1. Employees assigned to the following assignments shall be paid the hourly equivalent rate of one step (5.74%) in the salary range in addition to all other compensation. After the completion of two (2) years of consecutive service in the following applicable assignments, such employees shall receive an additional 5.74% step, for a maximum total of two (2) steps in addition to all other compensation.

    The maximum specialty assignment pay an employee can receive at any one time is two (2)   steps.

    ASSIGNMENTS STEP 1 STEP 2
    All Detective Assignments* X X
    Internal Affairs Sergeant X X
    Training Unit Sergeant X X
    Range Sergeant X X
    County-wide Security X X
    Civil Enforcement Unit X X
    Administrative Classification Sergeant X X
    Emergency Services Bureau Sergeant X
    Bomb Unit X X
    Administrative Sergeant X
    K-9 Sergeant X

    *Detective Assignments are defined as Sheriff’s Sergeant assigned to the Investigations Bureau (Redwood City and Airport), Gang Intelligence Unit, Narcotics Task Force, Vehicle Theft Task Force, Crime Suppression Unit, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

    1. Sergeants assigned to Training Officer work as an FTO or JTO Sergeant shall be paid at the hourly equivalent rate of one step in addition to all other compensation. The maximum number of employees receiving this pay is four (4) Sergeants assigned to FTO and four (4) Sergeants assigned to JTO. Such compensation shall be paid only while their subordinate staff are assigned a trainee as a Jail Training Officer (JTO) or Field Training Officer (FTO).
    1. Incumbents in other assignments deemed appropriate by the Sheriff shall be paid at the hourly equivalent rate of one step in addition to all other compensation. The step increases granted under this section will be effective for no more than one year and all will expire on December 31st of each calendar year. The Sheriff will review all step increases granted under this section each December to determine if the step increase will be renewed for the following year. Step increases may be granted and removed anytime during the calendar year whenever there is a change in work assignment or assigned duties.  All step increases will be granted or renewed only upon written authorization, signed by the Sheriff, and submitted to the payroll supervisor via the Professional Standards Bureau Lieutenant. Sergeants receiving the step increase granted under this section will be notified of the Sheriff’s decision to grant, renew, or discontinue the step increase by the Professional Standards Bureau Lieutenant.

    Should the Sheriff determine that the additional compensation for these other assignments is no longer warranted, the Sheriff’s Office shall give advance notice to the Organization. If a step increase granted under this Section 3 of Exhibit A is removed, an employee may appeal the decision in accordance with Section 30 of the MOU (Involuntary Transfers for the Alleged Purpose of Punishment).

2017-06-19