SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. New employees shall be hired at the "A" step of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs through the "E" step with the approval of the Fire Chief or designee. Except for promotions, all step advancements shall be based upon one (1) step increments in the base salary range. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made on the first of each pay period. Approval for advancement shall be based on satisfactory work performance and completion of required length of service in the classification and upon the appointing authority recommendation. Advancement to the next step shall be contingent upon the completion of twenty-six (26) pay periods of satisfactory work performance in the hired or current step. The time required for step advancement shall be extended by any time spent on leave without pay, which exceeds forty (40) hours in any pay period. The Fire Chief or designee may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to maintain salary equity within the system, to correct any payroll error or omission including any such action which may have arisen in the prior fiscal year, or to correct any salary inequity.
SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. ALL UNITS
SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. A. Salary Rates and Ranges: The salary range for each of position shown in Exhibit 1 shall increase by two percent (2.0%) effective the October 29, 2019, as provided in Exhibit 4. The salary range for each of those positions shall increase by two percent (2.0%) effective June 23, 2020, as provided in Exhibit 5. The salary range for each of those position shall increase by two percent (2.0%) effective June 22, 2021 as provided in Exhibit 6. The salary range for each of those position shall increase by two percent (2.0%) effective June 21, 2022 as provided in Exhibit 7.
B. Labor Market Adjustments: In addition to the salary increases described in subsection (A) of this Article, the salary range for each of the benchmark classes listed in Exhibit 8, along with any related classes, shall increase in accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit 8. In accordance with California Government Code Section 3500 et al., classification titles and ranges may be amended from time to time by Resolution adopted by the City Council.
C. For purposes of this Memorandum, base salary range shall mean the salary range assigned to a specific classification as provided in Exhibits 1 through 3. Base salary rate shall mean the hourly rate of pay established pursuant to the Step placement within the base salary range as provided in this Memorandum. Paid time shall be based upon the base salary rate with the computation rounded to the nearest cent.
D. Each salary range shall consist of five (5) Steps, A through E. Progression through the steps shall be based upon both length of service and job performance.
(1) Step A will normally be paid upon initial employment.
a. The initial salary may be set at a higher Step only upon approval of the Department Director and City Manager. In cases of exceptional performance, employees hired at higher than Step A may be considered for their first Step increase after thirteen (13) pay periods.
(2) Step B shall be paid upon completion of thirteen (13) pay periods with an overall "meets" performance evaluation. Employees in Step B shall be paid at Step C upon completion of twenty-six (26) pay periods in Step B with an overall “meets” performance evaluation.
(3) Step D through Step E shall be paid upon completion of twenty-six (26) pay periods with an overall "meets” performance evaluation at each Step.
(4) Accelerated Step increases within the established salary range may be granted in addition to those above, upon approval of the City Manager.
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SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. New employees shall be hired at step 1 of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs through step 5 with the approval of the Appointing Authority and through step 11 with the approval of the Human Resources Director or designee. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made at the beginning of the pay period following the pay period in which the employee completes the required number of service hours. Approval for advancement shall be based upon completion of required service hours in the classification, satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. An employee whose step advancement is denied shall not be eligible for reconsideration for step advancement except as provided in the Article, “Merit Advancements.”
SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. New employees shall be hired at the 1 step of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs through the step 11 with the approval of the Fire Chief and the Human Resources Division Manager. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made at the beginning of the pay period in which the employee completes the required number of service hours. However, when an employee reaches the required number of service hours with 80 hours of service in each pay period, the step advance will be made at the beginning of the next pay period. Approval for advancement shall be based upon completion of required service hours in the classification. An employee whose step advancement is denied shall not be eligible for reconsideration for step advancement except as provided in the Article “Merit Advancements”. Completed service hours shall be defined as regularly scheduled hours in a paid status, up to 80 hours per pay period. Overtime hours, disability payments, Medical Emergency Leave, and time without pay shall not count toward step advancements. Step advancements within a base salary range shall be based upon two (2) step increments. The employee shall be eligible for the first step advancement after completion of 1040 hours and subsequent step advancements after completion of 2080 hours. Examples: Hire step 1 4 After 1040 hours* 3 6 After additional 2080 hours* 5 8 After additional 2080 hours* 7 10 After additional 2080 hours* 9 11 After additional 2080 hours* 11 N/A *Assumes satisfactory work performance and appointing authority recommendation. The Fire Chief, Human Resources Division Manager, County Fire or designee may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to maintain salary equity within the system, to prevent undue hardship or unfairness due to the application of any rule or policy, or to correct any salary inequity. The Fire Chief, Human Resources Division Manager, County Fire or designee may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to correct any payroll error or omission, including any such action which may have arisen in any prior fiscal year.
SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS. New employees shall be hired at the “A” step of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Variable entrance steps may be established, if justified by recruitment needs, including lateral entries, with the approval of the Fire Chief or designee. Except for promotions, all step advancements shall be based upon one (1) step increment in the base salary range. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made on the first of each pay period. Approval for advancement shall be based upon satisfactory work performance and completion of required length of service in the classification and upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief or designee. Advancement to the “B” (or next) step shall be contingent upon the completion of twenty-six (26) pay periods of satisfactory work performance on the “A” (or hire)
SALARY RATES AND STEP ADVANCEMENTS.
Section 1. Base Salary Ranges and Rates
A. Probation Law Enforcement Management The base wages for XXXX represented Probation classifications will be increased by 18.75% during the term of the MOU as follows: Cost of Living Adjustments 2014: 2% effective the first full pay period following Association ratification and Board of Supervisors adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding. 2015: 2% effective the pay period including July 1, 2015. Equity Adjustments 2014: 10% effective the first full pay period following Association ratification and Board of Supervisors adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding. 2015: 1% effective the pay period including July 1, 2015. CalPERS Liability Transfer 2014: The employee shall pay the full 9% employee CalPERS contribution effective first full pay period following Association ratification and Board of Supervisors adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding. As an offset, the employee shall receive an additional 3.75% base wage increase.
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