§ 52-15. Salary administration.

A. 

Salary schedule. The titles encompassed by this salary schedule are listed in Appendix A of this article, while the salary schedule itself comprises Appendix B.

B. 

New appointees. The City Manager may authorize the recruitment and appointment of a new employee at or above the minimum of the salary scale of the position dependent on the relevant qualifications of the appointee and market factors.

C. 

Performance evaluation and salary adjustments. The City Manager shall promulgate rules for the evaluation of staff performance, the administration of the pay plan, the effective date of salary adjustments and such other related areas as necessary. Advancement from minimum toward maximum is based on the performance of each employee, which shall be reviewed by the department head and City Manager or, in the case of a department head, by the City Manager for the purpose of determining which employees shall be recommended for advancement toward the maximum of their grades.

D. 

Promotion. When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher pay grade, his salary shall be increased in the discretion of the City Manager to an amount no higher than the maximum salary for such higher grade.

[Amended 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 105-1997; 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 191-2010]

E. 

Reallocation to a higher grade. When a position class is reallocated to a higher pay grade, all incumbents of positions in that class shall have their salaries increased by 4% of the minimum salary for the higher grade or to the minimum salary for the higher grade, whichever is higher.

[Amended 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 105-1997]

F. 

Reassignment. There shall be no change in the salary rate of an employee reassigned to a new position unless his salary is below the approved minimum of the new position. If an employee is reassigned to a position allocated to a higher salary grade than the class from which he was reassigned, such change shall be deemed a promotion. If an employee is reassigned to a position in a class, the salary range of which has a maximum that is lower than the minimum of the class from which the employee was reassigned, such change shall be deemed a demotion.

G. 

Demotion. When an employee is demoted to a lower position, the employee shall be permitted to continue at his present rate of pay during the period of incumbency, except in event of general service-wide reductions, but shall not be entitled to any further salary increases which continuing in employment in the lower class of position unless future increases in salary for the lower class are in excess of the salary of the demoted or reassigned employee.

H. 

Reinstatement. A reinstated employee shall be paid a salary within the approved salary scale for the position to which he is reinstated which is equivalent to the salary he received at the time he vacated his position.

I. 

Part-time employment. All rates prescribed in the scales of pay are standard rates of pay authorized for full-time employment. When employment is on a part-time basis, only the proportionate part of the rate for the time actually employed shall be paid.

Amended 5-20-1997 by L.L. No. 105-1997