Ord66 1232 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

"~ SECTION 23.71. Step increases within salary ranges established by the City Council, shall be administered as follows: (a) STEP 1. The First Step is the minimum rate and should normally be the hiring rate for the class. In cases where 1t 1s difficult to locate qualif1ed personnel, or if a person of unusual qual~fications is engaged, the City Manager may authorize hiring at the Second or Third step, with the approval of the Personnel Board and the City Council. (b) STEP 2. The Second step is an incentive adjust- ment to encourage an employee to improve his work. Employees should be made eligible for this adjustment any time after the completion of a prescribed probationary period. The adjustment should be made only if recommended by the Department Head, and approved by the City Manager. (Normally, an employee whose work does not justify a raise to the Second Step should be released.) (c) STEP 3. The Third Step represents the middle value of the salary range, and is the rate at which a fully qualified, experienced, and ordinarily conscientious employee should be paid after a reasonable period of service. An employee who has proven himself fully satis- factory in a given classification for a period of one year or longer, after the completion of his probationary period, should be eligible for this step, upon recommenda- tion of the Department Head and approval by the City Manager. (d) STEP 4. The Fourth step of the range is to be awarded only in the case of work which is above the average for the classification. An employee should be granted the step only in the event his services in the given classification have clearly demonstrated that the quality of his work is above average. The step should be granted only after the employee has served a minimum of on~ year at the Third step, and upon convincing demonstra- tion by the Department Head that the employee's work is above average, and upon approval of the City Manager and of the Personnel Board. (e) STEP 5. The Fifth Step is intended as a reward for continued above average performance. An employee should be eligible for consideration for adjustment to this step only after serving a minimum of one year at the Fourth Step, and upon convincing demonstration by his Department Head that his work during that period has continued to be above average, and upon approval of the, City Manager and of the Personnel Board. SECTION 23.72. The Council shall have the exclusive authority to determine the salary step to be paid and the rate of adjustment for the position of City Manager and City Attorney. The city Manager shall have the authority - II -