HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 160-19(17)RESOLUTION NO. I o Q
AMENDMENT NO. 17 TO RESOLUTION NO. 160-19
SETTING SALARIES AND RELATED BENEFITS FOR
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GENERAL
SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT UNITS
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, Section 12, authorizes
the City Council to provide for salaries and related benefits for officers and employees
of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined what such salaries and related
benefits should be for such officers and employees of the City to be in effect on July 1,
2019
WHEREAS, the City has established definitions of employees and
recognizes those deemed as Management and General Supervisory (to include
Communications Center Supervisors) to be covered within this Resolution.
SECTION 1.
Resolution No. 160-19 is hereby amended by including and revising the salaries of the
following class titles in the General Supervisory and Management Units:
SECTION 2.
Term of Aqreement
This Resolution shall commence on July 1, 2019 and expire at 12:00 midnight on June
30, 2022, for the General Supervisory and Management Units.
SECTION 3.
Salary
Effective July 8, 2019:
The City shall provide a 2.5% increase for all salary ranges in effect for General
Supervisory and Management (miscellaneous) unit classifications.
Effective July 8, 2019:
The City shall provide a 3.5% increase for all salary ranges in effect for Police
Management, Police Supervisory and Fire Management (sworn) unit classifications.
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Effective the pay period including July 1, 2020:
The City shall provide an increase for all salary ranges in effect for unit classifications
equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the
west region for the 12 months ending in the December preceding the adjustment
However, regardless of the CPI, the increase shall not be greater than 2.5% or less than
1%.
Effective the pay period including July 1, 2021:
The City shall provide an increase for all salary ranges in effect for unit classifications
equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the
west region for the 12 months ending in the December preceding the adjustment.
However, regardless of the CPI, the increase shall not be greater than 2.5% or less than
1 %.
Police Management appointed and active as of July 1, 2021, shall receive a one-time
recognition bonus of $5,000. Payable the payroll including December 15, 2021.
Miscellaneous Management (non -sworn) and General Supervisory shall receive a one-
time gross payment of $3,000,00, payable the payroll including December 15, 2021.
Effective July 5, 2021:
The City shall provide a 2.5% increase to the salary range for Fire Chief and Deputy
Fire Chief.
Effective July 4, 2022:
The City shall provide a 4.0% increase for all salary ranges in effect for General
Supervisory and Management (miscellaneous), Fire Management and Police
Management (sworn) unit classifications (approved November 16, 2022); and a 1.0%
increase for all salary ranges in effect for General Supervisory and Management
(miscellaneous) and Fire Management unit classifications (approved May 10, 2023).
Effective the pay period including July 1, 2023:
The City shall provide a 5.0% salary ranges in effect for General Supervisory and
Management (miscellaneous), and Fire Management (sworn) unit classifications. 4%
will be in effect for all Police Management (sworn) unit classifications.
Effective the pay period including July 1, 2024:
The City shall provide a 5.0% salary ranges in effect for General Supervisory and
Management (miscellaneous), Fire Management (sworn) unit classifications. 4% will be
in effect for all Police Management (sworn) unit classifications.
Sections of the resolution may be reopened throughout the term for classification
updates, salary adjustments should salary compaction arise in a departments due to
salary settlements for subordinate employees or general economic matters in support of
recruitment and retention efforts.
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SECTION 4.
Car and Mileage Allowances
A. Effective March 20, 2006, department heads who are not furnished an official
City car, or regularly utilize a pool vehicle for daily business, shall be reimbursed for
automobile use at the rate of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($120.00) per
week. Members of the City Council shall be reimbursed for automobile use at a rate
equivalent to that designated for department heads.
B. Effective March 20, 2006, Management employees not furnished an official City
car, or regularly utilize a pool vehicle for daily business and who are not department
heads shall be reimbursed at the rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Department
Head allowance.
C. Effective March 20, 2006, future automobile allowance rates will be increased
annually thereafter on January 15t based upon the percentage annual increase of the
IRS mileage reimbursement rate. If the IRS mileage reimbursement rate decreases in
any given year, no change to the automobile allowance will be made.
D. Mileage allowances on the above where the car is in use on City business shall
be allowed based upon factors of gasoline costs and maintenance costs; provided,
however, that City officers named in Subsection A. shall receive mileage allowances
only for out-of-town travel on City business.
E. The car allowance provided in Subsection A. shall be annually determined based
upon the factors of leasing costs, gasoline costs and up -keep cost increases, if any,
from year to year.
SECTION 5.
Medical and Dental Insurance
All future meeting and conferring and decisions regarding the structure of
medical/dental insurance coverage shall take place through the Joint City/Employee
Insurance Committee. The Committee shall consist of representatives from each Unit
and the City. There shall be a good faith effort to make all decisions by October 31 of
each year. Discussions as to the City's contribution toward medical/dental insurance
shall continue to be determined through the formal meet and confer process between
the City and the individual Units.
Medicare Coverage. Any employee eligible to receive retiree medical insurance
coverage who is eligible for Medicare coverage whether through the City of Bakersfield,
other employers, spouse/domestic partner coverage, or for any other reason, shall be
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required to obtain and utilize such coverage as a condition for receiving coverage under
the City's plan.
The City shall provide the surviving spouse/domestic partner and eligible dependent (s)
of any deceased employee with the health and welfare benefit contribution that had
been made on behalf of the employee prior to their death.
Retiree Medical — Management and General Supervisory Units
a) Retiree Medical — Employees Hired Prior to April 1, 1996.
For retired employees hired by the City prior to April 1, 1996, who retire following fifteen (15)
years of permanent service or retire due to disability, eligibility for and contributions towards
retiree medical insurance shall be as originally set forth in City Council Resolution #227-88 and
herein set forth:
A. Retired employees enrolled under the City's health plan shall receive city contributions
based on the following formula:
Participation in the City retiree medical insurance plan will be offered to those
employees who retire following fifteen (15) years of regular service or retire due to
disability. Such retirees will receive a premium subsidy based upon 3% per year of
service, to the nearest quarter year, up to a maximum of 30 years (90%), of the lower of
the HMO or Fee -For -Service Single rate. In no case shall a retiree in this class receive
more than 90% of their applicable rate structure (i.e., single rate without Medicare rate,
single with Medicare rate, etc.) in subsidies from the City.
B. Forty-two (42%) percent of the actual premium for the "Fee for Service" Retiree Health
Plan shall be paid by the City and the balance of the premium shall be calculated and
paid pursuant to the formula in "A" above.
C. Retired employees covered under the HMO Insurance plans shall only receive the City
contributions under the formula in "A" above.
Participation in the City retiree medical insurance plan will be offered to those
employees hired after April 1, 1996 and before March 22, 2006, who retire
following twenty (20) years of regular service or retire due to disability. Such
retirees will receive a premium subsidy based upon 3% per year of service up to
a maximum of 30 years (90%), of the lower of the HMO or Fee -For -Service
Single rate. In no case shall a retiree in this class receive more than 90% of their
applicable rate structure (i.e. single without Medicare rate, single with Medicare
rate, etc.) in subsidies from the City.
b) Any employee eligible to receive retiree medical insurance coverage who
is eligible for Medicare coverage (Part A or B) whether through the City of
Bakersfield, other employers, spouse coverage, or for any other reason, shall be
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required to obtain and utilize such coverage as a condition for receiving coverage
under the City's retiree medical plan.
c.) Employees hired after April 1, 1996 shall not be eligible to receive the 42%
Fee -For -Service plan subsidy.
d) Management and supervisory employees hired after February 22, 2006,
shall not be eligible to receive retiree medical insurance.
SECTION 6.
Life Insurance
The City shall provide a basic term life insurance policy for employees included
within this Resolution. In addition, the City shall provide contributions toward a
life insurance plan as follows:
Basic Life Benefit — up to $2,000 plus, 1 times Basic Annual Salary, rounded to
the nearest $1, 000, up to a maximum of $100,000.
Line of Duty Death Benefit — Including the prescribed death benefits defined in
Labor Code Section 4701 et. al, the City shall pay all reasonable funeral and
burial expenses to a maximum of $20,000 for a Bakersfield employee who dies
as the direct result of an on -duty related injury.
SECTION 7.
Administrative Leave
Employees covered by this resolution which are not eligible for Administrative
Leave by prior agreement, may be granted administrative leave under Section
2.84.620(d) of the Bakersfield Municipal Code and Administrative Rule Number
3.2 with the approval of the department head and the City Manager.
The Supervisory Units may use up to 3 days consecutively of administrative
leave.
SECTION 8.
Uniform and Tool Allowance
The City shall provide a uniform allowance paid on a bi-weekly basis as follows:
A. Police Management and Fire Management, (safety members) shall receive the
same allowance provided for represented Fire and Police employees.
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B. Fire and Police Communications Center Supervisors and Miscellaneous
Management, who are required to wear a uniform shall be provided with FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($580) per year. Animal Control Supervisors
required to wear a uniform shall be provided with EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS ($850) per year.
C. General Supervisory employees required to wear uniforms will be furnished
uniforms at no cost to the employee.
D. General Supervisory and Management (non -sworn) employees who require
safety footwear will be provided an allowance equal to those employees they
supervise. Approval will be for approved safety footwear for those classifications
listed with Human Resources.
E. General Supervisory employees who are required to provide a full complement of
hand tools shall be reimbursed for replacement of such tools up to FOUR
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($425) annually, effective January 1,
2007.
SECTION 9.
Accumulated Sick Leave
Payment of accumulated sick leave in event of death or resignation of a member
of the Management Unit, General Supervisory Unit shall be as follows:
A. One-half (1/2) of the unused sick leave shall be paid to the member's
beneficiary or estate in the event of such member's death prior to his
separation from City employment after ten (10) years service.
B. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the unused sick leave shall be paid to a
Management Unit or General Supervisory Unit employee, whose
employment is terminated for any reason, other than discharge, following
five (5) years service.
SECTION 10.
Sick Leave Conversion
General Supervisory and Management employees accrue sick leave at the rate
of twelve (12) days per calendar year, with a maximum accrual of one hundred
twenty (120) days. An employee who has an accrued balance at the end of the
calendar year, which exceeds one hundred twenty (120) days will receive one
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hundred percent (100%) of his/her accruals in excess of one hundred twenty
(120) days as vacation and may convert and be paid for up to seventy-five (75%)
of that amount of vacation. The amount to be converted must be designated by
the employee no later than the following January 31, which will be paid to
employee the second pay day in February. Employees receiving the above
conversion will not receive any sixty (60) to one hundred twenty (120) day
conversion of sick leave for that calendar year. The previously established non -
conversion sick leave "bank" will no longer exist for this group.
SECTION 11.
Holidays
A. All eligible management and supervisory employees shall observe the
following eight —hour holidays with pay:
Martin Luther King Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year's Day
Three Floating Holidays, as provided below.
Employees shall also receive every day designated by the City Council as
special holidays in commemoration or in memorial of an extraordinary
occurrence as paid holidays.
During the time of any leave of absence without pay employees will not be
eligible for Holiday Pay.
B. Whenever a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be
observed. Whenever a holiday falls on a Saturday, the previous Friday shall be
observed as a holiday.
C. Employees assigned to seven—day per week shift schedules shall observe
the actual, not the observed holiday.
D. Floating Holidays. Each employee in the General Supervisory and
Management Units not working on a shift basis, who is employed by the City
when floating holiday is credited, shall be eligible for floating holiday(s). Floating
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holiday(s) must have prior departmental approval and shall be consistent with the
efficient operation of the affected department and its activities.
Floating holidays shall be utilized as follows on years that Christmas and New
Years fall on:
Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, three floating holidays will be credited to
employees.
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday, Christmas and New Years eve will be observed
as full day holidays and one floating holiday will be credited each employee.
Thursday, the Fridays following Christmas and New Years will be observed as
full day holidays and one floating holiday will be credited each employee.
Floating holidays not observed as Christmas or New Year's Eve shall be credited
and available by July 1 of each year.
E. Whenever a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be
observed. Whenever a holiday falls on a Saturday, none of the above shall be
observed as a holiday.
Employees assigned to seven-day per week shift schedules shall observe the
actual, not the observed holiday.
F. Eligibility. All probationary and full-time employees except those
employees who are absent without pay one-half ('/2) day or more immediately
before and/or after the holiday, shall be eligible to observe holidays in the
manner herein provided.
G. Holiday Work. When General Supervisory are required to work on a
holiday, the eligible employee shall be credited for the holiday once at the
straight time rate and shall be credited once again for the actual time worked as
overtime at the employee's applicable overtime rate. General Supervisory Unit
employees working on a holiday designated in Subsection A. shall be credited for
overtime at time and one-half.
H. Holidays on Day Off. When a holiday falls on an employee's scheduled
day off, the eligible employee shall be credited for the holiday as overtime at the
straight time rate.
I. Designated Holidays and Manner of Payment for Holiday Work on Shift
Basis —All eligible employees in the Fire/Police (Safety) Management and
Communications Center Supervisory Unit working on a shift basis, without regard
to holidays, are entitled to thirteen (13) holidays to be paid at straight time.
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Applicability is at the discretion of the Chief, in support of operations, and is not
exclusive to shift basis.
SECTION 12.
RETIREMENT
In addition to amounts presently paid by City, the City shall pay the following
contribution to PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) normally paid by
the employee:
A. Public Emolovees Retirement Svstem Contribution
1. General Supervisory - At the beginning of the employees sixth (6t") cumulative
year of service, the city shall pay (8%) on behalf of the employee for those hired
prior to January 1, 2013. Those hired after January 1, 2013 and are not classic
members as defined by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013
(PEPRA), will pay half of normal pension cost as established by CalPERS upon
hire. Effective July 14, 2014, all employees hired prior to January 1, 2013 will
contribute the amounts set forth above or one-half of one percent (.5%) towards
the employee retirement contribution; whichever is greater.
2. Police and Fire Management (Safety) - The City shall pay nine percent (9%) on
behalf of the employee for those hired prior to January 1, 2011. Those hired
after January 1, 2011, and prior to January 1, 2013, will pay 100% of the PERS
member contribution. Those hired after January 1, 2013 and are not classic
members as defined by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013
(PEPRA) will pay half of normal pension cost as established by CalPERS upon
hire. Effective July 14, 2014, all employees hired prior to January 1, 2011 will
contribute the amounts set forth above or one-half of one percent (.5%) towards
the employee retirement contribution; whichever is greater.
3. Management Unit, except Police and Fire Management (Safety) — The City shall
pay eight percent (8%) on behalf of the employee. Those hired after January 1,
2013 and are not legacy members as defined by the Public Employees' Pension
Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) will pay half of normal pension cost as established
by CalPERS upon hire. Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC) shall be
reported as salary earnings for retirement credit for Management and General
Supervisory beginning January 1, 2003, for those employees with five (5) years
or more cumulative employment with the City. Effective July 14, 2014, all
employees hired prior to January 1, 2013 will contribute the amounts set forth
above or one-half of one percent (.5%) towards the employee retirement
contribution; whichever is greater.
4. The City implemented the PERS option 2 Death Benefit for Miscellaneous
Management and General Supervisory on March 30, 2009; for Fire Management
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(Safety) on April 11, 2011; for Police Management (Safety) on January 13, 2014.
B. Public Employees Retirement System Formulas
Management and General Supervisory (excluding Safety) - Employees
hired prior to December 20, 2008 will be eligible for the 3% @ age 60 plan
and retirement is based on one year compensation. Those hired on, or
after, December 20, 2008 are eligible for the 2.7% @ age 55 plan and
retirement is based on three year compensation. Those hired after
January 1, 2013 and are not legacy members as defined by the Public
Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) will be eligible for the
2% @ 62 plan and retirement is based on three year compensation.
2. Police and Fire Management (Safety) - Those hired prior to January 1,
2011 will be eligible for 3% @ age 50 and retirement is based on one year
compensation. Those hired on, or after, January 1, 2011 will be eligible
for 2% @ age 50 and retirement is based on three year compensation.
Those hired after January 1, 2013 and are not legacy members as defined
by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) will be
eligible for the 2.7% @ 57 plan and retirement based on three year
compensation.
SECTION 13.
Longevity Pay
The City shall compensate employees for longevity as follows:
A. General Supervisory Units - Effective the first full pay period in April 1984,
the City will institute a Longevity Pay Program for Unit members as follows (the
amounts are not cumulative):
1. Ten (10) or more uninterrupted years of City employment - two percent
(2%) of base pay.
2. Fifteen (15) or more uninterrupted years of City employment - four
percent (4%) of base pay.
3. Twenty (20) or more uninterrupted years of City employment - six
percent (6%) of base pay.
Employees hired after January 1, 1985, shall not be eligible for longevity pay.
Police Management with 25 years, or more, of sworn service with the Bakersfield
Police Department will receive a one-time longevity bonus in the amount of
$15,000. Payable the payroll including December 15, 2021.
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Effective the pay period including July 1, 2022, Police Management
classifications will be eligible for the longevity program provided in Section
07.03.01 and 07.03.02 of the MOU with the Bakersfield Police Officers
Association.
SECTION 14.
Incentive Pa
City shall contribute an additional five percent (5%) of employee's base salary to
all Police Management employees possessing either an Intermediate or
Advanced Certificate, or both, issued by the Police Officers Standards and
Training Commission (P.O.S.T.).
Police Management shall receive an additional five (5%) of base pay (total of
10%) as a management incentive in recognition of Supervisory and Management
certificates under POST and/or advanced training specializations as approved by
the Chief of Police.. Maximum incentive pay in all cases is (10%) ten percent.
City shall contribute an additional five percent (5%) of employee's base salary to
Fire Management personnel holding an Associate in Arts Degree which fulfills all
requirements of a Fire Science Certificate and five (5) years employment with the
Bakersfield Fire Department, or two and one-half percent (2'/z%) of employee's
base salary for those safety personnel in the Bakersfield Fire Department who
have obtained a Fire Science Certificate requiring thirty (30) units and eight (8)
years employment of Fire Management Certificate requiring twenty-one (21) units
and eight (8) years employment with the department.
SECTION 15.
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SECTION 16.
Shift Differential
General Supervisory employees shall receive an increased shift differential of
$.90 per hour 3 p.m. to midnight and $1.25 between 12 midnight and 7 a.m.,
effective January 1, 2007.
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SECTION 17.
Stand -By Pay
Effective March 22, 2006, General Supervisory employees designated by
management who are directed to remain on stand-by, pursuant to Section
2.84.270 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code, shall receive FORTY DOLLARS
($40.00) per each eight (8) hours on stand-by or fraction thereof.
SECTION 18.
Additional Working Shift Compensation
In consideration for working an additional half shift, in addition to regularly
scheduled duty shifts, Police Lieutenants will be compensated at straight time for
each such additional full shift worked.
SECTION 19.
Overtime: Supervising Fire Dispatchers
Supervising Fire Dispatchers will be compensated for overtime worked at time
and one-half.
SECTION 20.
Overtime: Communications Center Supervisors
Effective March 20, 2006, Communications Center Supervisors will be
compensated for overtime worked at a straight hourly rate and will receive an
additional 3.5% of salary in lieu of overtime at time and one half. Effective May
10, 2023, Communications Center Supervisors will be compensated for overtime
worked at time and one-half.
SECTION 21.
Compensatory Time off -Maximum Accrual
Compensatory time off accrual maximum for Police Management employees
shall be eighty (80) hours.
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SECTION 22.
Residency Requirement
The residency requirement for General Supervisory Unit employees shall be
amended to require that employees maintain residency within one (1) hour
normal driving time from City Limits. Normal driving time shall be defined as
driving the most direct route at the posted speed limit. Employees must comply
with the residency requirement within six months of passing probation.
SECTION 23.
Physical Assessment Program
Up to one time each eighteen (18) month period starting January 1, 1996 for
Management Unit employees, the City will offer these employees the opportunity
to receive a comprehensive physical assessment and follow-up counseling
session. The Assessment will measure:
Cardiovascular fitness
Blood pressure
Blood composition (cholesterol, etc.)
Body composition
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
When indicated by initial results, follow-up testing will be performed. Results of
the assessment will be confidential and for the individual employee's use only.
The City will receive composite data to be used in evaluating the need for
training, seminars, etc. The program will be provided on work time and will be
voluntary.
SECTION 24.
Witness/Jury Duty
The City shall amend its Administrative Policy and Procedure regarding jury duty
to provide for paid leave when an employee is subpoenaed to appear as a
witness in court in Kern County on matters of civic concern. Examples of matters
of civic concern would include criminal matters, accidents, etc.
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SECTION 25.
Vacation
Annual vacation accrual will be as set forth in the Bakersfield Municipal Code,
Section 2.84.350. Maximum vacation accrual shall be three (3) years' annual
accrual. Between 5 to 10 years of service, the maximum vacation accrual shall
be increased to three (3) years and three (3) days. After ten (10) years of service,
the maximum accrual shall be increased to three (3) years and nine (9) days.
SECTION 26.
Unit Representation Change
Effective June 1, 1992, the Communications Center Supervisors will become part
of the Police Supervisory Unit as Non -Safety members.
Effective January 1, 2005 employees of the Communications Supervisory
classification were incorporated into the General Supervisory group. This was in
relationship to the Police Sergeants being granted representation through the
Bakersfield Police Officer Association.
The Police Sergeants were covered by this resolution prior to 2005 but had left
after formal request, and approval, of the City Manager in April 2004. The Police
Sergeants were returned under this resolution as, Police Supervisory Unit, after
formal request was made to the City Manager and approved effective September
27, 2011. Effective July 3, 2021 the Police Sergeants returned as members
covered under the Bakersfield Police Officers Association upon formal request
and member vote.
SECTION 27.
Payroll
Effective immediately, all payroll changes shall take place at the nearest pay
period.
Direct Deposit - Effective January 8, 1996, all Management employees shall
participate in direct deposit for payroll purposes.
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SECTION 28.
Bi-linqual Pay
Police Lieutenants capable of speaking Spanish shall be eligible to receive an
additional ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) per pay period and
Communications Center Supervisor employees capable of speaking Spanish
shall be eligible to receive an additional FORTY DOLLARS ($40.00) per pay
period. During the time of any leave of absence without pay employees will not
be eligible for bilingual pay. All personnel shall utilize any language skills they
possess to the best of their ability in handling their responsibilities on a non
regular basis without compensation. To be eligible, an employee must: 1) Pass
the test demonstrating conversational fluency in Spanish; 2) Pass periodic
retests in language skills; and 3) Serve as translators as required.
fluency in Spanish; 2) Pass periodic retests in language skills; and 3) Serve as
translators as required.
Additional languages may be added by the Chief of Police. Notwithstanding the
above, all personnel shall utilize any language skills they possess to the best of
their ability in handling their responsibilities. In case of an emergency, all
employees will use whatever language skills they possess to assist to the
maximum extent possible.
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Appendix A — Longevity and Retention (Section 13)
Longevity Bonus. In acknowledgement of the current difficulties in recruitment and
retention efforts of sworn personnel a longevity bonus is established in recognition of
member service effective July 1, 2022, in the amounts of:
Tier 1; 5 years of continuous service —
$3,000
Tier 2; 9 years of continuous service —
$7,000
Tier 3; 14 years of continuous service
— $9,000
Tier 4; 20 years of continuous service
— $15,000
Tier 5; 25 years or more of continuous
service — $20,000
Payments will be considered compensation earnable for Classic members. Members
are only eligible for a longevity bonus or performance retention bonus, not both.
Payments will be processed per qualifications outlined below:
• Hired on or before December 31, 2012;
• Complete years of service based on service date to a sworn position for
the Bakersfield Police Department;
• No retroactive payments. Payments are made at the time -of -service
qualification following program effective date (i.e., in 2022 if a member has
13 years of service their 1st payment would be Tier 3 at year 14);
• Payments are one-time only based on service and tiers are not repeating
(i.e., tier paid in qualifying year only);
• Payments are made on the employee's current service date in the
qualifying year. A onetime consideration of service dates of January —
June 2022 will be paid in July 2022;
• Incumbents must work at least 1,040 regular hours, inclusive of hours
designated by the Chief of Police, in year preceding qualification;
• Failure to qualify will delay payment of bonus tier until hours worked are
satisfied."
Performance Retention Bonus. In efforts to retain and develop qualified sworn
personnel a retention bonus is established, effective July 1, 2022, as follows:
Tier 1; 5 years of continuous service —
$3,000
Tier 2; 9 years of continuous service —
$7,000
Tier 3; 14 years of continuous service
— $9,000
Tier 4; 20 years of continuous service
— $15,000
Tier 5; 25 years or more of continuous
service — $20,000
Payments will not be considered compensation earnable for members. Members are
only eligible for a longevity bonus or performance retention bonus, not both. Payments
will be processed per qualifications outlined below and not be:
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• Hired on or after January 1, 2013;
• Incumbents must be in good standing with the department exhibited by a
satisfactory or above performance evaluation in the qualifying year;
• Complete years of service based on service date to a sworn position for
the Bakersfield Police Department;
• No retroactive payments. Payments are made at the time -of -service
qualification following program effective date (i.e., in 2022 if a member has
13 years of service their 1 st payment would be Tier 3 at year 14).
• Payments are one-time only based on service and tiers are not repeating
(i.e., tier paid in qualifying year only);
• Payments are made on the employee's current service date in the
qualifying year. A onetime consideration of service dates of January —
June 2022 will be paid in July 2002;
• Incumbents must work at least 1,040 regular hours, inclusive of hours
designated by the Chief of Police, in year preceding qualification;
• Failure to qualify will delay payment of bonus tier until hours worked are
satisfied."
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted, by
Council MAY 1thl�2jity of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
by the following vote:
AYES' COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, S +T++, FREEMAN, GRAY, PARLIER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ENT. COUNCILMEMBER
J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Off icio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: MAY 10 2023
By
KARE GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNEY
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By
VIRGI IA A. , ENNARO
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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