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of effecting changes in the directives or decisions of management of the City, not to effect a change of personnel or operations of management or of employees not covered by this MOU. SECTION 7. PAY 7.1 Salary Increases 7.1.1 Effective September 1, 1997, thc monthly salary range shall be increased 5.69% for each classification and shall be as follows: 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.1.4 7~1.5 7.1.6 Police Off. Trainee $3854 4046 4249 Police Officer $3854 4046 4249 4461 4684 Effective with the first pay period beginning on or after September 1, 1997, and September 1, 1998, salaries shall be calculated by comparing the total compensation rates of Police Officers in Redwood City to the average total compensation of Police Officers in the following listed cities: Daly City, Hayward, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Bruno, San Leandro, South San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and Union City. The comparative calculation shall include top step base salary, employee PERS payments, educational incentives, uniform allowance, and health and welfare contributions. The total compensation comparison shall be effective September 1, 1997, and annually thereafter on September 1, during the term of the MOU. In the event one or more of the above listed comparative cities is in labor negotiations due to the expiration of their labor MOU and does not have salary data available as of September 1, 1997, or September 1, 1998, the total compensation factor for those cities shall be equal to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the San Francisco/San Jose area for the preceding fiscal year. This factor shall be no less than 4% nor greater than 7% should the C.P.I. fall below or exceed these percentages. Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest step or rate of pay. Upon approval of the Council, such appointments may be made at the second or third step, justified by 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.