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ARTICLE 34 <br /> SALARIES <br /> 34.1 Upon receiving Firefighter certification, Paramedic I will be placed in the Dual <br /> Certified pay scale, effective the first day of the next 28-day cycle. Upon becoming <br /> Firefighter certified ALS personnel will be converted using a 52.5%rate. They will be <br /> placed in the step plan based on their years of service. In the event that the <br /> converted pay rate is higher than the step they are placed in,their pay will remain at the <br /> converted rate until such time that the range or their subsequent step increase is greater <br /> than the converted rate of pay. <br /> New hires who possess only firefighter certification and do not possess paramedic <br /> certification will be hired in at$2,000 below the entry level for a dual certified positions <br /> and will be required to become dual certified within 12 months of hire. Upon <br /> attainment of dual certification,their pay will be increased to the entry level rate for a <br /> dual certified position. <br /> 34.2 Bargaining unit employees will be provided wages as follows: <br /> A. For Fiscal Year 2016-17, effective October 14,2016,which is the first full pay period <br /> in October, all bargaining unit employees shall receive a 3% general wage increase <br /> (except single certified probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain <br /> at$2,000 below the entry level for a dual certified position). The general wage increase <br /> will adjust the minimum and maximum of the respective pay plan. <br /> B. For Fiscal Years 2017-18 and 2018-19,the parties mutually agree to reopen this section <br /> and collectively bargain future general wage increases and pay scale adjustments for the <br /> remainder of the term of this Agreement. Such negotiations shall commence on or before <br /> June 15'h of each year,unless the parties mutually agree to a later date. <br /> C. Effective the first full pay period of April 2017, April 2018, and April 2019 all non- <br /> topped out bargaining unit employees, except new hires who have not attained dual <br /> certification, will proceed to the next step of their respective pay plan. Topped-out <br /> 62 <br />