Agmt14 Servie Employees International Union SEIU MOU 2014-2017

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ARTICLE 15- PAY PRACTICES 15.1 Salary Plan 15.1.1 Effective the first full pay period following February 1,2014, there will be a three percent (3%) cost of living increase for all classifications represented by SEIU. This increase shall apply only to employees in active status with the City as of the date the payment is processed by City payroll. Effective the first full pay period following February 1, 2015, there will be a two and one-half percent(2.5%)cost of living increase for all classifications represented by SEIU. Effective the first full pay period following February 1, 2016, there will be a two and one-half percent(2.5)cost of living increase for all classifications represented by SEIU. 15.1.2 Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest step or rate of pay. Upon approval of the City Manager, such appointments may be made at the second or third step when justified upon consideration of the difficulty of locating qualified personnel and an appointee's experience, education, knowledge of particular duties required, personal fitness for the position, and such other criteria as may be reasonably related to such preferential consideration on the basis of merit. 15.1.3 A worker may be eligible for a salary adjustment to the next highest step above the initial step or rate to which appointment was made upon the satisfactory completion of six (6) consecutive months' employment. An adjustment shall be made only upon the recommendation of the Department Head and upon approval of the City Manager. 15.1.4 Progression of workers from the second step to the third step of the salary plan may be made upon completion of a minimum period of one (1) year at the second step and upon consideration of such worker's performance of duties, experience, education, personal fitness for the position, and other criteria reasonably related to awarding increased compensation on the basis of merit. An adjustment shall be made only upon the recommendation of the Department Head and upon approval of the City Manager. Denial of a salary adjustment shall be made in writing. 15.1.5 Progression of workers from the third step to the fourth step and the fourth step to the fifth step of the salary plan will be based upon the completion of the period of one (1) years' service at the respective lower step. 15.2 Pay Period Workers shall be paid bi-weekly on Fridays. The City will continue a mandatory direct deposit program for all SEIU unit members hired on or after February 1, 2004, with the exception of new hires who do not have a checking account. 15.3 Salary Increase on Promotion Promotional appointments shall be made at the salary step or rate of pay, which results in no less than a five percent (5%) increase in salary, even if that places the promoted worker's new salary between steps, until the worker reaches the maximum pay for that classification. 17