Promotional Increase When an employee is promoted, the employee shall move to the new salary pay grade and shall be placed at a new salary step which provides a salary increase in an amount closest to, but not less than, a two (2) step increase in their pre-promotion pay grade. The date of this increase shall then become the employee's payroll anniversary date.
Longevity Increments 11.6.1 Each regular classified employee shall receive a two-range increase (5%) upon completion of five (5) years of satisfactory and continuous service. This increase will become effective at the beginning of the sixth year.
Annual Increments 7.5.1 Subject to 7.5.3 all probationary, permanent, part-time and casual employees shall receive within grade step increments effective on their established increment dates, provided that the employee has reported for work a minimum of two hundred (200) days since his/her last increment adjustment.
Step Increases No increase in salary shall be automatic merely upon completion of a specified period of service. All increases shall be based on merit as established by the record of the employee's performance and shall require recommendation of the Department Head. If the City Manager at any time determines that it is in the City's interest, he may assign an employee to a higher rate within the salary range fixed for the classification. The City Manager shall regulate the accelerated advancement through the salary range steps. Subject to the provisions of this Section 12.3, an employee shall receive increases in salary according to the following plan:
