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ARTICLE 16 <br /> PAY <br /> 16.1 Pay Period <br /> Management unit employees shall be paid bi-weekly on Fridays. <br /> All RCMEA members are required to participate in a mandatory direct deposit program. <br /> 16.2 Salary Increases <br /> 16.2.1 Effective the first full pay period on or after bargaining unit ratification and Council adoption of this <br /> agreement, there will be a three percent(3%) cost of living salary increase for all classifications <br /> represented by RCMEA. Effective the first full pay period on or after October 1, 2014, there will <br /> be a two and one-half percent (2.5%) cost of living salary increase for all classifications <br /> represented by RCMEA. Effective the first full pay period on or after October 1, 2015, there will <br /> be a two and one-half(2.5%)salary increase for all classifications represented by RCMEA. <br /> 16.2.2 Internal Alignment — All RCMEA classifications shall maintain a minimum differential of +10% <br /> above the top step of subordinate classifications. <br /> The following classifications shall be internally aligned and shall maintain their minimum top step <br /> differentials to subordinate and/or benchmark classifications as indicated throughout the term of <br /> the agreement. <br /> ♦Public Works Supervisors—15%above highest paid subordinate <br /> ♦CDGB/Home Administrator—set same as Redevelopment Project Manager <br /> ♦Senior Transportation Coordinator—set same as Senior Civil Engineer <br /> 16.2.3 Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest rate of pay. Upon approval of the City <br /> Manager, such appointments may be made above the bottom of the range when justified upon <br /> consideration of the difficulty of locating qualified personnel and an appointee's experience, <br /> education, knowledge of particular duties required and such other criteria as may be reasonably <br /> related to such preferential consideration on the basis of merit. <br /> 16.3 Meritorious Achievement Adjustment <br /> 16.3.1 When an individual's performance is judged to exceed a satisfactory level, a merit increase may <br /> be given in addition to the cost-of-living adjustment. Such an increase may be between four and <br /> seven percent (4% and 7%). This increase is based on the City's evaluation of the degree to <br /> which the employee met his or her objectives. In making this determination, the relative merit of <br /> an individual employee among other management unit employees shall be considered. The <br /> meritorious achievement awards scale will be: <br /> Unsatisfactory No increase <br /> Satisfactory 4% <br /> Exceeds Standards 5%-6% <br /> Outstanding 7% <br /> 12 <br />