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sworn employee who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual <br />fluency as determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a monthly <br />differential of forty dollars ($40) above his or her then current base monthly <br />salary step. <br />F. Non -Sworn: Primary Level Proficiency in Designated Languages. A non -sworn <br />employee who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency as <br />determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a monthly differential of <br />one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) above his or her then current base <br />monthly salary step. <br />5.4 All assignments to positions set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 above of sworn and non - <br />sworn personnel shall be made or revoked in a fair manner at the discretion of the Police <br />Chief. <br />5.5 Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay. The parties acknowledge that from time to time it <br />may be necessary for the department to fill a temporarily vacant, full-time budgeted, <br />higher-level position due to the temporary absence of the incumbent. The parties agree <br />that such a position may be filled by an eligible unit member for an initial period of up to <br />six (6) months, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police, for an additional six (6) <br />months; and that the employee assigned to fill such a position shall receive Temporary <br />Upgrade Assignment Pay as set forth below: <br />A. Eligibility. <br />Full -rime employees shall be assigned to fill a vacant, full-time budgeted, higher- <br />level position, and shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay for filling <br />that position, when the occupier of that position is not performing the duties of <br />that position for a period of two (2) consecutive calendar weeks or more. An <br />employee filling a position under this section who is absent for two (2) days or <br />less during the two (2) consecutive calendar week period will not lose his or her <br />eligibility for Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay; however, the days of absence <br />shall not be counted in the computation of the two week period. <br />In computing qualifying service or temporary upgrade assignment pay, only full <br />days of actual duty shall be included. Partial days shall not be combined to make <br />full days unless they are holiday hours. Holiday time off will be included in <br />computing actual duty days. <br />Employees holding the position immediately subordinate to the vacant, full-time, <br />budgeted, higher-level position to be filled shall be given first consideration to <br />said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. When there <br />is more than one (1) employee holding the position immediately subordinate to <br />the vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher-level position to be filled, the most senior <br />employee holding one of the immediately subordinate positions shall be assigned <br />to said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. <br />Non -permanent employees (probationary, part-time, seasonal, etc.) and <br />17 <br />65D-25 <br />