Agmt19 MOU Service Employes International Union Local 521

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Effective the first full pay period starting on or after February 1, 2021, there will be a two and one- half percent (2.5%) salary increase for all classifications represented by SEIU. In addition, effective the first full pay period starting on or after February 1, 2021, if the City's Sales Tax revenue for fiscal year 2019-20 meets or exceeds $24.5 million, employees represented by the Union shall receive an additional one percent (1%) salary increase, for a total February 2021 salary increase of three and one-half percent (3.5%). 15.1.2 Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest step or rate of pay within the applicable salary scale. Upon approval or 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 An employee 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 employees 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 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 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 employees 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. Term employees shall progress from the third step to the fourth step and the fourth step to the fifth step of the salary plan on the same schedule as regular employees; however, the Department Head may deny a step increase due to unsatisfactory performance or lack of available program funding. Denial of a step increase, and the reasons therefore, shall be sent to the employee in writing. 15.2 Pay Period Employees shall be paid bi-weekly on Fridays. The City will continue a mandatory direct deposit program forall 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 employee's new salary between steps, until the employee reaches the maximum pay for that classification. Regardless of the rate of pay when a promotional appointment is made, the employee shall be eligible for a salary increase of five percent (5%) six months following the promotional appointment. 20