PUBLIC WORKS TECHNICIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM. A. Unit employees in eligible classifications in the Public Works Department Maintenance Services Division shall receive incentive pay as follows:
1. Industry Certification Pay
a. Unit employees in the classifications of Senior Tree Trimmer or Tree Trimmer who obtain professional certification as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Tree Trimmer shall receive industrial certification pay of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) per month above their base salary.
b. Unit employees in the classifications of Senior Tree Trimmer or Tree Trimmer who obtain professional certification as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist shall receive industrial certification pay of five hundred twenty- five dollars ($525) per month above their base salary.
c. Unit employees in the classifications of Arborist Crew Supervisor or Arborist Technician who obtain professional certification as an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Municipal Specialist, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), or become a American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) Registered Consulting Arborist shall receive industrial certification pay of six hundred twenty-five dollars ($625) per month above their base salary.
d. Unit employees in the classification of Yard Attendant who obtain professional certification from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) in Collection System Maintenance Level I shall receive industrial certification pay of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) per month above their base salary.
2. Public Works Technician Pay
a. Unit employees of the Public Works Department Maintenance Services Division in the classifications of Street Maintenance Worker, Maintenance Worker, Senior Traffic Painter, Traffic Painter, Senior Parking Meter Collector/Repairer, Parking Meter Collector/Repairer, Parking Services Supervisor/Meter Shop, Cement Worker Finisher, Equipment Operator I, Equipment Operator II and Street Crew Supervisor who have successfully achieved proficiency in six (6) approved “Core Competencies” as defined by the Public Works Department Public Works Technician Program Guidelines will receive pay of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) per month above their base salary.
