CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2022-2025)

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The Department Head, at least twenty (20) calendar days, prior to the anticipated completion of such employee's required length of service, shall file with the City Manager a statement recommending the granting or denial of the merit increase and supporting such a reconmiendation with specific reasons therefore. The employee shall be notified by the Department Head as to such recommendations and of the reasons therefore. No advancement in salary above Step "D" shall become effective until approved by the City Manager, except when placement on a salary step above Step "D" results from promotion under the provisions of Section 5.10 of this Article. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection to the contrary, a merit "E" step advance shall be automatically granted ninety (90) days after the due date if no performance appraisal is completed, the effective date of such merit step advance shall be retroactive to the first (1st) day of the month following the completion of the required length of service. Effective the first full pay period following City Council approval of this 2022-2025 MOU, the effective date of such merit step advancement shall be retroactive to the first full pay period following the completion of the required length of service. C. Length of Service Required When Advancement Denied. When an employee has not been approved for advancement to merit Step "E," they may be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of three (3) months of additional service and shall be reconsidered for such advancement after the completion of six (6) months of additional service. This reconsideration shall follow the same steps and shall be subject to the same actions as provided in Sections 5.8(B)(2) and 5.8(B)(3). 5.9 Reduction in Salary Steps. Any employee who is being paid at merit Step "E" may be reduced to Step "D" of the appropriate salary range, upon the recommendation of the Department Head, and the approval of the City Manager. Procedure for such reduction shall follow the sarne procedure as outlined for merit advancements in Section 5.8, and such employee may be considered for re -advancement under the same provisions as contained in Section 5.8(C). 5.10 Promotional Salary Advancement. When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher classification from a position in a lower classification in the same occupational career ladder, they shall be reassigned to Step "AA" in the appropriate salary rate range for the higher classification; provided, however, that if the base salary step cuff ently being paid such employee is already equal to or higher than Step "AA," they shall be placed in the lowest step in the appropriate salary rate range as will grant that employee a minimum increase of five percent (5%) over their current base salary step, inclusive of lead pay, and exclusive of any other assignment or special pay additive or additives such as bilingual pay, shift differential, special skill pay or the like, except when placement at "E" step will not be sufficient to provide a five percent (5%) increase. CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 Page 13