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bilingual public contact is a major, essential, or integral element of the work being <br />performed, will be designated as Primary Bilingual Assignments. A non -sworn <br />employee assigned to such a position who successfully demonstrates the required <br />level of bilingual fluency shall be paid one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per <br />month. Effective the first full pay period following July 1, 2024, a non -sworn <br />employee assigned to such a position who successfully demonstrates the required <br />level of bilingual fluency shall be paid three hundred dollars ($300) per month. <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 TemporgU Upgrade Assignment PaX. 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 (this means an employee must <br />meet the minimum qualifications for the higher -level position and shall be responsible for <br />performing the full range of duties and responsibilities of the higher -level classification) <br />for an initial period of up to six (6) months, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police, for <br />an additional six (6) months; and that the employee assigned to fill such a position shall <br />receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay as set forth below: <br />A. Eli-ibg ility. <br />Full-time 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 that <br />position for a period of two (2) consecutive calendar weeks or more. An employee <br />filling a position under this section who is absent for two (2) days or less during the <br />two (2) consecutive calendar week period will not lose their eligibility for <br />Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay; however, the days of absence shall not be <br />counted in the computation of the two (2) 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 said <br />position consistent with the operational needs of the department. When there is <br />more than one (1) employee holding the position immediately subordinate to the <br />vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher -level position to be filled, the most senior <br />employee holding one (1) of the immediately subordinate positions shall be <br />assigned to said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. <br />Non -permanent employees (probationary, part-time, seasonal, etc.) and employees <br />performing work above their regular class in a training capacity shall not be <br />