AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AND ...

1. One hundred ($100) dollars per pay period for a total
of $2,600.00 annually each fiscal year but will only
be paid during the first six months upon entering the
firefighter’s initial STEP Program.
Section 7.
Incentives
A. Exclusive of paramedic certification and degree incentive,
an employee shall be limited to three (3) certifications
for incentive pay purposes. Incentives will be based on
the certificates which yield the highest monetary amount.
B. Inspector Certification
Employees, who achieve and maintain Florida state
certification as Municipal Fire Safety Inspectors, shall be
compensated fifty dollars $50.00 per month in addition to
the base rate of pay.
C. Trainer Certification
Employees who achieve and maintain Florida state
certification as Basic Instructor Certificates shall be
compensated fifty dollars $50.00 per month in addition to
the base rate of pay.
D. Technical Rescue Technician Certification
Existing qualified employees who are certified as Technical
Rescue Technicians at the time of this Agreement will be
eligible for incentive pay in the amount of seventy-five
($75.00) dollars per month. To receive this incentive pay,
such employees must maintain current certifications in all
of the following: Confined Space Rescue, Rope Rescue,
Vehicle Extraction, and Trench Rescue. Effective October 1,
2007, eligibility for this incentive pay will cease to
apply. Only existing employee’s who currently hold this
certification shall be entitled to receive said incentive
pay.
E. Hazardous Materials Technician Certification
Qualified employees who are authorized as a Hazardous
Materials Technician (HMT) by Fire Rescue Administration,
shall receive incentive pay in the amount of twenty-five
hundred ($2,500.00) dollars annually to be paid bi-weekly
at the rate of $96.15 over twenty-six (26) pay periods as
long as authorization is maintained.
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