ASSIGNMENT AND DIFFERENTIALS

1. 40-hour work week with no time off for 10.5 holidays for Senior Water Plant Operator, Water Plant Operator, Senior Security Guard, Security Guard, and Sanitation Worker classifications
   5%

2. Fire Equipment Mechanic, Fire Equipment Specialist, Tire Maintenance Worker and employees assigned to the Heavy Duty Section of either the Public Works, Fire, or Burbank Water and Power Equipment Maintenance Division.
   5%

3. Fire Equipment Specialist who obtains a certificate indicating completion of training on fire equipment apparatus. Helicopter Mechanics who has attained airworthiness certificates. (AMP each Certificate)
   2.5%

4. Fire Equipment Specialist, Fire Equipment Mechanic, or Fire Safety Analyst assigned to carry a pager.
   10%

5. Asphalt spraying assignment performed by Laborer classification.
   5%

6. Spraying with toxic insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides for pest and weed control by Tree Trimmer, Senior Tree Trimmer, Senior Groundskeeper, Groundskeeper, Groundskeeper Helper, Landscape Leadworker and Tree Trimmer Leadworker.
   $5.00/day for four hours or $10.00/day for over four hours

7. Possession of advisor license for spraying as described in (5) above and providing a written advisement during a pay period. If the employee has both an advisor and applicator license, he or she shall receive just the differential under this section.
   10%

8. Regular assignment to sewer construction and maintenance performed by Laborer, Skilled Worker, Public Works Journeyman, and Street Maintenance Leadworker.
   5%

9. Refuse collection assignment performed by Solid Waste Truck Operator or Solid Waste Leadworker classification.
   5%

10. Assignment to a "one-man" refuse collection truck performed by Solid Waste Truck Operator or Solid Waste Leadworker classifications.
    5%

11. Regular assignment to refuse collection truck or bin repair service performed by Solid Waste Utility Worker and Welder.
    5%

12. An employee in the Solid Waste Truck Operator classification who is assigned to supervise refuse crews in the field. After one year of cumulative, but not necessarily continuous satisfactory performed in such an assignment.
    2.5%

13. Assignment to call-out crew for sewer construction and maintenance performed by Collection Systems Leadworker, Collection Systems Journeyman, and Collection Systems Worker.
    10%

14. All persons holding positions in the classification of Police Records Technician who are assigned the responsibility of shift supervision shall receive a differential when performing such supervision assignment.
    $1.00/hour

15. Effective Septembe 7, 2008 all persons holding the position of Motor Sweeper Operator or Heavy Truck Driver assigned to the sweeper crew, shall receive a Hazard Premium for exposure to hazardous substances.
    5%

16. Any clerical employee below the level of Senior Secretary, who is assigned to the taking of minutes at any official City Board, or Commission.
    5%

17. All persons holding the position of Industrial Painter.
    5%

18. Any person, who in the course of his or her duties, are called upon to speak a second language. This language shall not be construed as to modify existing description of duties for those affected classifications. A bilingual bonus will be paid to qualified employees who are assigned to speak a second language. Such assignment shall not be arbitrary and capricious.
    
    1. Individuals desiring to receive the bonus must have their proficiency in a second language evaluated through the standard method already mutually agreed upon between the City and BCEA.

    2. Employees may be required to select their shifts in such a manner to allow utilization of their expertise on all shifts. Such shift selection shall be made on the basis of seniority.
       $46.16/pay period - Full Time Employees
       $29.08/pay period - Part Time Employees (Including Crossing Guards)

19. Assignment to a call out crew for the Traffic Signal section of the Public Works Engineering Division for traffic signal work performed by employees assigned to that function.
    10%

20. Construction & Maintenance Workers, Water Operations Personnel, Carpenters, and Cement Finishers in the Burbank Water and Power that have been trained and certified in the operation of a backhoe and other heavy equipment, excluding forklift and dump trucks.
    5%

21. Employees in refuse that are assigned to the landfill for training including all solid waste classifications, or any employee who performs work at the Landfill for a pay period or more.
    5%

22. Employees shall receive a differential when performing lead abatement assignments.
    5%

23. All Water Division Personnel who are assigned the responsibility of a troubleshooter or assigned to the power shift shall receive a differential when performing such assignment.
    5%

24. All Storekeepers when assigned full time supervisory responsibility in the absence of any other on site supervisors.
    5%

25. Assignment to Water Division stand-by duty for employees on-call for a twenty-four (24) hour continuous assignment.
    Two (2) Hours Straight Time

26. Assignment to Water Division stand-by duty for employees on-call from the end of a regularly scheduled work shift to the beginning of the next day's regularly scheduled work shift (overnight).
    One (1) Hour Straight Time

27. When an employee in the Water Division who is being paid a differential under (25) and (26) above to work stand-by duty, responds to a call using the computer and is not required to respond to the job site. The four hour minimum paid under Section 5.A of this Article shall not apply to computer responses unless the response results in the employee going to the job site.
    Three (3) hours of straight time for each incident

28. Forensic Specialist and Forensic Specialist Supervisors required to be available and on stand-by duty.
    Ten (10) Hours Straight Time/Week

29. Construction & Maintenance Workers, Construction & Maintenance Leadworkers, Carpenters, and Carpenter Leadworkers in the Public Works Department that are assigned to an emergency Building Maintenance call-out crew shall receive a differential when performing such assignment. (See Exhibit G).
    10%

30. Forestry Leadworkers, Senior Tree Trimmers, and Tree Trimmers in the Parks Recreation & Community Services Department that are assigned to an emergency Forestry call-out crew shall receive a differential when performing such assignment (See Exhibit H).
    10%

31. Any affected employee required to handle, work with, or remove asbestos.
    5% for the hours actually working with or removing asbestos.

32. Utility worker assigned full time to the handling of hazardous material at the Recycling Center.

    10%

33. Employees designated by their department and certified by the State to operate a mobile crane. Management has the right to determine the number of employees who will receive this differential. In Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, employees currently certified and trained will receive this pay at least until the time of their next certification.

    1%

34. In order to maintain a qualified work force and retain employees in hard to fill positions, the City will provide a retention bonus under the following guidelines.
    1. Management will have the option at its discretion to offer a retention bonus to any class represented by BCEA. The selection of the class and the amount of the bonus will be totally at the option of management, but BCEA will be consulted prior to the implementation of a retention bonus.
    2. Management may at its option discontinue the retention bonus for any class, but must first discuss the reasons for the discontinuance with BCEA.

    Up to 5.25%

35. Senior Animal Control Officers and Animal Control Officers required to be available and on stand by duty.

    Three Hours of Straight Time Pay/Week