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�.'S. ��' � ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE III, SECTION 23.31 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO PERSONNELSYSTEMS The City Council of Redwood City does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Chapter 23 (Personnel Systems), Article III (Salary and Wage Plan), Section 23.31 (Increases within Established Salary Range) of the Redwood City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 23.31 Increases within Established Salary Range. Increases within salary ranges established by the City Council shall be administered as follows: A. Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest step or rate of pay. The City Manager shall have the authority to appoint candidates at any step (for salary ranges expressed in steps) or at any rate between the minimum or maximum of a salary range (for salary ranges not expressed in steps) when justified upon consideration of 1) the difficulty of locating qualified personnel, or 2) an appointee's experience, education, knowledge of the 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 inerit. B. An employee may be eligible for a salary adjustment to the next higher step (for salary ranges expressed in steps) or rate (for salary ranges not expressed in steps) above the initial step or rate to which appointment was made upon the satisfactory completion of six (6) consecutive months employment. Such an adjustment shall be made only upon the recommendation of the department head for such employee, and upon the approval of the City Manager. Employment of a person not recommended for such adjustment should normally be terminated. The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to affect the length of any prescribed probationary period. C. All salary adjustments above the adjustment made after six (6) consecutive months employment in accordance with the provisions of subsection B, above shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. An employee may be eligible for such salary adjustments to the next higher step (for salary ranges expressed in steps) or rate (for salary ranges not expressed in steps) above the step or rate from which advancement is proposed, upon completion of a minimum period of one year at such lower step or rate, and upon consideration of such employee's performance of duties, experience, education, personal fitness for the position, and other criteria reasonably related to awarding increased compensation on the basis of inerit. Such adjustments shall be made only upon the recommendation of the department head for such employee, and upon approval of the City Manager. Atty/Ord/Ord.251 120905 1 __ _ .. _... _ __ _ .