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them for lead pay on or after June 17, 2023. <br /> 5.3 Bilingual Pay <br /> An employee who is assigned by a Department Head or their designee to a position <br /> requiring bilingual capability in both English and any other language or sign language, <br /> shall be paid a monthly assignment pay differential in accordance with the criteria and <br /> amounts set forth below: <br /> A. Certification <br /> Certification by the Executive Director Human Resources or designee as having <br /> satisfactorily demonstrated conversational fluency in both languages for any <br /> position requiring bilingual capacity. There shall be periodic recertification of such <br /> bilingual capability. <br /> B. Primary Bilingual Assignments <br /> Assigned positions where it has been determined by the Department Head that <br /> bilingual proficiency is essential to carry out duties and responsibilities of a critical <br /> and/or emergency nature without ready access to backup assistance, or positions <br /> where bilingual public contact is a major, essential,or integral element of the work <br /> being performed,will be designated as Primary Bilingual Assignments. <br /> A qualified incumbent of such position shall be paid a monthly differential of one <br /> hundred and seventy-five dollars($175.00)for each full month of such assignment. <br /> C. SccondM Bilingual Assignment <br /> Assigned positions where it has been determined by a Department Head that regular <br /> and frequent bilingual usage is necessary to the performance of duties, but not a <br /> major, essential or integral element of the work, will be designated as Secondary <br /> Bilingual Assignments. <br /> A qualified incumbent of such position shall be paid a monthly differential of forty <br /> dollars($40.00) for each full month of such assignment. <br /> D. Limits on Assignments <br /> The number of bilingual assignments shall be no larger than the requirements of <br /> the department, as determined by the Department Head and the City Manager. <br /> E. Limits on Bilingual_Pay <br /> In no event shall an employee be eligible to earn more than one (1) bilingual pay <br /> differential. <br /> 2025 MOU City of Santa Ana&SEIU Full-Time Employees Unit Page 20 <br />