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24.4 Effective January 1"t,2025, the Employer shall pay lQOo/o of the cost of the Washington Teamsters <br />Retiree Health Care XL Plus Plan per employee per month. <br />ARTICLE 25 - SALARY CLASSIFICATIONS - WAGE RATES - OTHER PROVISIONS <br />25.1 Effective January 1, 2025 the wage scale in Appendix A shall be increased as follows: <br />25.3 <br />25.4 <br />25.5 <br />25.6 <br />25.7 <br />25.8 <br />2025 <br />2026 <br />2027 <br />10o/o <br />45% <br />45% <br />Salary classifications and wage rates are contained in Appendix "A" attached hereto and <br />incorporated by this reference. <br />Any employee designated as a Field Training Officer, as assigned by the Sheriff, shall receive a <br />premium of one (1) additional straight time hour of pay for each day in which they have a student <br />officer assigned. <br />The parties agree, pursuant to Federal Regulation 29CFR785.23, that certain dog care work is <br />performed at home or off duty by the officer in charge of the County's canine. The parties agree that <br />accounting for this time worked is difficult due to the nature of the work. The parties agree that the <br />canine officer in charge of the County's canine shall receive dog allowance pay in the amount of <br />$250.00 per month. The parties mutually agree this is reasonable compensation for the work <br />performed. <br />FitnesslncentiveProgram: EffectiveJanuary l,2O2S,afitnessincentiveof $110.00permonthwill <br />be available to those individuals who successfully pass the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office Physical <br />Ability Test (PAT). Testing will be every six (6) months (in April and October) with pay to begin or <br />end May 1 and November 1. <br />A. Waiver: A Line Deputy suffering a work-related injury/impairment shall continue to receive <br />incentive pay during the medically restricted period; said pay will continue upon returning to <br />work, not to exceed four months after full release, or by mutual agreement. To be eligible, a <br />Line Deputy must have been receiving incentive at the time of the injury/impairment. <br />Bilingual Pay: Employees who demonstrate verifiable levels of fluency in Spanish shall be eligible <br />for Bilingual Pay. An objective, third-party testing service will be used to establish an acceptable <br />level of fluency. Employees must arrange with the Human Resources Department to be tested. <br />Bilingual pay will not be applied automatically or retroactively. Bilingual pay will become effective on <br />the first day of the pay period following receipt of the test results. <br />A. Employees who test at the level of "intermediate High" to "Advanced Low" on the ACTFL <br />scale, or a "Level 1+" to "Level 2" on the IRL scale will be considered conversationally fluent <br />and will receive an additional l.So/o of their base pay. <br />B. Employees who test at the level of "Advanced Mid" or above on the ACTFL scale, or a "Level <br />2+" or above on the IRL scale will be considered credibly fluent and will receive an additional <br />3% of their base pay. <br />lnstructor Pay: Line Deputies assigned by the Sheriff as Certified Firearms lnstructors, Certified <br />Defensive Tactics lnstructors, Patrol Tactics lnstructor and as a Reserve Coordinator shall receive <br />tt