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A unit member who is temporarily required to serve in a regular authorized position in a higher classification shall be compensated at a higher rate of pay in accordance with the following:
To be eligible for the additional compensation, the unit member must first accumulate ten (10) regular working shifts of assignment in the higher class within any twenty-four (24) month period; satisfactory performance during a previous appointment to the higher class will be credited to the qualifying period. The days of out-of-class assignment need not necessarily be consecutive. Once this qualification is satisfied, no additional re-qualification will be required. The unit member must be specifically designated in writing to perform out-of-class duties.
Temporary assignments out-of-class shall be recorded only in full shift units. A unit employee working out-of-class for six (6) hours or more in a given shift shall be credited with working out-of-class for the entire shift. No out-of-class credit shall be given for out-of-class work of less than six (6) hours in any given shift.
To qualify for out-of-class pay, a unit member must be assuming substantially the full range of duties and responsibilities of the higher level position. Out-of-class pay is not authorized, for example, if the organization of a work unit is such that each unit member carries on his normal duties during the temporary absence of a supervisor, without a need for the direction which the supervisor would provide on a longer term basis
Time worked in a higher class shall not earn credits toward the completion of probationary requirements in the higher class.
When authorized, time worked out-of-class may earn experience requirements in lieu of existing experience requirements for promotion to those classifications where such out-of-class work was performed in a certified position.
A unit member who has qualified under these provisions shall be compensated at the minimum rate established for the higher class for each completed work shift served in the higher class. In the event of overlapping salary ranges, a one-step differential shall be paid for out-of-class assignments. The higher rate of pay shall be used in computing overtime when authorized overtime is served in out-of-class work assignments; the overtime rate shall be the rate established by the overtime regulations that apply to the higher rank.
The City shall not make out-of-class assignments pursuant to this Article in an arbitrary and capricious manner.