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6.1. C. - Page 16 <br /> ARTICLE 14 <br /> PAY <br /> 14.1 Pay Period <br /> COA unit employees shall be paid bi-weekly on Fridays. <br /> There is a mandatory direct deposit program for all COA unit members. <br /> 14.2 Salary Increases <br /> 14.2.1 <br /> Effective with the first full pay period on or after October 1, 2011, salaries for all COA unit <br /> members shall be increased by three percent (3%). <br /> Effective with the first full pay period on or after October 1, 2012, salaries for all COA unit <br /> members shall be increased by three percent (3%). <br /> 14.2.2 External labor market comparison, paid for by the Association, shall be conducted for all <br /> classifications in the association. There will be no adjustments based on labor market studies for <br /> the term of this agreement. <br /> Labor market salary figures shall be established by comparing the following factors: Base top <br /> step salary and/or control point used in other agencies and employee PERS contribution paid by <br /> the employer. The City's comparable labor market shall include the following agencies: <br /> City of Alameda City of Berkeley <br /> City of Hayward City of Mountain View <br /> City of Palo Alto City of San Leandro <br /> City of San Mateo City of South San Francisco <br /> City of Sunnyvale <br /> 14.2.3 Internal Alignment — All COA classifications shall maintain a minimum differential of +10% above <br /> 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 /> ♦ Battalion Chief — 20% above Fire Captain <br /> 14.2.4 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 requires and such other criteria as may be reasonably <br /> related to such preferential consideration on the basis of inerit. <br /> �� <br />