CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2022-2025)

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performed, shall be designated as Primary Bilingual Assignments. A qualified incumbent of such position shall be paid a monthly differential of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) above their then -current base monthly salary step. C. Positions where it has been determined by a Department Head that regular and frequent bilingual usage is necessary to the performance of duties, but not a major, essential or integral element of the work, shall be designated as Secondary Bilingual Assignments. A qualified incumbent of such position shall be paid a monthly differential of forty dollars ($40) above their base monthly salary step for each full month of such assignment. D. The number of such Primary and/or Secondary Bilingual Assignments shall be no larger than the requirements of the department as determined by the Department Head and the City Manager. E. Employees who receive bilingual assignment pay at the time this 2022-2025 MOU is adopted by the City Council shall recertify their bilingual capability every three (3) years with the first recertification conducted beginning in July 2025. Employees who do not successfully pass required recertification examinations shall have their bilingual assignment pay removed. Unsuccessful employees may retake the required certification exam every three (3) months. F. Employees who are initially certified for bilingual assignment pay after this 2022- 2025 MOU is adopted by the City Council shall recertify their bilingual capability every three (3) years after the date of initial certification. Employees who do not successfully pass required recertification examinations shall have their bilingual assignment pay removed. Unsuccessful employees may retake the required certification exam every three (3) months. G. All assignments to positions set forth in this Article shall be made or revoked at the discretion of the Department Head. H. If the City modifies the amount of bilingual pay for any other bargaining unit during the term of this MOU, CASA agrees to form a Joint Labor Management Team with the City to review bilingual pay provisions and assignments (see also Section 21.3). 6.4 Shift Differential. A. Generally. An employee who is continuously and regularly assigned to a schedule of work which requires that they actually work a minimum of four and one-half (4 1/2) hours between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., shall be paid a shift differential for their entire work shift at a rate set five percent (5%) higher than their then -current base monthly salary step. B. Standby Pay. Employees who are released from active duty but who are required by their department to leave notice where they can be reached and be available to return to active duty when required by the department at any time other than their regularly scheduled working hours, shall be said to be on standby duty. Such CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 Page 17