RECLASSIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE. The reclassification of any position shall normally be made effective on the first day of the payroll period after receipt of a properly completed job evaluation questionnaire by the appropriate Human Resources Department, or in cases where the form has been delayed in coming to the appropriate Human Resources Department, on the first day of the payroll period following the sixteenth work day after submission of the completed form by the employee to the supervisor. Reclassifications resulting in a demotion and a reduction in salary will be made effective on the first day of the payroll period following notification of the decision by the appropriate Human Resources Department to both the employee and the Union. Departments must comply with the appropriate Human Resources Manager's decision, or the decision of an appeal, within twenty (20) work days after receipt of the written notice of the decision.
