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designations as set out in this Article. C. The Senior Police Officer I -III and Senior Police Sergeant I -III provisions set forth in sections 6.3 — 6.8 below apply to sworn employees in the bargaining unit hired by the City of Santa Ana into a sworn position prior to January 1, 2014. The Career Development Pay provided for in section 6.10 below is for sworn members of the bargaining unit hired into a sworn position with the City of Santa Ana on or after January 1, 2014. 6.2 Crime Scene Investigator (C.S.I.). Any sworn, safety -member Police Officer who attains the following educational and experience requirements and the approval as set out below shall be paid an additional five (5) salary rate ranges (2.5%) above his or her then current base monthly salary step. The criteria for such designation shall be as follows: A. Completion (acquisition) of at least thirty (30) educational and/or training units. B. Assignment to and actual performance of the duties and responsibilities of a C.S.I. C. Completion of a special training course for Crime Scene Investigators as developed and administered by the Santa Ana Police Department or such alternative course as designated for such purpose by the Police Chief. D. Approval of the Police Chief. The number of such designations as C.S.I. shall be no larger than the requirements of the department as determined by the Police Chief. 6.3 Senior Police Officer L Any sworn, safety -member Police Officer, regardless of duty assignment, who completes (acquires) at least sixty (60) educational/training units fulfills the requirements established in this section shall be designated as a Senior Police Officer I and shall, upon approval of the Police Chief, be paid at a rate set fifteen (15) salary rate ranges (approximately 7.5%) above his or her then current base monthly salary step. 6.4 Senior Police Officer II. Any sworn, safety -member Police Officer, regardless of duty assignment, who completes (acquires) at least ninety (90) educational/training units; or possession of an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college with an additional thirty (30) or more educational/training units shall be designated as a Senior Police Officer II and shall, upon approval of the Police Chief, be paid at a rate set twenty-five (25) salary rate ranges (approximately 12.5%) above his or her then current base monthly salary step in the Police Officer classification. 6.5 Senior Police Officer III. Any sworn, safety -member Police Officer, regardless of duty assignment, who completes (acquires) at least one hundred and twenty (120) educational/training units; or possession of an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college with an additional sixty (60) or more educational/training units shall, upon approval of the Police Chief be designated as a Senior Police Officer III and shall be paid at a rate set thirty (30) salary rate ranges (approximately 15%) above his or her then current base monthly salary step in the Police Officer classification. 20