Salary Grade Assignments. During the term of this Agreement, either the City or the Association may request that a specific classification be reassigned to a new salary grade. Any such request must be accompanied by supporting market data and/or internal equity comparisons that demonstrate a specific need for the reassignment of the specific classification. There must be at least a five percent (5%) difference between the supporting data and the classification’s current salary grade. The requesting party shall make an initial recommendation of the proposed new salary grade assignment and notify the other (responding) party of the proposal in writing. If there are objections raised within forty-five (45) working days, the responding party will notify the requesting party of the dispute and give the requesting party the salary grade proposed by the responding party. If there is an objection, the City and the Association shall meet and confer and attempt to resolve the disagreement within fifteen (15) working days. This discussion shall take place prior to the filing of any grievance and shall not, in any way, infringe on any right guaranteed to either party. If disagreement still exists after fifteen (15) working days from the initial notification by the requesting party, the requesting party may then appeal the issue by filing a grievance at the City Manager level. If there is still a disagreement after the City Manager has issued a decision, either party may file a Notice of Arbitration and proceed to binding arbitration.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement