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A TRUE COPY <br />CFRTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />ARTICLE 33 <br />INCENTIVE PAY <br />33.01 An employee of the District who has successfully completed a certified diver's course and <br />self -paid the expenses shall be given a pay increase of twelve dollars ($12.00) bi-weekly. <br />33.02 A. Bargaining unit employees who have completed a total of eighty (80) hours in <br />courses approved by the Fire Chief or designee with the recommendation of the <br />Training Bureau will receive a pay increase of ten dollars ($10.00) bi-weekly. The <br />courses for which the employee seeks educational incentive pay must be approved <br />by the Fire Chief or designee with the recommendation of the Training Bureau prior <br />to enrollment. There will be a maximum of four (4) eighty -hour blocks per <br />employee. <br />B. The hours involved in the Fire Fighters State Minimum Standards Basic Recruit <br />Training are excluded from this Agreement. <br />33.03 The incentives offered in this article (from 33.01 through 33.14) shall be available <br />only for employees who have qualified for the particular incentives. <br />33.04 The Fire Chief or designee with the recommendation of the Assistant Fire Chief of <br />Training will have sole discretion on filling positions for special operations incentive, <br />but must comply with the collective bargaining agreement. The filling of these spots <br />will be determined by the minimum standards associated within each discipline and <br />the availability of rank in each discipline. The employee shall continue to receive the <br />incentive until such time as the employee is no longer qualified for the slot, e.g., the <br />employee promotes to a different rank where no slot is available or loses/drops a <br />required certification, except that the County may remove an incentive for cause. The <br />highest rank which may occupy a slot for special operations is Lieutenant. The <br />Training Bureau with approval of the Fire Chief will establish criteria for sections <br />33.04 through 33.09. <br />61 <br />