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B. Certification by the chief personnel officer as having satisfactorily demonstrated the required level of fluency in both languages. C. Sworn: Street Level Proficiency in Spanish. A Police Officer or Sergeant who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency as determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a bilingual pay differential in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Step "E" base salary rate of Police Officer by five (5) salary rate ranges (approximately 2.5%). Employees receiving "Street Level Proficiency" incentive pay may be required, as a condition of continued eligibility to receive such incentive pay, to successfully complete an eight (8) hour refi-esher course once every twelve months from the date of initial certification. D. Sworn: Complex Level Proficiency in Designated Languages, A Police Officer or Police Sergeant who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency as determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a bilingual pay differential in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Stop "E" base salary rate of Police Officer by ten (10) salary rate ranges (approximately 5%). E. Non -Sworn: Secondary Level Proficiency in Designated Languages. Anon -sworn employee who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency as determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a monthly differential of forty dollars ($40) above his or her then current base monthly salary step. P. Non -Sworn: Primary Level Proficiency in Designated Languages. A non -sworn employee who successfully demonstrates the required level of bilingual fluency as determined by the chief personnel officer shall be paid a monthly differential of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) above his or her then current base monthly salary step. 5.4 All assignments to positions set forth in Sections 5.1, 5,2, 5.3 above of sworn and non - sworn personnel shall be made or revolted in a fair manner at the discretion of the Police Chief. 5.5 Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay. The parties acknowledge that from time to time it may be necessary for the department to fill a temporarily vacant, full-time budgeted, higher-levol 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. Eligibility. Full-time employees shall be assigned to fill a vacant, full-time budgeted, higher- level position, and shall receive Temporary Upgrade Assignment Pay for filling 17