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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 dual certified positions <br />and will be required to become dual certified within 24 months of hire. Upon attainment <br />of dual certification, their pay will be increased to the entry level rate for a dual <br />certified position. <br />34.2 Bargaining unit employees will be provided wages as follows: <br />A. For Fiscal Year 2019-20, effective the first full pay period in October, all bargaining <br />unit employees shall receive a 3% general wage increase (except single certified <br />probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000 below the <br />entry level for a dual certified position). The general wage increase will adjust the <br />minimum and maximum of the respective pay plan. <br />B. For Fiscal Year 2020-21 effective the first full pay period in October, all bargaining <br />unit employees shall receive a 3% general wage increase (except single certified <br />probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000 below the <br />entry level for a dual certified position). The general wage increase will adjust the <br />minimum and maximum of the respective pay plan. <br />C. For Fiscal Year 2021-22, the parties mutually agree to reopen this section and <br />62 <br />