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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />ARTICLE 34 <br />SALARIES <br />34.1 New hires who possess only firefighter certification and do not possess paramedic <br />certification will be hired in at $2,000.00 below the entry level for dual certified positions <br />and will be required to become dual certified within 36 months of hire. Upon attainment <br />of dual certification, their pay will be increased to the entry level rate for a dual certified <br />position. <br />34.2 Bargaining unit employees will be provided wages as follows: <br />A. For Fiscal Year 2025-26, effective the first full pay period in October 2025, all bargaining <br />unit employees will receive a general wage increase of four (4%) except single certified <br />probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000.00 below the entry <br />level for dual certified position. The general wage increase will adjust the minimum, <br />maximum and corresponding steps of the respective pay plan. <br />B. For Fiscal Year 2026-27, effective the first full pay period in October 2026, all bargaining <br />unit employees shall receive a four (4%) general wage increase except single certified <br />probationary employees whose pay shall be adjusted to remain at $2,000.00 below the entry <br />level for the dual certified position. The general wage increase will adjust the minimum, <br />maximum and corresponding steps of the respective pay plan <br />C. The County and the Union currently use a 14 step pay plan that provides for movement <br />within the designated classification. <br />D. Effective the first full pay period of April 2026 and April 2027 all non -topped out <br />bargaining unit employees, except new hires who have not attained dual certification, will <br />proceed to the next step of their respective pay plan. New hire employees, who have not <br />attained paramedic certification as of the first full pay period in April 2026 and April 2027 <br />respectively, will not advance to the next step of their respective pay plan until paramedic <br />65 <br />