/12) of any shift between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. employees shall be paid seven and one-half (7.5%) in addition to the employee's base pay/salary for all hours worked in the evening shift. 2. Eight (8) hour shifts - When required to work five-eighths (5/8) of any shift between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. employees shall be paid seven and one-half (7.5%) in addition to the employee's base pay/salary for all hours worked in the evening shift. B. Night Pay 1. Twelve (12) hour shifts - When required to work seven- twelfths (7/12) of any shift between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. employees shall be paid fifteen percent (15%) in addition to the employee's base pay/salary for all hours worked in the night shift. 2. Eight (8) hour shifts - When required to work five-eighths (5/8) of any shift between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. employees shall be paid fifteen percent (15%) in addition to the employee's base pay/salary for all hours worked in the night shift.

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAYBilingual Premium Pay: Employees whose positions Positions which require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Agency/Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. The level of an employee’s 's bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or the level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Upon adoption of this agreement by the Board of Supervisors the rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ $.65/hour HR II $ $.80/hour HR III $ 1.10$.90/hour HR Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director - Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAYStandby Premium Pay: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary wage or at the Federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at one and one-half times his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetwage. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles this Agreement are also excluded from the provisions of this Section. It is the intent of the parties that, on a unit-by-unit or, if appropriate, specialty basis, employees should not be involuntarily scheduled to serve on formal standby when other unit or specialty employees have volunteered to do so. Procedures governing the bidding for standby shall be established in accordance with the aforementioned intent provided, however, the parties agree that Management is otherwise exclusively vested with the right to schedule standby as operationally appropriate. Standby hours are limited to no more than forty-eight (48) hours of on-call or standby hours bi-weekly unless an employee mutually consents with management to schedule additional hours of standby. Upon the request of Management, an employee may agree to work a callback in a unit other than that for which he/she is initially scheduled for standby. As an alternative to standby, employees may be assigned any duties necessary for the operations of VCMC to include working outside the classification of nursing duties. County agrees to count towards retirement those hours worked as a result of call back to duty. At no time will hours worked over a total of 80 in a bi- week count towards retirement. County commits to have this procedure in place by the second reading and approval by the County Board of Supervisors of this agreement. Sec. 603 Evening And Night Shift Differential Premium Pay: Shift differential pay shall be paid as described below. Shifts under this MOA shall be defined as follows: Day Shift: The work hours between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Evening Shift: The work hours between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Night Shift: The work hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The payment of a shift differential shall be subject to the following conditions: A. An Evening Shift differential premium payment of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of an employee’s base pay/wage shall be paid for each hour worked between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. B. Employees who work fifty percent (50%) or more of their shift during the Evening Shift shall receive the Evening Shift differential premium payment for their entire shift. C. A Night Shift differential premium payment of fifteen percent (15%) of an employee’s base pay/wage shall be paid for each hour worked between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. D. Employees who work fifty percent (50%) or more of their shift during the Night Shift shall receive the Night Shift differential premium payment for their entire shift. E. Scheduled 8-hours shifts, 9/80 schedules, or similar shifts occurring Monday thru Friday and beginning and completed between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. shall not be eligible for any shift differential to ensure that employees working a typical County business week schedule are not eligible to receive a shift differential premium payment.

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions Positions, which require the use of bilingual skills skills, shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Agency/Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Director-Human Resources DirectorResources. The level of an employee’s 's bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Director-Human Resources DirectorResources. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of required by their position or the level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Effective the first pay period following Board of Supervisors approval of this Memorandum of Agreement, the biweekly premium pay rates for the respective levels arewill be as follows: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65$.69/hour hr II $ .80$1.38/hour hr III $ 1.10$2.81/hour hr Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Agency/Department Head and the Director-Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wagerate of pay, whichever is greaterand, and subject to application of the Fair Labor Standards Act, for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetrate of pay. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back callback time and standby simultaneously. All Sec. 603 ASSIGNMENT PAY: Effective July 30, 2006, all VCDSA members assigned to the Sheriffs’ Major Crimes Unit, as identified on the document attached hereto as Exhibit B developed and agreed to by both VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management, shall receive an assignment pay equal to seven and one half percent (7.5%) of base salary. Effective July 1, 2007 all VCDSA members, whose primary function is investigations, as identified on the document attached hereto as Exhibit C developed and agreed to by both VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management, shall receive an assignment pay equal to five percent (5%) of base salary. Eligible employees excluded from shall receive the overtime provisions appropriate assignment pay per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. The Sheriff retains the right to designate which assignments receive this assignment pay. The Sheriff also may reassign any employee receiving such assignment pay to any other assignment, including an assignment resulting in a loss of these Articles are also excluded from some or all of the provisions assignment pay. Such reassignment shall not be considered a violation of this Sectionagreement or an infringement of any property right of the reassigned employee. VCDSA and Sheriffs’ Management agree to jointly reexamine the assignments eligible for assignment pay upon the request of either party.

Premium Pay. Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay at the I, II, or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made by the Department Head, based upon the criteria established by, and subject to approval by, the Human Resources Director. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall be determined by an examination administered by the Human Resources Director. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position or level of their proficiency, whichever is less, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The rates for the respective levels are: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65/hour II $ .80/hour III $ 1.10/hour Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Department Head and the Human Resources Director, the County Administrative Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-quarter (1/4) of his regular hourly salary or at minimum wage, whichever is greater, and for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budget. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back time and standby simultaneously. All employees excluded from the overtime provisions of these Articles are also excluded from the provisions of this Section.

Premium Pay. ‌ Sec. 601 BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: Employees whose positions Positions that require the use of bilingual skills shall be allocated for bilingual premium pay. An employee shall have the option to qualify or recertify/requalify for bilingual premium pay at through either (a) the I, II, County-provided test or III level. The allocation of positions among the respective levels shall be made (b) a test conducted by the Department Head, based upon instructor with whom the criteria established by, and subject Sheriff’s Office contracts to approval by, the Human Resources Directorteach a bilingual course. The level of an employee’s bilingual proficiency shall also be determined by an examination administered by the Human Resources Directorthrough either (a) or (b) above. Employees assigned to such positions shall be eligible for bilingual premium pay at the level of their position proficiency. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AT LEVELS I, II or III: All employees receiving bilingual premium pay at Levels I or II shall be subject to a requalification examination through either the (a) or (b) option described above for their premium level every three (3) years. Employees receiving Level II premium pay may voluntarily elect to take the Level I “oral only” qualification exam offered by the Sheriff’s Office in lieu of requalifying for the Level II premium. Should such employee pass the Level I examination, the premium pay for Level 1 shall be effective the next full pay period following the results of the examination. Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for bilingual premium pay until they pass a subsequent qualification examination. Employees who have passed the County Level III exam are exempted from the requalification requirements. FOR ALL EMPLOYEES NOT RECEIVING BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY AND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL TO PASS A REQUALIFICATION EXAM TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF BILINGUAL PAY: Such employees may take a qualification examination through either the (a) or (b) option described above for the level of their proficiencyproficiency for Bilingual Levels I, whichever is lessII or III. Thereafter, all employees receiving bilingual premium pay, except those who pass the County Level III examination, shall be subject to the conditions set forth hereinrequalification examination for their premium level every three (3) years. Any employees who fail to qualify at their current level of bilingual proficiency shall no longer be eligible for bilingual premium pay until they pass a subsequent qualification examination. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTITUTION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS FOR BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY: The Sheriff’s Office will initiate training classes to assist employees both in obtaining and maintaining bilingual proficiency. Employees may attend training classes provided space is available and such attendance occurs on their own time or does not otherwise result in overtime expense. The biweekly premium pay rates for the respective levels arewill be as follows: Bilingual Level Premium Pay I $ .65$0.69/hour hr II $ .80$1.38/hour hr III $ 1.10$2.81/hour hr Employees in positions eligible to receive this premium pay shall receive the appropriate rate per hour compensated per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. Such premium pay shall be in addition to their base pay. To be eligible to receive this premium pay, upon the recommendation of the Department Head agency/department head and the Director-Human Resources DirectorResources, the County Administrative Executive Officer must designate that such payment will be made. In order to maintain eligibility for any level of premium pay, every eighteen (18) months, an employee must re-certify his/her proficiency in the two (2) languages upon which the bilingual premium is based by passing the related test(s) conducted by/through County Human Resources. Sec. 602 STANDBY PREMIUM PAY: Should an employee be placed on formal standby duty, such an employee shall be compensated for actual time on call at one-one- quarter (1/4) of his regular the employee’s hourly salary or at minimum wagerate of pay, whichever is greaterand, and subject to application of the Fair Labor Standards Act, for time worked as a result of a callback to duty at his the employee’s hourly wage when funds for such purposes have been specifically appropriated by the Board after specific inclusion in the department budgetrate of pay. In no instance shall a callback to duty be considered as less than two (2) hours for pay purposes. No employee shall be paid for call back callback time and standby simultaneously. Sec. 603 ASSIGNMENT PAY: All VCDSA-represented employees excluded from assigned by the overtime provisions Sheriff, or designee, to the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit or as Traffic Investigators shall receive an assignment pay equal to seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of these Articles are base salary. All VCDSA-represented employees, whose primary function is investigations, with the exception of Traffic Investigators and employees assigned to the Major Crimes Unit as noted above, shall receive an assignment pay equal to five percent (5%) of base salary. Eligible employees shall receive the appropriate assignment pay per biweekly pay period, not to exceed eighty (80) compensated hours per pay period. The Sheriff retains the right to designate which assignments receive this assignment pay. The Sheriff also excluded from may reassign any employee receiving such assignment pay to any other assignment, including an assignment resulting in a loss of some or all of the provisions assignment pay. Such reassignment shall not be considered a violation of this SectionAgreement or an infringement of any property right of the reassigned employee. VCDSA and Sheriff’s Management agree to jointly reexamine the assignments eligible for assignment pay upon the request of either party.