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higher-level position due to the temporary absence of the incumbent. The parties agree that such a position may be filled by an eligible unit member for an initial period of up to six (6) months, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police, for an additional six (6) months; and that the employee assigned to fill such a position shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay as set forth below: A. Eligibilitv. Hull -time employees shall be assigned to fill a vacant, full-time budgeted, higher- level position, and shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay for filling that position, when the occupier of that position is not performing the duties of that position for a period of two (2) consecutive calendar weeks or more. An employee filling a position under this section who is absent for two (2) days or less during the two (2) consecutive calendar week period will not lose his or her eligibility for Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay; however, the days of absence shall not be counted in the computation of the two week period. In computing qualifying service or temporary upgrade assignment pay only Rill days of actual duty shall be included. Partial days shall not be combined to make full days unless they are holiday hours. Holiday time off will be included in computing actual duty days. Employees holding the position immediately subordinate to the vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher-level position to be filled shall be given first consideration to said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. When there is more than one (1) employee holding the position immediately subordinate to the vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher-level position to be filled, the most senior employee holding one of the immediately subordinate positions shall be assigned to said position consistent with the operational needs of the department. Non -permanent employees (probationary, part-time, seasonal, etc.) and employees performing work above their regular class in a training capacity shall not be assigned to a vacant, frill -time, budgeted, higher-level position in accordance with this section unless specifically authorized by the City Manager. B. Compensation. After an employee has seined two (2) consecutive calendar weeks in a vacant, full-time, budgeted, higher-level position, he shall be compensated at the Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay rate for each full day that he is assigned to the higher-level position, retroactive to the first (1") day of said assigmnent. 2. An employee serving in a Temporary Upgrade Assigmnent will be paid a temporary assignment pay premimn at a rate set ten (10) salary rate ranges UU 25E-20