Common use of Reduction in Pay or Rank Clause in Contracts

Reduction in Pay or Rank. When a member is demoted for disciplinary reasons, the member shall be paid at the top step in the lower rank. When a member in the rank of Police Officer is reduced in pay for disciplinary reasons, the member shall be paid at the next lower step in the rank, and the reduction in pay shall continue only for that time period necessary for the member to complete the member's step advancement to the step the member previously held.