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ARTICLE 34 SALARIES 34.1 Upon receiving Firefighter certification, Paramedic I will be placed in the Dual Certified pay scale, effective the first day of the next 28-day cycle. Upon becoming Firefighter certified ALS personnel will be converted using a 52.5% rate. They will be placed in the step plan based on their years of service. In the event that the converted pay rate is higher than the step they are placed in, their pay will remain at the converted rate until such time that the range or their subsequent step increase is greater than the converted rate of pay. New hires who possess only firefighter certification and do not possess paramedic certification will be hired in at $2,000 below the entry level for a dual certified positions and will be required to become dual certified within 12 months of hire. Upon attainment of dual certification, their pay will be increased to the entry level rate for a dual certified position. 34.2 Bargaining unit employees will be provided wages as follows: A. A-For Fiscal Year 2016-17, effective October 14, 2016, which is the first full pay period in October, all bargaining unit employees shall receive a 3% general wage increase (except single certified probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000 below the entry level for a dual certified position). The general wage increase will adjust the minimum and maximum of the respective pay plan. A,B. For Fiscal Year 2017-18, effective the first full pay period in October, all bargaining unit employees shall receive a 2.5% general wage increase (except single certified probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000 below the entry level for a dual certified position). The general wage increase will adjust the minimum and maximum of the respective pay plan. B. C. For Fiscal Years 2017 18 and 2018-19, the parties mutually agree to reopen this section and collectively bargain future general wage increases and pay scale