Common use of Ability to Pay Clause in Contracts

Ability to Pay. The benefits negotiated for the contract for the FY 2022-2026, will be available from the DISTRICT’S forty percent (40%). These benefits described for this contract are contingent upon new monies being available in any given Fiscal Year. 9.2.1. Engineer and Captain ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) per pay period. Engineer and Captain ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive an additional eighty cents ($0.80) per hour when assigned as the primary Paramedic and will be considered the lead position over the other employees in emergency medical arena. Beginning October 1, 2024, Engineer and Captain ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive an additional five dollars ($5.00) per hour when assigned as the primary Paramedic and will be considered the lead position over the other employees in emergency medical arena 9.3.1. The Fallbrook Firefighters’ ASSOCIATION and the North County Fire Protection DISTRICT agree that changes to the Policies 910.04 Acting Engineer, 910.05 Acting Captain and 910.06 Acting Chief Officer are necessary to ensure that actors maintain a high level of skill in those positions. Therefore, the DISTRICT in conjunction with regular promotional testing, will conduct a skill evaluation examination as outlined in eligibility maintenance in the listed policies. 9.3.2. To be eligible for the wage scale step(s) designated as, “Certified,” an EMPLOYEE shall provide documentation verifying completion of all requirements as specified in Article 21, Section 8 for the desired classification. 9.3.3. To be eligible for the wage scale step(s) designated as, “Acting,” an EMPLOYEE shall pass the promotional examination or pass an interim examination administered by the DISTRICT for the desired classification. 9.3.4. An EMPLOYEE who successfully passes an interim examination shall take and pass the next promotional examination or lose their Acting status.