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ARTICLE 34 SALARIES 34 . 01 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. 34 . 02 For Fiscal Year 2008 - 2011 , bargaining unit employees will be provided wages as follows : A . For fiscal year FY 2008/2009 , bargaining unit employees will receive the same cost of living increase , if any, provided to the County ' s general , non-bargaining unit employees . For fiscal years FY 2009/2010 and FY 2010/2011 , the parties mutually agree to reopen this section and collectively bargain future cost-of-living increases . The pay scales for all positions with the bargaining unit will be adjusted accordingly. All bargaining unit employees will proceed to the next step of their respective pay scale effective the first full pay period in April of FY 2008/2009 ; FY 2009/2010 ; and FY 2010/2011 . All bargaining unit employees at the maximum step shall receive a $ 1000 lump sum effective the first full pay period in April of FY 2008/2009 ; FY 2009/2010 ; and FY 2010/2011 . Any step moves or lump sum payments after the expiration of this Agreement shall be subject to collective bargaining. B . In the event of promotion, the employee shall move to the same step of the pay plan for the higher rank on the first day of the pay period nearest to the date of promotion. 34 . 03 The County shall indemnify, exonerate, and save harmless the Union from any claims and/or judgments against the Employer and/or Union based upon the application of the 57