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on standby duty and receive standby pay as defined above. The City's preference <br />will be to accomplish the above through volunteers; however, qualified <br />employees may be directed to be on standby if the number of volunteers is <br />insufficient. <br />In addition to the $200 per week Standby Pay, if an employee is able to handle the <br />incident by phone or other electronic means without reporting to duty, he shall be <br />entitled to overtime pay at the rate of 15 minutes or actual time spent per incident <br />whichever is greater, paid at time and one-half (T 1/2) per incident. <br />5.5 Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay. In order to provide an equitable method of <br />compensating employees who are assigned temporarily to a vacant, full-time, budgeted, <br />higher-level position the following shall apply: <br />A. General Guidelines. <br />Temporary Upgrade Assignments shall be limited to the temporary filling <br />of vacant, frill-time, budgeted positions due to the termination, promotion <br />or authorized long-term absence of the incumbent. A temporarily vacant <br />position need not be a position without an incumbent. <br />2. Each such assignment may be terminated at any time, but in no event shall <br />such assignment continue beyond one hundred eighty (180) days of such <br />assignment. <br />3. Prior to recommending to the City Manager that a pay differential for a <br />Temporary Upgrade Assignment be granted, the Department Head shall <br />make the following determinations: <br />a. The duties and responsibilities of the position to be filled are of <br />such nature that they cannot remain unassigned pending the return <br />to duty of the absent inorunbent or preparation of an eligible list <br />whichever is applicable. <br />b. It is not practical to assign the duties of the vacant position to any <br />other employee or employees in the same or higher classification. <br />4. The City Manager or his designee must give written approval of all <br />Temporary Upgrade Assignments involving an increase in pay for the <br />appointee. <br />B. Eligibility. <br />1. With the exception of those described in paragraph 3 below, regular, fill- <br />time employees shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay if the <br />following criteria are met: <br />22 <br />25B-62