Special Assignment Compensation. Requests for Special. Assignment Compensation may be initiated by the Fire Chief or designee, or an employee via the Fire Chief or designee. The requests for a salary rate increase should be initiated during the first thirty (30) calendar days of such assignment. Selected positions may be authorized for Special Assignment Compensation, rather than being permanently reclassified to a higher level, to allow for employee rotation to enhance upward mobility. It is important to obtain Human Resources Division review of the request in advance of the date the employee begins the assignment, because there is no guarantee the request will be approved. Temporary Performance Compensation is to be effective only with the Fire Chief or designee and the Human Resources Director’s or designee written approval, assignment of the greater level of duties, and signed acceptance by the employee. The subsequent final and binding decision for application of Special Assignment Compensation as well as the amount to be awarded shall be determined in writing by the Fire Chief, or designee, and the Human Resources Director or designee within thirty (30) days following submission. Special assignment compensation will be in the form of a bonus equivalent to a specified percentage of the employee's base pay. The Fire Chief, or designee, will determine the amount in increments of one-half percent (.5%) from a minimum of two and one-half percent (2.5%) up to a maximum of seven and one-half (7.5%). It is the responsibility of the requesting District to bear the cost of additional compensation. The bonus will be computed at the specified percentage of the current base pay of the employee for each pay period. The bonus shall be considered earnable compensation and shall be considered part of the employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime. In no case will awards be made retroactively to the date preceding the date of approval by the Fire Chief, or designee. The Fire Chief, or designee, and the employee bear mutual responsibility for adherence to the Special Assignment Compensation provision as defined above. The Fire Chief, or designee, has the final and binding authority in the review process to apply or not apply Special Assignment Compensation and if awarded, the amount. Requests for Temporary Performance Compensation shall be reviewed by the Human Resources Director or designee. Denial of compensation shall not be subject to review, appeal, or the grievance procedure. At the end of th...
