COMPENSATION AND WAGES. 1. Effective July 1, 2020, employees shall be placed on a Merit Track (Exhibit B) in accordance with their classification grade (Exhibit A) and the agreed to worksheet. If the July 1, 2020 Merit Track placement results in the employee receiving 4% or higher, the employee will not be eligible for a merit track advancement in the first year of this agreement. If the July 1, 2020 Merit Track placement results in the employee receiving 1% or lower, employee will be placed on the next higher step. 2. Thereafter, employees will be eligible for a Merit Track advancement effective the first full pay period including their anniversary date of hire, based upon the results of a performance evaluation process that shall include, but not be limited to, a written evaluation (Exhibit C) performed by the employee’s supervisor, the personnel file and such other information to determine in his/her discretion is relevant before making a recommendation to the City Manager for Merit Track advancement. The Merit Advancement Worksheet (Exhibit C) will have a total of one hundred available points. Employees that do not receive a score of 70 or better shall not be recommended for Merit Track advancement. Merit Track advancement will not be diminished because of financial considerations of the Department or the City. 3. The merit tracks attached hereto will be adjusted as follows: A. Effective July 1, 2021: 2.0% B. Effective July 1, 2022: 2.0% 4. Any employee that is denied Merit Track advancement, may request a re- evaluation anytime between 90 and 120 days after the anniversary date. If the City Manager, after consulting with the department head, agrees that a significant improvement has been made since the original evaluation was completed, the City Manager will have the final discretion to make a final decision on whether a Merit Track advancement shall be awarded. Any such adjustment will be effective on the date of the City Manager’s decision and shall not be retroactive.
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