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<br />remain in effect until the said employee shall be entitled to advance to the next <br />salary step in accordance with the further provisions of this Article. <br />5.7 Service. The word “service” as used in this MOU shall be deemed to mean continuous, <br />full-time service in the classification in which the employee is being considered for salary <br />advancement, service in the higher classification or service in a classification allocated to <br />the same salary rate range and having generally similar duties and requirements. <br />Notwithstanding the above, employees in classifications represented by SAMA who are <br />hired after the first (1st) working day of the month shall not be credited with time in service <br />for that month when determining the length of service for salary advancement. <br />A lapse of service by an employee for a period of time longer than ten (10) calendar days, <br />by reason of resignation, quit, or discharge, shall serve to eliminate the accumulated length <br />of service time of such employee for the purpose of this MOU, and any such employee <br />reentering the service of the City shall be considered as a new employee, except that they <br />may be reappointed as provided in Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 9-114 and <br />may be placed in the same salary step in the appropriate salary rate range as they were at <br />the time of termination of employment. <br />5.8 Advancement Within Ranges <br />A.Middle Management Classes: The following provisions shall govern salary <br />advancement within rate ranges for employees employed in SAMA Middle <br />Management classes: <br />1.Steps “1” through “15” Advancement: For any employee in a Middle <br />Management classification covered by this MOU who has been initially <br />appointed to a step lower than Step “15”, advancement in the Middle <br />Management schedule of salary rate ranges may be granted only for <br />continued meritorious and efficient service by said employee in the <br />effective performance of the duties of their position. Such advancement <br />shall be in two (2) step increments, each step being equivalent to two and <br />one-half percent (2.5%), for a total increase of five percent (5%) per year, <br />until Step “15” is achieved. For example, an employee shall advance from <br />Step 1 to Step 3, Step 3 to Step 5, Step 5 to Step 7, Step 7 to Step 9, Step 9 <br />to Step 11, Step 11 to Step 13, or Step 13 to Step 15. The effective date of <br />such merit step increase, if granted, shall be the first (1st) day of the month <br />following the completion of one (1) year of service at the step from which <br />said employee is being advanced. Effective the first full pay period <br />SANTA ANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (SAMA) MOU: 2022-2025 11