1976-178RESOLUTION NO. 76F.-178
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AMENDING PERSONNEL RULE 4,
APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP, AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 72R-470
WHEREAS, the Personnel Director has met and conferred with
officials and employee representatives of recognized employee organi-
zations to discuss wages and hours of work, and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof, the need exists to rescind
Resolution No. 72R-4,70, Rule 4 which established Appropriate Salary
Step provisions, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim does find
that adoption of the recommended new provisions is in the best inter-
ests of the City of Anaheim.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim that Resolution No. 72R-470, Rule 4 be rescinded and
Personnel Rule 4, Appropriate Salary Step, be amended to read as follows:
RULE 4. APPROPRIATE SALARY STEP
Section 4.0 The pay plan for the City of Anaheim, shall be as pro-
vided in the Salary Resolution.
Section 4.1 Regular, full-time employees shall be eligible for con-
sideration 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 per-
formance of hip, 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 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 biweekly pay periods.
4.17 Certain job classes in the classified service, upon recom-
mendation of the Personnel Director and approval of the
City Council shall be designated in the Resolution estab-
lishing 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 TICII step.
They shall be eligible for consideration 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 shall be granted upon approval of
the employee's department head for continued meritorious and effi-
cient service and continued improvement by the employee in the
effective performance of the duti es of his position.
4.21 Merit pay increases for department heads shall require
approval of the City Manager.
4,22 Merit pay increases for the City Manager, City Attorney
and City Clerk 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 unsat-
isfactory 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 Newly hired employees shall normally be compensated at the
"A" step of the salary schedule of the job class for which he was hired.
4.41 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 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 conditions
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 'T'
preceding the schedule number. Employees shall be eli-
ible for.c-,onsideration 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
reemployed 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, 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 "E" 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 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 posi-
tion 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
4% except when the "E" step of the higher salary schedule provides
a pay increase of less than 4%, or when the "A" step of the higher
salary schedule is more than 4% 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.
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 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 April 2, 1976.
THE FOREGOING
RESOLUTION
is approved and
signed by me this
13th _
day of
aril
1976.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY/ OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
1, ALONA M. HOUGARD, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7610%-178 was intro-
duced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the City
Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 13th day of April, 1976,
by the following vote of the members thereof;
AYES: COUNCIL 14EMBERS: Kaywood, Seymour, Pebley, Sneegas
and Thom
NOES: COUNCIL 14EMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL ME11BERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim
approved and signed said Resolution No. 76R-178 on the 13th day of
April, 1976.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the City of Anaheim this 13th day of April, 1976.
CITY CLERK OF THE GIT OF ANAHETXT
(SEAL)
I, ALOHA M. HOUGARD* City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No.
76R-178 duly passed and adopted by the Anaheim City Council on
April 13, 1976.
City Clerk