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Effective July 1, 2005 – Salary Step Plan – Police Officers Appointed On. Or After January 1, 1999 There shall be six (6) salary steps for the classification of Police Sergeant and Police Officer. Eligible employees will be moved to the next step every 12 months. Any reference in this MOU to a different schedule for step increase shall be adjusted accordingly. In a case where a person possesses unusual qualifications, the City Manager may authorize appointment above the first salary step after receiving the recommendation of the department head. The same provisions shall apply to hourly-paid and part-time persons. All step references below are to the salary schedule for the Police Officer classification. Non-Sworn Police Officer Trainees are hired at the rate identified in the single step salary classification for Police Officer Trainee. The first salary step shall be the minimum salary rate and shall be the normal hiring rate for the classification of Police Officer. The second salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the first salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The third salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the second salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The fourth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the third salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The fifth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the fourth salary step and upon the recommendation of the department head. The sixth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of one (1) year of service at the fifth salary step and upon the recommendation of the department head. Regardless of an employee's length of service, salary step advancements in any given class may be made upon recommendation of the department head with the approval of the City Manager, but not above Step 3 for a given range. Salary step increases shall be effective the first day of the pay period following appointment or revision. If the date of appointment or revision is the first day of a pay period, salary step increases shall be as of that date. If a department head recommends to withhold salary increases because an employee has not achieved the level of performance required to the position, the recommendation of notice must be received by the City Manager at least four (4) weeks in advance of the employee’s eligibility date. The affected employee shall be furnished a copy of the department head’s recommendation. Changes in an employee's salary because of promotion, demotion, postponement of salary step increase or special merit increase will set a new salary anniversary date for that employee, which date shall be as stated in the preceding paragraph. Salary range adjustments for the classification will not set a new salary anniversary date for employees serving in that classification.

Effective July 1, 2005 – Salary Step Plan – Police Officers Appointed On. Or After January 1, 1999 There were nine (9) salary steps for the classification of Police Officer, however, salary steps 1, 2, and 3 for Police Officers were eliminated effective July 1, 2012. There shall be six (6) salary steps for the classification of Police Sergeant and Police OfficerSergeant. Eligible employees will be moved to the next step every 12 months. Any reference in this MOU to a different schedule for step increase shall be adjusted accordingly. In a case where a person possesses unusual qualifications, the City Manager may authorize appointment above the first salary step after receiving the recommendation of the department head. The same provisions shall apply to hourly-paid and part-time persons. All step references below are to the salary schedule for the Police Officer classification. Non-Sworn Police Officer Trainees are hired at the rate identified in the single step salary classification for Police Officer Trainee. The first salary step shall be the minimum salary rate and shall be the normal hiring rate for the classification of Police Officer. The second salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the first salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The third salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the second salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The fourth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the third salary step and upon the written recommendation of the department head. The fifth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of twelve (12) months service at the fourth salary step and upon the recommendation of the department head. The sixth salary step shall be paid upon the employee’s satisfactory completion of one (1) year of service at the fifth salary step and upon the recommendation of the department head. Regardless of an employee's length of service, salary step advancements in any given class may be made upon recommendation of the department head with the approval of the City Manager, but not above Step 3 for a given range. Salary step increases shall be effective the first day of the pay period following appointment or revision. If the date of appointment or revision is the first day of a pay period, salary step increases shall be as of that date. If a department head recommends to withhold salary increases because an employee has not achieved the level of performance required to the position, the recommendation of notice must be received by the City Manager at least four (4) weeks in advance of the employee’s eligibility date. The affected employee shall be furnished a copy of the department head’s recommendation. Changes in an employee's salary because of promotion, demotion, postponement of salary step increase or special merit increase will set a new salary anniversary date for that employee, which date shall be as stated in the preceding paragraph. Salary range adjustments for the classification will not set a new salary anniversary date for employees serving in that classification.