1968-427
RESOLUTION NO.
68R-4?7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEDi
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 63R-9l0, AND AMENDING PERSONNEL
RULE #4 APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM that
Personnel Rule #4 Appropriate Salary Step be, and the same is hereby,
amended to provide as follows:
"RULE 4. APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP
Section 4.0 The pay plan for the City of Anaheim shall be as provided in
the Salary Resolution.
Section 4.1 Regular, full-time employees shall be eligible for consideration
for merit pay increases as follows:
4.11 To the "B" step of the salary schedule after completion of
six months of service in the "A" step.
4.12 To the "c" step after completion of six months of service in
the "B" step.
4.13 To the "D" step after completion of one year of service in
the "c" step, except as provided in Section 4.17.
4.14 To the "E" step after completion of one year of service in
the "D" step, except as provided in Section 4.17.
4.15 In such cases as may occur wherein an employee shall demonstrate
exceptional ability and proficiency in performance of his assigned
duties, said employee may be given a special merit advancement
to the next higher step without regard to the minimum length of
service provisions contained in this resolution upon the recom-
mendation of his department head and the Personnel Director and
approval of the City Manager.
4.16 For purposes of Rule 4 of this resolution, "six months" shall be
construed to mean thirteen complete biweekly pay periods; and
"one year" shall be construed to mean twenty-six complete bi-
weekly pay periods.
4.17 Certain job classes in the classified service, upon recommenda-
tion of the Personnel Director and approval of the City Council,
shall be designated in the Resolution establishing rates for
job classes by an "s" before schedule numbers. Employees in
these classes shall be eligible for consideration for merit pay
increases to the "D" step after completion of six months of
service in the "c" step. They shall be eligible for considera-
tion for merit pay increases to the "E" step after completion
of six months of service in the "D" step.
Section 4.2 Merit pay increases may be granted only for continued meritorious
and efficient service and continued improvement by the employee in the effective
performance of the duties of his position. Such merit advancement or denial of
merit advancement shall require the specific recommendation of the employee's
immediate supervisor, division head, and department head, the certification of
the Personnel Director, and the approval of the City Manager.
4.21 Merit pay increases for the City Manager and City Attorney shall
require approval of the City Council.
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4.22 The effective date of merit pay increases shall be the
first day of the pay period following final approval as
provided in Section 4.2 and completion of the minimum
required service in the next lower step as provided in
Section 4.1.
4.23 When an employee is denied a merit pay increase, he may be
reconsidered for such advancement at any subsequent time.
Such reconsideration shall follow the same procedures as pro-
vided above.
Section 4.3 An employee who is being paid on a salary step higher than the
'~" step may be reduced by one or more steps on the basis of unsatisfactory
work performance or conduct. Such action shall require the specific recom-
mendation of the employee's department head and the Personnel Director and
the approval of the City Manager.
4.31 The employee shall be notified by his department head not later
than two calendar weeks prior to the effective date of the
action. The notice shall contain a statement of the substantial
reasons for the action, and shall inform the employee that he
may file a reply with the department head and the Personnel
Director no later than one calendar week prior to the effective
date of the action. Such reply shall be reviewed by the City
Manager for final action.
Section 4.4 Newly hired employees shall be compensated at the "A" step of
the salary schedule of the job class for which he was hired. When economic
conditions, unusual employment conditions, or exceptional qualifications of
a candidate for employment indicate that a higher hiring rate would be in
the City's best interests, the City Manager may authorize hiring at a higher
step in the salary schedule, upon request of the Personnel Director. The
provisions of this section shall also apply to re-employed and reinstated
employees.
Section 4.5 An incumbent employee reclassified with his position to a lower
job class shall retain his rate of pay and his anniversary date for purposes
of merit pay increases, or shall be placed in the step of the lower salary
schedule closest to his rate of pay. If the "E" step of the salary schedule
of the lower job class is lower than the incumbent's rate of pay, that rate
of pay shall be identified as the "Y" step of the lower salary schedule. An
employee compensated at a "y" step because of a downward reclassification
shall remain in the "Y" step until such time as his job class is assigned to
a salary schedule in which the "E" step is equivalent to or higher than the
fly" step, at which time the employee shall be placed in the "E" step.
An incumbent employee reclassified with his position to an equivalent job
class shall retain his rate of pay and his anniversary date for purposes of
merit pay increases.
Section 4.6 An employee who is promoted or reclassified with his position
to a higher job class shall be placed in the step of the higher salary schedule
that will provide a pay increase of not less than 5% or more than 7.5%, except
when the "E" step of the higher salary schedule provides a pay increase of
2.5%, or when the "A" step in the higher salary schedule is more than 7.5%
higher than the employee's current rate of pay. The employee shall be given
a new anniversary date for purposes of merit pay increases in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.1.
Section 4.7 An employee who is demoted shall be placed in the step of the
lower salary schedule that will provide a reduction in pay of not less than
5%. The employee shall be given a new anniversary date for purposes of merit
pay increases in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.
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Section 4.8 An employee in a job class which is assigned to a different
salary schedule as a result of a pay adjustment shall retain his same salary
step status in the newly authorized salary schedule and shall retain the
same anniversary date for purposes of merit pay increases.
Section 4.9 When more than one personnel action involving changes in an
employee's salary step status become effective on the same day, all such
changes shall be in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sections
of this RULE, and shall take place in the following order of precedence:
(1) merit pay advancement or reduction in salary step; (2) adjustment to
same salary step in newly authorized salary schedule; (3) promotion, demotion,
or reclassification."
THE EFFECTIVE DATE of this Resolution shall be July 5, 1968.
day of
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me this
July , 1968.
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CITY OF ANAHEIM )
CITY CLERK
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 68R-427 was introduced and adopted
at a regular meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the 16th day of July~ 1968~ by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Dutton, Krein~ Schutte, Clark and Pebley
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the Ci ty of Anaheim
approved and signed said Resolution No. 68R-427 on the 16th day of July~ 1968.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF~ I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Anaheim this 16th day of July~ 1968.
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