72R-470
RESOLUTION NO. 72R- 470
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 71R-105,
PERSONNEL RULE NO. 4 - APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
that Personnel Rule No. 4 - APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP, is hereby
amended to read 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 com-
pletion 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 "0" step after completion of one year of
service in the "c" step, except as provided in
Section 4.17.
4.14 To the liE" step after completion of one year of
service in the "0" 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 recommendation of his department head
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 con-
strued to mean twenty-six complete biweekly pay
periods.
4.17 certain job classes in the classified service, upon
recommendation 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 "0" step after completion
of six months of service in the "c" step. They shall
be eligible for consideration for merit pay increases
to the "E" step after completion of six months of
service in the "0" step.
Section 4.2 Merit pay increases shall be granted upon approval
of the employee's department head for continued meritorious
and efficient service and continued improvement by the employee
in the effective performance of the duties of his position.
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4.21 Merit pay increases for department heads shall
require approval of the City Manager.
4.22 Merit pay increases for the City Manager and City
Attorney shall require approval of the City Council.
4.23 The effective date of the merit pay increases shall
be the first day of the pay period following 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.
Section 4.3 An employee who is being paid on a salary step
higher than the "A" step may be reduced by one or more steps
on the basis of unsatisfactory work performance or conduct.
Such action shall require the specific recommendation 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.
4.32 The employee may be returned to his former salary
step at such time as deemed appropriate by his
department head.
Section 4.4
sated at the
for which he
Newly hired employees
"A" step of the salary
was hired.
shall normally be compen-
schedule of the job class
4.41 When economic conditions, unusual employment con-
ditions, or exceptional qualifications of a candi-
date for employment indicate that a higher hiring
rate would be in the City's best interest, the
City Manager may authorize the hiring at a higher
step in the salary schedule, upon request of the
Personnel Director.
4.42 When economic conditions or unusual employment con-
ditions indicate that a lower hiring rate would be
in the City's best interests, the City Manager may
authorize hiring at a rate of 5% below the "A" step,
identified as the "J" step, upon request of the
Personnel Director. This rate shall apply only
to those job classes with the letter "J" preceding
the schedule number. Employees shall be eligible
for consideration for a merit pay increase to the
"A" step of the salary schedule after completion of
six months of service in the "J" step.
4.43 The provisions of this section shall also apply to
re-employed and reinstated employees.
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Section 4.5 An incumbent employee reclassified with his posi-
tion 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 liE" step of the salary schedule
of the lower job class is lower than the incumbent's rate of
pay, the rate of pay shall be identified as the "Y" step of the
lower salary schedule. An employee compensated at the "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 liE" step is equivalent to or higher than
the "y" step, at which time the employee shall be placed in
the "E" step.
An incumbent employee reclassifed 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 of 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 reduc-
tion 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.
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 author-
ized 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 the 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of this
Resolution shall be October 6, 1972.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me
this 10th day of October , 1972.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, OENE M. DAOUST, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 72R-470 was
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on the 10th day of October , 19 72 , by the following
vote of the members thereof: ---
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCILMEN: Sneegas, Stephenson, Pebley, Thorn and
Dutton
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City
Anaheim approved and signed said resolution on the 10th
October , 19 ~
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day of
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affixed the
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WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
seal of the City of Anaheim this 10th
, 1972
hand and
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(SEAL)
I, DENE M. DAOUST, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 72R-470 duly
passed and adopted by the Anaheim City Council on October 10, 1972.
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